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Home › Articles › Multiples › The Terrible Twos Times Two

The Terrible Twos Times Two

10 Secrets to Surviving the Second Year With Twins

By Elizabeth Lyons

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I never thought this item would come in handy for child-related challenges. I was wrong. Our multiples sorority's first experience with duct tape came when Mollie could find no other way to keep her boys from pulling open her oven door. All of the baby stores were out of the oven locks (must be a common challenge) so in the meantime, she wrapped the entire front of the appliance with duct tape. Shortly thereafter, in an effort to strategize a solution to prevent Jack from removing his diaper during naptime (he can – and will – take off any and all clothes to get his diaper off), Mollie suggested wrapping it with duct tape.

Good news: It prevents the child from being able to completely remove the diaper. Bad news: It does not prevent the child from reaching up through the legs of the diaper and removing its contents. More bad news: It's about as hard for parents to get the diaper off as it is for the child!

5. The ability to discriminate between an inconvenience and an emergency
As Richard Carlson noted in his book, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff (Hyperion, 1997), "Although most people believe otherwise, the truth is, life isn't an emergency. The first step in becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you're creating your own emergencies.Life will usually go on if things don't go according to plan."

A dirty house is an inconvenience, not an emergency (unless Oprah is on her way over). Not having time to hand-make your holiday cards one year is an inconvenience, not an emergency. Don't pressure yourself to be and have it all each and every day. In most cases, the only person with these high expectations of yourself is you! There will be plenty of time once your kids are in school all day to scrub the kitchen floor until it shines "like the top of the Chrysler Building" and craft until you can craft no more.

6. A low need for order/control

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