It's a testament to how frazzled I am that I would use two exclamation points in the title. But that's how much I need help.
As a mother of five children, two of whom are two-year-olds, I try to avoid taking all of them to the store. I really do avoid it like the plague. But sometimes, these things have to be done. When my husband's out of town and we're running out of milk and bananas and bread, these things have to be done.
Last night, such a time happened. And I hemmed and hawed about going or not. I could wait until my husband got home and just hope to not run out of milk before then. I knew that taking all of them to the grocery store could be suicidal.
I've stopped going to most stores with all of them because in recent months, the twins have stopped sitting in carts. At. All. They want to walk by themselves and explore things and be big people. N especially likes to put her little hands in her pockets and strut around like she's big stuff. But I thought the grocery store might still be ok because they have those car carts that the twins love. Usually, I can put both of them in the car cart, and they turn the steering wheel and have a lovely time.
But no more. Last night's trip to the grocery store was horrible, awful, terrible. I should have turned around and walked out a dozen times, but once I started, I just kept going. I thought if I hurried, it would be over faster. And maybe it was over faster, but it was horrifying. Just horrifying. Twins screaming, climbing all over the place, trying to run away—just horrifying.
They won't sit in the twin stroller. I've even tried taking their twin harness thing, but that was just ridiculous. So, if you have twins or even two small children that aren't that far apart, please help. If you have some magic idea that might work to make it less horrifying, please help.
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