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Two Snowflakes: A Children’s Book About Twins!

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Parents of multiples often look for books about twins to share with their kids. Twins can relate to the characters’ “twin trials,” such as people getting them mixed up, as well as all of the joys of being twins (and often best friends).
Two Snowflakes is a charming children’s book about identical twin snowflakes, Phina [...]

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Do Parents of Multiples Have a Higher Divorce Rate?

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Surely the stresses of raising a set of sextuplets and a set of twins must have contributed to the breakdown of Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage, but what about other families with multiples? It’s been rumored that parents with twins and more have a higher divorce rate, so it’s interesting to examine the preliminary findings [...]

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Parents of Twins on Twitter

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Are you on Twitter? It’s the hottest new site around for meeting and connecting with people who share your interests. If you’re a parent of twins, you’ll want to connect with other parents and family members of twins. Fortunately, Jennifer Miller, who is @TwinHappyJen on Twitter, has compiled a list of Twitter twin parents on [...]

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National Multiple Birth Awareness Month & Chicken Soup for the Soul Giveaway!

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The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. (www.nomotc.org) has declared April 2009 the first National Multiple Birth Awareness Month. The following information on their website explains why this month is so important:
“With the incidences of multiple births on the rise, more families are faced with both the joys and challenges that face multiple [...]

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Surrogacy: A Gift from the Heart — Times Two

Surrogacy: A Gift from the Heart — Times Two

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“You can try again,” the doctor told Kim. “This is nature’s way of taking care of something that wasn’t meant to be.”
“Not meant to be? Tell that to my heart,” Kim replied.
After five miscarriages, Kim just couldn’t handle another disappointment.
Later that day, she sobbed out her pain and anguish to her friend Helen. Suddenly, Helen [...]

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