Reactions i evoke being a twin mommy

Being a mother of twins has its sets of issues and constraints.Everyone says that the first couple of years are the toughest, things start easing out once they start complementing each other.I am sure that phase is bound to begin soon, the wait however,sometimes seems a tad too much .My papa has found an apt word to describe my situation. He will tell everyone back in Pune that my daughter is firefighting.His point of view being , there is a fire pretty much all the time at home, i just need to constantly keep assessing and measuring the highest priority at that moment and dousing that fire before moving onto the next.I find this interpretation very sweet and i am sure it stems from his genuine concern about my well being given the chaos around. But hell, the joys are double too.I mean all it takes is one loving pat from yasho on chinus head and the smile comes beaming back on my face, it does take two to tango right..

This makes me look back and think about all the various reactions the four of us evoke whenever we are out and about doing our thing viz. visits to the mall, clinics, park........

I remember one of our earliest visits to the doctors , just barely after the birth of my babies. I was seated next to an elderly lady who seemed quite taken aback that i was a mom to begin with "Par bete tum toh abhi bhi college mein hin lagti ho".I was flattered to say the least .Especially since the birthing process, i  ad been feeling like a big fat potato. Lets just say she made my week ;) On discovering that the second baby ensconced in Keshus arm also belonged to moi, her face became alarmed."Beti, do do hain???kaise manage karte ho???Mummy papa saath mein hain na??" I hastily nodded to the affirmative just as the doctor buzzed us in.

I think it would be fun to list down some of the common reactions the magical duo awaken:
1: "Arey wah ..... family is complete" 
2: "Whoa ...twins!!!... must be so damn tough"
3: "How do you manage!!!"
4: "Salute"
5:"Arey yaar...Ek baar mein hin family complete kar diya...ruk nahi sakte the?" (ya right, like we had  a say in the matter)
6:"Must be fun"
7:"So exciting.....my dream is to have twins of my own...You are living my dream" (most welcome to join and yea chip in ...:)
8:"Do they cry at the same time ...does one crying ,start off the other one..."
9: "When one baby hurts himself does the other feel the pain" ( too much david dhawan film influence guys)
10: " Cesarean  ...hain na" (bit presumptuous  dont you think) and when i respond in the negative am greeted by a pin drop silence for 5 seconds followed by " how come!!Normal???"
11: "Umm...they are twins??they look so different" (yes cause they are fraternal)
12: "Who's the bigger one?"
13:"Ohhh you poor thing!"(  huh....excuse me!!!)
14: "Bid workplace bye bye for the next 5 years" (how prophetic) 
15: This one steals the cake "They are born on the same day??" by a harried youngster we met in the park 

But pretty much i am greeted by loads of ooohhs and aaahs.. whenever we head out..much to the chagrin of my ma-in-law,whom i lovingly call aamba ( my fav fruit mango in marathi). She feels its sacrilege to say nice things about people as it invites nazar...and so with every drool in the mall..my amma turns a brighter shade of red and exclaims "how very rude of these people" .

Looking at the whole picture now and trying to jot down some of the reactions i have encountered , makes me realise that this ,is going to be a big part of my identity Whatever i may achieve or set forth to do i am always going to be a mommee of twins and let me say it tastes delectable!!!