Comments on: Multiply the love, not the guilt http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/ Germinal writings on parenting multiples Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:24:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: twinutero http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-4 twinutero Thu, 10 May 2007 20:09:14 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=6#comment-4 Koreen and Molly, Thanks for your comments! The guilt/regret never goes away - it just changes. I left my two-year-old at homecare this morning. He was clinging to me and crying as I got back in the car with the twins. I have been thinking about him all day, and wondering how I could do things differently - better. He usually loves it there, but today I got the guilt trip.... Koreen, I have joined the local multiple birth association but haven't had the time or energy to go to any events. The newsletters are good though. At least I know there are other parents in our situation! Good luck. Koreen and Molly,
Thanks for your comments! The guilt/regret never goes away – it just changes. I left my two-year-old at homecare this morning. He was clinging to me and crying as I got back in the car with the twins. I have been thinking about him all day, and wondering how I could do things differently – better. He usually loves it there, but today I got the guilt trip….

Koreen, I have joined the local multiple birth association but haven’t had the time or energy to go to any events. The newsletters are good though. At least I know there are other parents in our situation!

Good luck.

]]> By: Molly http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Molly Wed, 09 May 2007 02:29:34 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=6#comment-6 I just found your website, and I am already comforted by the fact that others are struggling with the same issues. I am the mother of two-month old g/g twins and a 22 month old daughter. I too have been struggling with the guilt of caring for all three children. Always feeling like someone is being neglected. But, as you said, we only have two hands. I have been given a new perspective now and will enjoy reading and learning from your experience. I just found your website, and I am already comforted by the fact that others are struggling with the same issues. I am the mother of two-month old g/g twins and a 22 month old daughter. I too have been struggling with the guilt of caring for all three children. Always feeling like someone is being neglected. But, as you said, we only have two hands. I have been given a new perspective now and will enjoy reading and learning from your experience.

]]> By: Koreen http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Koreen Tue, 01 May 2007 23:16:10 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=6#comment-5 Hello! I adore your website...and have referenced it several times over the past 2 weeks since I found it. I'm the mother of 1 month old twins...a sweet boy and girl. I've been struggling to maintain some sort of balance in our lives and as you said "turning myself inside out" to do the right thing for them. I've been struggling with pumping breastmilk between attending to each of them and feel a tremendous amount of guilt for primarily feeding them formula. Guilt, regret..shame...it's difficult for me to make the distinction at this point. I had initially referenced your site in hopes of finding a strategy to their erratic sleeping schedules... : ) Thank you for sharing your insights with the rest of the world of parents of muliples. By the way, have you joined any multiples suppport groups? I attended a mothers of mulitples group locally but couldn't find anyone I could connect with... Hello!
I adore your website…and have referenced it several times over the past 2 weeks since I found it. I’m the mother of 1 month old twins…a sweet boy and girl.

I’ve been struggling to maintain some sort of balance in our lives and as you said “turning myself inside out” to do the right thing for them. I’ve been struggling with pumping breastmilk between attending to each of them and feel a tremendous amount of guilt for primarily feeding them formula. Guilt, regret..shame…it’s difficult for me to make the distinction at this point.

I had initially referenced your site in hopes of finding a strategy to their erratic sleeping schedules… : ) Thank you for sharing your insights with the rest of the world of parents of muliples.

By the way, have you joined any multiples suppport groups? I attended a mothers of mulitples group locally but couldn’t find anyone I could connect with…

]]> By: twinutero http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-3 twinutero Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:07:52 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=6#comment-3 Hi. I don't have a copy unfortunately. I saw the cartoon years ago (long before I had kids) and it stuck in my mind. My wording may not be exactly right. Perhaps an old book of collected Family Circus cartoons would have it. Hi. I don’t have a copy unfortunately. I saw the cartoon years ago (long before I had kids) and it stuck in my mind. My wording may not be exactly right. Perhaps an old book of collected Family Circus cartoons would have it.

]]> By: Cyndi http://twinutero.org/2006/10/multiply-the-love-not-the-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Cyndi Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:56:02 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=6#comment-2 Is there any way to get a copy of the cartoon r/t not dividing but multiplying love form Family Circus? Thank you Is there any way to get a copy of the cartoon r/t not dividing but multiplying love form Family Circus?

Thank you

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