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Twins; Should you buy two of the same toy or make them share?

Recently, a question popped up in my Facebook timeline from a group dedicated to parents of twins. This particular mother was asking about having identical toys for her young twins and whether this was okay. Many of the replies to her post were from parents insisting that she was wrong to do so and that her children would never, ever learn to share if she always bought two of everything. 

Personally? I believe those parents are thinking about it all wrong.

My daughters are now 16 and let me tell you buying two of certain things just makes your life so much easier! Actually, they still get two of a lot of things. In fact even their 14 year old sister quite often gets an identical gift, all by request. At Christmas they have always sat with their backs to each other and everybody’s gifts are numbered so everyone still gets their own surprise.

Did my children grow up unable to share? 

Of course not! My children grew up to be much more selfless than many other children I know. They would share more readily at playgroups when they were toddlers and always ask for a treat for everyone else if one was being offered to them.

Being a twin, in fact being from a large family in general, means that sharing is ingrained into your every day life from the day you are born. Everything is shared. Nobody gets a snack if there aren’t enough to go round, bags of sweets are shared, chairs are shared, hell even pyjamas are shared in this house! twins with new notepads twins share everything? www.mami2five.com

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3 Comments CATEGORIES // Kids, Life with twins, parenting TAGGED: large family, multiples, twins and triplets, twins sharing

Multiple Madness Linky 12/05

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts 
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post to help spread the word of the linky

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky 05/05

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts 
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post to help spread the word of the linky

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky 28/04

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts 
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post to help spread the word of the linky

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky 13/04

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts 
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post to help spread the word of the linky

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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1 Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky 07/04

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below xxx***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts (not new but wanted to point it out x)
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post.

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them all ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, Linky party, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky #19

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below xxx***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts (not new but wanted to point it out x)
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post.

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them all ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, Linky party, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky #19a

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below xxx***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts (not new but wanted to point it out x)
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post.

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them all ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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1 Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky #18

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

***Trying out a slight rule change so please take a look below xxx***

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins and triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins and triplets or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts (not new but wanted to point it out x)
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the post before yours and at least one other
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your tweets and comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post.

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets I’ll retweet them all ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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Leave a Comment CATEGORIES // Life with twins, Multiple Madness Linky TAGGED: #multiplemadness, Linky party, share with me, triplets, twins, twins and triplets

Multiple Madness Linky #17

Hello all and welcome to Multiple Madness!!!

This linky is *the* place to be if you have any posts that feature twins, triplets or higher order multiples. All type of posts welcome including picture posts, crafts, reviews, anything as long as they contain twins or multiples in some way.

 twin quote

The Rules

  • Feel free to link up to three posts.
  • Your posts can either be new, or an old one you feel deserves a little bit more love.
  • Please comment on the two posts linked before yours or any two if you are the first to link up.
  • Use the hashtag #multiplemadness in your comments so people know where you are stopping in from.
  • Please add the badge on the bottom of your post.

The link will stay open from 6am on Tuesdays till 11.55pm on Monday nights so you have all week to join in!

If you mention me, @mami2fiveblog, in your tweets and use the hashtag #multiplemadness and I’ll retweet them all ๐Ÿ™‚ I will also stop by everyone’s posts and leave comments as soon as I can, this may not be straight away, but I promise I’ll get to you all!

Mami2Five

 
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