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One boy is one boy. Two boys are half a boy…

06/02/2012 | posted under: All Things Twins

Review: BigJigs Wooden Roadway - Figure of Eight Roadway Set
GroClock: The results are in. Find out how we got on...

I’d never heard this phrase before, but the second my friend mentioned it to me, I understood it with clarity. It goes something like this:

One boy is one boy. Two boys are half a boy. Three boys are no boy at all.

It sums up the challenges of raising more than one boy in the family. As if I needed proof, recently T2 was snoozing one afternoon (seeing as he’d been up at 5am causing me sleep torture again – this was before we tried the GroClock) and T1 was wide awake and following me around the house. They’re rarely allowed to come in the kitchen as we haven’t got childlocks on the cupboards. Anyway, on this day T1 came with me while I prepared lunch. Having him in the kitchen is usually a nightmare as he’s the most adventurous and excitable of the two and he’s always the first to yank open the cupboards and empty everything out on to the floor. On this day he walked around a bit, sat on the floor and played with his cars. It was all too easy.

This, I assume, is what he’d be like if he’d been a singleton. Sure, he’d have his moments just like any child, but in general I guess he’d be a regular quiet little boy. In reality he has a partner in crime around 24/7, and he’s always running around like a crazy thing, throwing things, having tantrums and jumping off things that are too high. When he’s with his brother, I only have half of his attention and he’s constantly in a state of double excitement. On this lovely peaceful afternoon I had the pleasure of having one whole boy, without any distractions.

So, hats off to any of you mums of triplet boys out there, or mums of three boys close together in age!! Two half boys are more than enough for me! But I have to admit, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Review: BigJigs Wooden Roadway - Figure of Eight Roadway Set
GroClock: The results are in. Find out how we got on...
BY KAREN BLEAKLEY
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Hi! I’m Karen - a beach and travel obsessed mum of three and founder of Smart Steps to Australia - a migration website created to help support UK families on their move to Australia. Sharing my life as a writer, mum and entrepreneur while raising three kids including twins and chasing the Aussie dream. Visit my About Me page

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