I’ve done this twice now, in as many months.
Every second of every day, I am concentrated on TWO…but
somehow…when it has come to school functions…I’ve almost forgotten half of my
brood.
I guess it stems from having so many “twin” friends. Up until the girls started preschool, our
social interaction was with other sets of twins. It was perfectly acceptable…particularly with
such young kiddos…to address an invitation to “Thing 1 and Thing 2” – together –
or to buy a larger gift that could be enjoyed by both siblings.
As the girls are a little older now, I’ve become more
conscious of setting them apart from each other, trying to treat them as much
like individuals as possible. At least
on school days, I rarely dress them alike, and they each choose their own
hairstyle.
Why, then, did I ALMOST slip up and make only one set of
Valentine’s Day cards for the girls’ classmates???
I would not have appreciated them having to share Valentine’s
Day cards, but it occurred to me – relatively late in the game – that they each
needed a set to hand out.
Thank goodness I realized this on time…and you would have
thought I learned my lesson.
Fast forward a few weeks to Easter, and the preschool has
asked the parents to send 12 filled eggs for the class Easter egg hunt.
I went to the store…bought 12 eggs…and decided on the
filling.
I was musing to myself, thinking how that seemed like a lot…each
kid coming home with 12 EGGS!
Hmmm…but…for that math to work out…I’d need to send 12 eggs
for EACH CHILD.
I made a return trip to the store, bought more eggs and more
goodies…crisis averted…again.
Maybe one day I’ll internalize the whole TWO KIDS “thing”
for good.