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I got the "Are they *real* twins?" comment today

MrsCali_BrideMrsCali_Bride member
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We took the kids to visit my parents at a cat show today and half an hour or so after we got there an older woman (late 50s/early 60s) approached us and asked us if the babies were real twins. We answered yes and she gave us a questioning look and then asked us again as if we had been lying the first time. Again we said yes and she finally moved on. I really wanted to say, "No, they're synthetic" but at the same time I didn't want to make a scene. We've gotten the "hands full", "double trouble" and "I've always wanted twins" comments which I always sort of laugh off but this is the first really stupid comment we've encountered.
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Re: I got the "Are they *real* twins?" comment today

  • amanda31Hamanda31H member
    Crazy cat lady.....
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  • MADforever2009MADforever2009 member
    Anytime anyone over 55 makes a stupid as fvck comment like that it gets thrown out the window.
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  • LnA5909LnA5909 member

    imageamanda31H:
    Crazy cat lady.....

    HA!  this exactly.

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  • klr210klr210

    crazy cat lady! love it.. lol

    when dealing with said crazy cat lady you have to speak their language..wouldn't it have been fun to say "yup, real twins from the same litter!"

     

     

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  • violaplayerviolaplayer member
    Haha, such awesome responses to such silliness!
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  • iluvadamiluvadam

    Ewww.  So weird.  What is a "real" twin anyway?

    Dx with severe endometriosis. DS#1 conceived with Met and TI. TTC#2 for 2.5 yrs. Dx 2nd IF. 4 clomid cycles, 2 IUIs, Finally IVF#1 w/ICSI worked for us! twins born 35w3d. Unexpected total hysterectomy 6/11. Now on the HRT train.

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  • MrsCali_BrideMrsCali_Bride member
    We joke with my parents that I had my own litter. I should have used that one. LolAs for what she meant, my guess is that it was her way of asking if they were spontaneous/naturally occurring or if we had any assistance in conceiving.
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                                               Christian Alexander - 11/13/06
                                        Amelia Rose & Owen Thomas - 3/29/11
                
                 

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  • LoveEeyoreLoveEeyore member

    Yeah, that one really ticked me off.  I got it a lot when I was pregnant.  I usually responded "What do you think- my oldest is 13 months old?"  This one is just a rude, judgy one. 

    The dumbass one I got twice and just left me shaking my head is "Are they both twins?"

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  • tmbuchmanntmbuchmann
    Did she mean real as in did you use fertility treatments? (like if you did a little baby would then be fake or something)
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  • MrsCali_BrideMrsCali_Bride member
    imagetmbuchmann:
    Did she mean real as in did you use fertility treatments? (like if you did a little baby would then be fake or something)
    That's my guess.
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                                               Christian Alexander - 11/13/06
                                        Amelia Rose & Owen Thomas - 3/29/11
                
                 

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  • kelliwillkelliwill
    imageklr210:

    crazy cat lady! love it.. lol

    when dealing with said crazy cat lady you have to speak their language..wouldn't it have been fun to say "yup, real twins from the same litter!"

     

     

    OMG....LOL!  I've gotten that too and I've actually has people come right out and ask if I used IVF....I was like....umm.....I don't know you and that's none of your business.   

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  • Conky3000Conky3000 member

    Yeah I can't figure out if she meant "real" as in spontaneously conceived or "real" as in identical. Either way it's a stupid question.

    On another note, hope you had fun at the cat show! Despite the crazy ladies, cats are fab! Ha.

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