extra arms you'll need for twins
That's what Allyson, ita, Alibelle et al are for. After all it takes a village to raise a child. Of course, that's only one child. The other one will have to find his or her own village.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kat - Jan 04, 2007 7:45:19 am PST #2782 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Tom Scola - Jan 04, 2007 7:46:04 am PST #2783 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
And, allyson thinks of the twins a hekyll and jekyll (is that spelled correctly?) and I can foresee a halloween when ita makes them dress up as Thing 1 and Thing 2.
In my mind, I've already named the twins "Dean" and "Logan", even though I have no idea if they're boys.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2007 7:46:32 am PST #2784 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The other one will have to find his or her own village.
Robo-village.
Or perhaps wire-mesh monkey mommy village.
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2007 7:46:55 am PST #2785 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Damn, that's harsh. I imagine a tiny baby, blanket in hand, crawling out of the maternity ward, looking for a village that will take it.
Kat - Jan 04, 2007 7:47:00 am PST #2786 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
robo-nanny market
roomba!
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2007 7:47:33 am PST #2787 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I will be there for the underdog twin, and I will have it trained in the mystical arts of combat, starting at about 7 months.
It doesn't have to take a village to raise a child. Sometimes it just takes a sociopath.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2007 7:47:49 am PST #2788 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
roomba!
Really a roomba with robot arms is all you'd need.
eta: Or you know, a sociopathic krav instructor.
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2007 7:48:33 am PST #2789 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I will have it trained in the mystical arts of combat, starting at about 7 months.
Dude! Krav-spitup!
Beverly - Jan 04, 2007 7:49:01 am PST #2790 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
The other one will have to find his or her own village.
The ugly one, right?
Kat - Jan 04, 2007 7:49:01 am PST #2791 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
We have a "It takes a village.." banner in the office at school. Each time I see it I think, "Yep the entire school raises one kid. The other 2699 of you are screwed."