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Um, how do people just not get it?

lutzcowgirlielutzcowgirlie
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I was reading the "complete hell" post and it got me thinking. In my life, every single thing that has given me the most happiness, pride, satisfaction, and self-worth has been hard work. Getting my MA, buying a home, my marriage, and my children.
 
My kids are hard work. I have felt fatigue and stress and sadness and worry and anger and sheer exhaustion like I never imagined possible. But what do I get when I perservere? Love and giggles and happiness and growing minds and bodies and beauty like I didn't know existed in the world. Are twins hard work? Absolutely. Everything good in my life is.
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Re: Um, how do people just not get it?

  • CMWCMW
    Very good point!  It's the hard work that makes things so rewarding!  If everything were easy, it would not be nearly as rewarding.
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  • kyluvsajkyluvsaj

    I love this post.  As I sit here realizing how exhausted I am (and thinking about breaking my no caffiene rule) the same thought popped into my head.

    If it was easy you would take for granted how great your kids are!

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  • AlisaSAlisaS member

    Yes but of course, some  times it seems like 1/4 of the posts on this board are about how hard having twins is...and how people don't understand the trials and tribulations and frustrations of multiples. How much "easier" single kids are and etc. etc....how one wouldn't "wish twins on anyone....".

    The knife cuts both ways.

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  • FaeryStarGazerFaeryStarGazer member

    It is two completely different things for MoMs to talk to other MoMs about how hard twins are, how they wonder how they'll get through the day, etc. It's a whole other monster when strangers make comments about how twins are hell, how they'd rather die than have twins...

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  • JBSugarJBSugar
    What a great post!
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  • lutzcowgirlielutzcowgirlie
    imageFaeryStarGazer:

    It is two completely different things for MoMs to talk to other MoMs about how hard twins are, how they wonder how they'll get through the day, etc. It's a whole other monster when strangers make comments about how twins are hell, how they'd rather die than have twins...

     
    Yeah, Alisa, I'm going to have to go with Faery on this one. We come here to speak with others who really know what it is. MOST of the people who say negative things to me in public are NOT MoMs. In fact, most of the time when I meet MoMs of older twins in public they are incredibly nice and speak glowingly of their children and are encouraging about the time I'm currently in.
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  • chocolatechip06chocolatechip06 member
    My friend has 2 year old twins.  She said the first 3 months were very hard, but she loves having twins and her kids are very well behaved etc. especially for being 2.  I completely admire all parents of twins and HOM because I cannot imagine the work it takes, but I know the rewards are huge as well.
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  • jennmarie924jennmarie924
    I completely agree.  The hardest thing I have done up to now is caring for my girls and it'a worth every sleepless night, spit-up on outfit and blowout.  
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