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ToneMonkey

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2010, 01:33:14 PM »
Blimey, bet that was a shocker!

My bro is expecting twins in March.  It's their first (and second) kid.  Laughed my arse off when he old me.
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2010, 01:35:10 PM »
Wow! Congrats Ian!
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2010, 01:35:34 PM »
Wooo!! OO-er, etc...

Congratulations :D

Yep, I have experience of twins. Mine are 18, but I haven't had any contact with them since they were 4 or 5. And my wife (now) is a specialised "twins" nanny. I haven't met her latest charges but I know the last lot quite well (my Fiesta Red strat is named after one of them).

Twins are, as you are probably hoping/fearing/expecting, both more rewarding and more of a nightmare than a singleton.

It's just like a singleton except it's twice most things and many more times more some other things. For example, if you have two kids already, you're about to introduce a further 8 person-to-person relationships into your home.

You're gonna have your work cut out, old chap :lol:. Make sure you both talk about it a lot, what your fears/expectations are, BEFORE they arrive - time will seem rather short the minute you get them home...

... anyway, that must have been a huge surprise. My first wife passed out when they told her :lol: (I'd already had some prior warning because I'd been watching the scan thinking "well, either the machine's f*cked, or that's more than one... or there's something terribly wrong...").

Congratulations again, to both of you :D
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2010, 12:17:02 AM »
congrats ian!!

1) dont dress them the same

2) dont ever refer to them as 'the twins', as much as you want too!

3) get that tele build sorted while you still can!!!

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2010, 08:40:17 AM »
Congrats, mate - very exciting!

Terrifying: yes.

But!  Being a musicial father is great.  Volume might be an issue for the first few years, but then you've got all the joys of "turn that down, dad!!!" when they're older!!!

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2010, 10:44:41 AM »
congrats ian!!

1) dont dress them the same

2) dont ever refer to them as 'the twins', as much as you want too!

+1, big, BIG, time :D

And don't read Audrey Niffeneger's second novel, either :lol:
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2010, 09:54:02 PM »
Congratulations to you all! I haven't any experience of twins, but im sure you'll be fine  :)
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2010, 11:42:32 AM »
You're gonna have your work cut out, old chap :lol:. Make sure you both talk about it a lot, what your fears/expectations are, BEFORE they arrive - time will seem rather short the minute you get them home...

... anyway, that must have been a huge surprise. My first wife passed out when they told her :lol: (I'd already had some prior warning because I'd been watching the scan thinking "well, either the machine's f*cked, or that's more than one... or there's something terribly wrong...").

Cheers Andy, we've already had quite a lot of chats about it. I'm sure it will be very stressful when they arrive so we're focussing quite a bit on how we'll support each other etc. My BKP time has been limited over the last week and it's only now that I've got a few spare minutes!

Jane also thought that there was something wrong with the machine - she assume it was some sort of glitch in the software. Massive shock obviously.

congrats ian!!

1) dont dress them the same

2) dont ever refer to them as 'the twins', as much as you want too!

+1, big, BIG, time :D

And don't read Audrey Niffeneger's second novel, either :lol:

Yep, good advice. Jane's being reading lots of twins books. Quite a lot of good advice in there - the dressing them the same and calling them "the twins" was heavily featured in one of the books. I'm wondering if there is any good insight into twins in the Arnie film  :lol:

I had a look up of that Audrey Niffeneger novel. I don't think I'll be reading it!

Thanks to everyone for the messages. There probably won't be a fire sale from me though as I don't have much gear to move on! Just an amp and a few pedals. I'd better get used to not having much gear for the next few years  :(

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2011, 10:38:30 PM »
Just a quickie update on this thread (inspired by Sifu Ben). We're having quite a few scans at the moment due to potential complications with having twins - all good so far.

Recently we have been told that they are girls. Boys will be outnumbered 4 to 2 by girls in my house come late April/early May!

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2011, 10:42:24 PM »
Twins, aghh! My aunts are twins, so I'm somewhat nervous  :?
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2011, 10:45:06 PM »
Twins, aghh! My aunts are twins, so I'm somewhat nervous  :?

Filling me with confidence that you are nervous for me!

I'm sure Thomas (my 14 month old) will love having 3 sisters and all the friends they bring round when he is older.
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2011, 09:00:18 PM »
Double gratz dude!  :lol:

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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2011, 09:26:32 PM »
Congrats! If the twins come with a Twin Reverb, you're a double happy dad.
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2011, 10:38:55 PM »
Indeed!

I draw the line at double neck guitars though.
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Re: Cripes!
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2011, 11:37:50 PM »
I draw the line at double neck guitars though.

Doublenecks do seem more than a bit unnecessary, but I'd really like a Gibson EDS-1275 if they weren't so huge and weighty.  They just look so cool.
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