APRIL 2018

MOM2MOM
Confessions of a Twin Mom
The Quick and Dirty
by Marcia Siekowski
I
recently had lunch with a friend whose
little guy is 10 weeks old. First, let me
say that I must have blocked out this
age because I don’t remember the girls
being that small. I also had absolutely no
desire to hold him which I guess answers
the lingering question others have of more
children.
All joking aside, she was commenting
on how I put her to shame because I had
two at the same time. “I have no idea how
you do it!”… is a common statement I’m
sure many multiple moms hear. Instead
of making me feel like a mutant though,
it makes me feel like a superhero. Because
I am doing it. It may not be pretty, but
I’m doing it. Here’s how—no judgement
please.
Laundry:
1. Don’t separate laundry. Don’t separate
colors, don’t keep the kids’ stuff separate
from the grown-ups or the towels.
Just wash it all. In cold water. Done.
2. If it isn’t dryer friendly, get rid of it.
Then it all goes from the washer to the
dryer. Enough said.
3. Don’t spray, pre-treat, soak, or use
other stain fighting methods. Throw in
some colour-safe bleach (for sensitive
skin), Oxy for babies, or some other
product with your detergent and call
it a day.
5. Feed the kids the cleanest foods for
breakfast and lunch so there’s no
changing needed and save the
messy stuff for dinner. They will
be changing into their jammies
soon anyways so that’s that.
6. Let them eat with their
fingers. Fewer dishes. Let the
dogs clean up the leftovers.
Use baby wipes for cleanup
(see #8 below).
7. The less food preparation the
better. Anything you can eat
raw, room temperature, frozen
even, do it.
Cleaning:
8. Baby wipes. For
everything.
9. If you have
pets, let
them clean
up the
mess
from
the
4. Don’t buy or use white clothing for the
kids. It will stain and it’s not worth the
hassle of stain fighting (see #3 above).
Eating/Feeding:
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