Adults say the dumbest things...

Okay, so we are parents of twins. When we found out we were having twins, I started thinking about all of the hard work that would be involved. You know, double diaper duty, double feedings, getting two children down for a nap at the same time, taking care of two crying children, etc. etc... Things that really exercise my patience (which I typically have very little of). What I didn't realize was that it would not always be my babies that tried my patience the most. I, as well as my husband, have discovered that there are a lot of stupid people in this world. I'm walking around Costco the other day and my girls are wearing matching purple shirts, matching black stretch pants and matching bows in their hair. A lady stops me and says, "Are they twins?" Seriously? I smile and nicely say, "Yep." This question is pretty common, for whatever reason, and I've really gotten used to it. What I refuse to get used to is the second question that the lady asks..."Is it a boy and a girl?" That's when I really have to focus on not yelling, "Hello!!! Do you see the purple frilly shirts or the ridiculous bows on their heads? I would hate to see how you dress your boys!" Of course, I end up pointing out that they are two girls and she moves on. But I'm done. I think from now on when people ask that first inevitable question, "Are they twins?" I'm going to look at them like their nuts and say, "What are you talking about? I only have one child." Then I will walk away and shake my head sadly. That ought to make them question their sanity and think about asking that question the next time they see two kids, who look exactly alike, are dressed exactly alike and are the same exact age.