The twins are back! And a bit bored. They wanna play. Wanna help them look for the eskimo, hidden in this pic?
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Oh separation!
Lea wasn’t feeling too well for a while. Neither was I. And then there was Mara who wasn’t too happy about us not feeling well. Lots of sleepless nights in a row didn’t make it any better.
Eventually this all led to a point where I called for backup. Which meant Lea would spend a night at grandma & grandpa who live nearby. Mara stayed with me.
Oh separation! Tragically heartbreaking. However, it must be said we all got a good night’s sleep. Finally.
Next day we made sure the twins were reunited as soon as they had woken up. A reunion that wasn’t anything like I had imagined…
Lea didn’t even notice Mara when she entered the room. Mara seem to think: let’s get the heck outta here!
So probably:
1. twins love to get undivided attention.
2. toddlers have their own way of showing how much they missed each other
Always look on the bright side of twins
Because too many people are gonna try and spoil your fun.
This really happened. And still does. After a while, I started asking myself: so WHEN exactly am I supposed to enjoy having these twins?
The answer of course is: right now. ❤
Blood relatives
Today’s a special day. Exactly 38 years ago I was adopted from Indonesia, at the age of only 5 months. From that time I grew up with my adoptive family. We lived in a small village in the south of The Netherlands.
I got used to not having anyone around who in some way looks like me. I don’t have my mother’s eyes, I don’t have my father’s nose. That’s just how it is. Sometimes people would say: “You look like your brother!” Uh yeah… my parents adopted him also indeed… but he’s VIETNAMESE. So I guess they just meant he and I are both Asian. Whatever. It’s obviously not the same.
Which makes having children of my own now all the more special. Seeing pieces of myself for the first time in another human being. In two human beings even. So please don’t ever hesitate to tell me, when you think the twins look like me. I simply love it.
From now on August 24th will no longer be just a celebration of getting adopted and growing up in this beautiful country with parents who gave me more than I could ask for. To me it will also be a day of honoring my blood relatives. Not only the ones living here – my beautiful twins – but the ones in Indonesia as well.
Hurray! We’ve claimed a new domainname…
…wuzzeltwins.com it is!
We dropped the ‘wordpress’-part. So that’s that. We’re gonna celebrate by taking an extra nap. Good night!
The WuzzelTwins 