“ARE YOUR TRIPLETS NATURAL?”

The cold weather means I can no longer send my children outside without fear of them freezing their fingers off to run off their never ending energy, you will find that we frequent indoor play areas.

And like most times when I head out with my children, people stop be to ask about me about them.

This time it was a woman who asked me, “Are they all yours or do you do daycare?

I proceed to tell her that they were all mine and that I had an older son and triplets.

“Yes, triplets.”

Her comment made me think about all the comments from people that I have received over the years. Some of them are expected, and some of them just blow my socks off.

Well, judge for yourself.

The Things People Say When They Learn I Have Triplets.

Are the all yours?

Are they natural?

Were they all born at the same time?

F***!

Better you than me.

Do triplets run in your family?

Did you have to have sex three times in one night to get triplets?

Are they natural?

Wow.

Is it hard?

Boy, you have your hands full.

Do they all cry at once?

Are you going to have more kids?

Did you have help?

Are they natural?

Did each one come out of you?

Did you have triplets because you used drugs?

Do they share the same birthday?

Are they natural?

Honestly, I have stopped being surprised by the things that come out of people’s mouths.

About the Author

Jen is the mother of triplets plus one, who is just trying to survive while buried with children.

Some of her hilarious tweets are featured in The Big Book of Parenting Tweets.

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