Here was an interesting conversation with a elder gentleman at Discount Tire recently.
Man: You got some twins there?
Me: Yes sir, I do.
Man: Are they fraternal (pronounced "furrturnal" or identical (pronounced "denical"))?
Me: They are actually fraternal.
Man: My mom was a furrturnal twin, ya know...
Me: That's great...
Man: You know what they say about furrturnals...they shouldn't have children....
Me: Oh really, why is that?
Man: Well, ya see, my cousin is really like my brother cuz his mom and my mom are furrturnal twins. The doctors told my mom and her sister that really shouldn'ta had kids cuz they'll end up with mutations (pronounced "moo-tations") like me and my cousin, who's also my brother, have.
Me: Oh, okay...I haven't heard that before. What kind of mutations are you talking about?
Man: Well, just all kinds of 'em that have to do with your genes...Ya see,we keep up with all the furrturnal medical technology and that's what they told us...
Me: Oh, I think my tires are ready.....(thinking to myself---what in the world just happened?)
5 comments:
"my cousin is really like my brother?"
so maybe tim is my brother, and the twins are my nephews?
I KNEW IT!!!
just kidding.
emily, just ignore the crazy people. note to you: anytime someone says something to you and you think: hey, if i were going to type this out, i would have to spell it in a funky way...that means, ignore that person.
well, maybe not on all things. but definitely if it's someone that you've just met who thinks that they have some kind of valid input on how to raise your twins.
walk away, girl! and then come tell the internet about it! it's the most fun, aside from snuggling newly bathed, frog-toweled, pooping babies.
ha.
That man just lost me.......and I can imagine my gulable little Emmer girl....with her brown eyes big as saucers.....with her mouth open....taking it all in. There are all sorts of old wives tales...there is one for everything in this world. Thank you for sharing some of your daily "travels".. :)Luv, Grauntie Nelda
The dude had NO idea what he was talking about... maybe THAT's the mootation! :) Must have something to do with speech and thinking your cousin is your brother.... hmmm!!
Yall gotchall some weirder peeps in FW than we have here in Henrietta. And I thought we had us some weird'uns. :)
Just catching up here Emily on the blogs....but you are a speech therapist...demented people will just flock to you!!
Love the pictures! The boys are getting so big!
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