I have 3 1/2 year old fraternal girls. One was born with a heart condition and had open heart surgery at 6 weeks old. She was in the NICU for 2 months. (Perfectly healthy now!) Anyway, my other daughter was healthy and came home right away. I had purchaced a double wide stroller and when we would take the one daughter to the mall, or anywhere we got many weird comments. My all time favorite was when someone approached my mother and I and asked us, “Is she a twin?”
me: “Yes.”
Her: “What happened to the other baby? Did it die?”
We were completely in shock at this question! We didn’t know what to say. I finally just said “Yes.” because I couldn’t come up with anything else and we turned and walked away.

Oh! One more favorite of mine. My daughter with the heart condition is smaller than her sister. No suprise there. Once we had them both home, people always assumed that the bigger one was a boy (all in pink), which I can deal with. Quite a few times someone would come up to us and say, “One of your babies is smaller than the other!” in a somewhat alarmed tone. My mother (who quit her job to help me…Thanks Mom!), and I got to the point where we just couldn’t be nice anymore! We started responding, “Wait! One is smaller??? Call the pediatrician!!!” Or we’d run in front of the girls and say something similar, pick them up and check them out like we’d never noticed. I know, it wasn’t nice, but it really happened ALOT!

I thought these could be a fun addition to your list. I really enjoyed reading the others. It’s nice to knwo I’m not the only one!

i dont have twins( i should but i dont as i lost DD1(3) twin at 12 weeks gestation)

i do have 4 kids 5, 3 2 and 9 weeks and i get some stupid comments
the “normal” stupid comments
“oh you have your hands full(6 times today arghhh)
“are you done”
“are you MAD!”
“rather you than me”

when my DS2 was a tindy baby i kept gettign asked if him and his 12 month older than him sister were twins, errr no he is tiny tiny and she is walking and blooming huge in comparrison.

confusing gender bugs me too. my DS2 is a BOY bulky, stocky, chubby cheekd, curly haird BOY in blue coat or jacket, oh shes a lovely little girl, or
so you have 3 girls
Err NO i have 2 boys to girls Thats a BOY.

about the baby
“is she good”
“does she sleep”
and ireally annoy them when i tell em she has slept “all night” since birth. they dont realise that i EXPECT to have broken sleep and there for it doest bother me if she odes wake up a few times a night (which she doesnt she sleep 8-4am i sleep 10-4am.)

what really really buggs me is the “oh you have your hands full there” when i am struggleing with the double buggy(with DD1 and DS2 in it and DD2 in the wrap and theya re jsut stood there looking at me spouting inane crap at me and im thinking “well dont help by accident why dont ya”

sorry for rambling a bit i had had a day of stupid comments and all i was doing was taking baby for her immunisations

“Are they all…you know…their own individual people?”

“How do you tell them apart?” (well, they aren’t identical… )
“Hrmph, well, they look the same to me” (well, this one weighs 8 lbs more, his face is wider,stands taller, hair is lighter, eyes are different color…) wait, why am I even bothering?

Unless I know the person (like they are at my house, or I am at theirs) I just ignore most comments, such as the STATEMENT that they are identical… why bother?

Cashier - “She looks different!”
Me - “What?”
Cashier - “She looks different from him!”
Me - “Umm - not sure I understand.”
Cashier - “Well, they are twins, aren’t they? Shouldn’t they look alike?”
Me - Sigh…