In our case, stressful, for 2 reasons.
#1: Andy and Ashlyn are bullies. That's right they abuse other children their age. Today during Sunday School we were walking the halls with the other 15 parents that have kids not quite nursery age and A&A would go up to the innocent little girls and hit them OVER & OVER again. Last month, we were in the foyer and there was this tiny little baby crawling around and Andy tackled her more than once. He was twice her size!!! I don't really understand this because they don't do it to each other or to Taylor and Taylor doesn't abuse them so GO FIGURE. Apparently they need to have play dates so they learn how to play with other kids. However, no parents would want to have play dates with them for fear their child would get beaten up by the Jorgenson Twins.
#2: We spend 3 hours walking the halls!!! I try everything. I bring different toys, interactive books, snacks, even my old cell phone that only dials emergency numbers (I swear I thought for sure Ashlyn was going to call the police today) BUT none of it works. They are crazy! They don't sit still for 2 seconds. I leave church exhausted, sore, and with a headache. Not really how you are supposed to feel after church. I really think if it wasn't for Taylor needing Primary we would go inactive for the next 3 months until they are in nursery. People are always laughing at us and I'm not sure if it is out of sympathy or if I really just have funny kids.
So if anyone has any suggestions on how to survive church with 2 little bullies I am all ears.
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Sorry. . I wish I had a helpful suggestion but I only have one child 7 months old and I struggle to make it through church :) I can't imagine twins. You go girl! :)
Church is beyond stressful. Once again, you and I are living parallel lives. We walk the halls from sacrament all the way to the end of church. Ethan is our most rambunctious child, though David is right along there with him most times. I tell myself all throughout church "only 3 months to go, only 3 months to go, only 3 months...."
he he, i can't even imagine!
We take turns-Randy takes Josh out durng Sacrament. I take him during Sunday School and then Randy takes him for EQ. It's a sweet deal, but I know that's not always possible. There have been many times when Randy had to be at the hospital on Sundays and I thought, "Why bother!" But like Elder Ballard said in his last talk, this time with our children is only 1/10 of our lives. We will have more years of uninterrupted Relief Society meetings than we will have of roaming the halls with our adorable toddlers. It breaks my heart every time I think about it...
When are you coming over? Seriously, we need to have a play date! Malakai will take on either one or both of your twins. He takes a beating like no kid I have ever seen.... but he can also dish it out like no kid I have ever seen. Drei and Taylor need to get to know each other, too! Seriously... I would LOVE to get together! Let me know what day and time works for you! Drei is in school Mon and Wed until 11:30, but other than that, we are pretty open!
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
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You're an amazing mom, keep it up!
And I want a play date!
Great. This is my fear! Actually, I went inactive the first two months they were born anyway, so what's another couple months? When Cash was colicky I remember thinking that church was so not spiritual. I'm sure it's the wrong thing to say, but I really don't see the point in going either!
Oh gosh girl I dont know how many times I have actually had to hold back the tears when we are at church because it gets so stressful.We have yet gone with all three and Im not exactly looking forward to it, actually Im scared of it.I felt like we could barely keep conrol of the two and now we're throwing another one into it all.
I am right there with you (minus one). I just sit with them in nursery. The adults totally understand. Then they get adjusted to it so when they are 18 months your in sunday school without a care!
Leave it to dad to quote country.
And I don't think your kids are bullies, they're just physical. Not mean. There's a difference! Because those twins are SWEET!
At least you aren't alone. I do think Tyler volunteered to run a van service taking our children for drives to fall asleep. Maybe we can take turns. lol. I feel your stress. And feel free to bring those cute kids over anytime to give Nash a wooping...i think he can handle it now. :)
Seriously..ask your bishop to do a 12-18 month nursery if there are that many kids/parents in your ward to walk the hall with. It's a mini nursery and will relieve you all, at least for one of the hours. I remember that stage...can't imagine what it's like with 2! Hang in there...remember, during this time you are only getting one thing out of church...and that is Consistentency. That's what you have to tell yourself while getting ready for church knowing that you won't probably get anything spiritual out of it for the duration of this phase.
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