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"Are They Really Twins?"
Top 6 Questions You Will Be Asked and How to Handle Them
By Elizabeth Lyons
There was the day, however, when nothing had gone right and I was sure bedtime would never arrive. A woman with whom I was sharing an elevator sighed and said, as though just thinking about my day made her as tired as I already felt, "How on earth do you do it?" I looked at the woman, at the boys and back at the woman only to say, "You know what? I don't have any idea!"
This comment is not terribly original, but it's one you're likely to receive at least seven times each week, depending on how frequently you get out. It's really just a not-so-clever combination of "How do you do it?" and "I'm glad it's you and not me." Again, folks who utter this are simply not comfortable with awkward silences. Just smile and let your mood on each particular day determine how broadly or faintly you deliver said smile.
I'm still speechless over that one, though thankfully, I've only been asked it once!
The lesson is, be prepared for unsolicited questions and advice left and right until, I'm sure, your kids reach the age of 18. I'm already prepared for, "Are they in the same class?" along with the questioner's unsolicited opinion on whether that's good or bad. "Do they have different friends?" and on and on. I'll probably always be unprepared in the moment, but at least I'll be armed with good stories and a good laugh for those moments (middle-of-the-night, why-is-this-child-crying moments perhaps?) when I really need one.