When my twins came into my life, I was overcome with joy... and a whole lot of worry. It took me much longer than I'd anticipated to get into the mode of parenting two newborns. I'd joined my local Silicon Valley twins club at the behest of a friend who was a member. I had my first encounter with other moms of multiples at the monthly New and Expectant parents meeting, where a trio of moms with a couple of years of parenting experience facilitated a discussion on everything twins. While I gleaned some handy tips at those meetings, it was really the friendships I made while there that nourished my self-esteem and made me feel capable of mothering two babies at once.
When my boys were 18 months old, I volunteered to co-chair the New and Expectant Parents meetings, a board position. With less than two year's of parenting experience under my belt, I still felt like a seasoned pro because (work with me here) I'd seen my kids graduate to the remarkable stage of solid foods and monkey harness leashes. The expectant parents would waddle into the meetings with their notepads and bellies full of hope. The new parents would arrive pushing that neon sign of twindom, the double Snap n Go. As I'd look out at the room, I'd felt proud to be able to pass on information I'd learned at these very meetings.
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