Speaker 1
I am a new mother with twins. My husband often travels for work and I am a stay at home mother. We regularly attend worship services every sunday. I am from sweden and have lived in the us for 12 years. I love tennis and play every week if I can.
Speaker 2
I'm an omnivore. I like bicycling. I work on computers for my job. I like most music. I like reading.
Speaker 1
I'm a stay at home mum. I love going to church. I have twins. I enjoy playing tennis. My family lives in Sweden. I am from Sweden. I don't see my family very often. I like all sorts of foods.
Speaker 2
I like to ride my bike. I love computer work. I like to read and listen to music. I eat plants and meat. I like to spend nights with my family.
Speaker 1
Hello, let's get to know each other. Hobbies? Job? Etc?
Speaker 2
I love to ride my bike and you?
Speaker 1
I'm a sahm, love going to church every sunday and taking care of my twins..
Speaker 2
That is cool. I love computer work and what do you do?
Speaker 1
I'm a stay-at-home mom that enjoys playing tennis when I can..
Speaker 2
Cool I liove to read whan I am at home and listen to music.
Speaker 1
That's nice! I like to visit my family in sweden as I'm from there.
Speaker 2
Sweden is so cool. I eat plant and meats what do you like?
Speaker 1
I like all sorts of food. What else do you like or do?
Speaker 2
I like to spend nights with my family.
Speaker 1
I enjoy that too, even though I don't see them as much.
Speaker 2
That is sad. I hope you get to see them more oftem.
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Speaker 1
I'm a stay at home mum. I love going to church. I have twins. I enjoy playing tennis. My family lives in Sweden. I am from Sweden. I don't see my family very often. I like all sorts of foods.
Speaker 2
I like to ride my bike. I love computer work. I like to read and listen to music. I eat plants and meat. I like to spend nights with my family.
Speaker 1
It's my twins birthday next week, I'm planning a big party for them, it's getting a bit stressful!
Speaker 2
I can imagine how stressful that could be! What are you planning for the party? A theme event?
Speaker 1
No, they are young yet so I thought I would just have my siblings over, and we can take photos of them messing with their cake. When they see the photo's as adults they might recall their earlier days.
Speaker 2
Definitely, that sounds lke a good plan. I think it'll be a lot of fun! What kind of cake are you going with?
Speaker 1
It is a bit of a challenge since the twins are gluten free, when I use smelt flout I have to do spice cake because the texture is off. Do you ever use the ancient grains in preparing your meat dishes?
Speaker 2
I really don't. Seems like that would be quite complicated. I just stick to basics when preparing my meat dishes. Burgers for days!
Speaker 1
They sound tasty! Until the young ones got off gluten they were not growing properly so I had to adapt. There are so many products available these days that I can find them in stores much more easily than my grandparents ever could have.
Speaker 2
I have heard many people are going gluten free these days. Do you stay off gluten? If so are you seeing benefits?
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Speaker 1
I'm a stay at home mum. I love going to church. I have twins. I enjoy playing tennis. My family lives in Sweden. I am from Sweden. I don't see my family very often. I like all sorts of foods. I am planning a birthday party for my twins next week. I feel stressed. My twins are young children. I have siblings who live nearby and who I see regularly. I cook without gluten due to my twin's intolerance. I have to spend extra effort shopping due to my twins' diet.
Speaker 2
I like to ride my bike. I love computer work. I like to read and listen to music. I eat plants and meat. I cook primarily simple meat dishes such as burgers. I like to spend nights with my family.
Speaker 1
It's been a lot of work to prepare, but think I'm ready for the big party!
Speaker 2
How exciting!  Is there a theme for the party?
Speaker 1
Yes there is. We are going to do an outdoor party and go to a butterfly place where the butterflies are everywhere. The girls love flowers and butterflies.
Speaker 2
Very nice!  Have you ever done one of those butterfly garden kits with them? I recently did one for my son and nephew, but the whole family ended up enjoying it.
Speaker 1
No, that is a great idea though! Gardening is a great thing to teach kids about. The hardest thing about planning this party was figuring out gluten free cake. It was doable though. So, what kind of bike riding do you do?
Speaker 2
There is a greenway near my house, so I generally ride there.  Nothing too strenuous.  Sometimes I like to change it up and drive to a local park. Do you ever ride?
Speaker 1
Oh, yes. There are a couple lakes nearby with paths, so that requires an offroad bike, then there is a canal with a ice paved path where I rid my 10-speed. Sometimes, I put the twins in a little trailer I pull with my bike. Fun. When they are older, I'll definitely teach them to ride.
Speaker 2
And will you teach them to place tennis?
Speaker 1
It would be great if they are interested in tennis. I will try to teach them if they are. It's interesting how kids have different personalities. Some are sporty. Some aren't. One of the girls like art a lot. The other loves to run. I am thinking thought they are twins, they are different.
Speaker 2
I know what you mean.  One of my children loves to run and moutain bike, but one of them can't stand either.  She would prefer to read.
Speaker 1
I think I will encourage whatever they are into. Just get them to try different things. A lot of my family also likes to play music also, from guitar, to cello, trumpet, many instruments. I will see if they like any. We love to go fishing too.
Speaker 2
I tried fishing a few times as a kid, but I never could get into it.  I wish I had musical talent though, and I would love for my kids to have that opportunity. Do you play an instrument?
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Speaker 1
I'm a stay at home mum. I love going to church. I have twins. I have daughters. I enjoy playing tennis. My family lives in Sweden. I am from Sweden. I don't see my family very often. I like all sorts of foods. I am planning a birthday party for my twins next week. I feel stressed. My twins are young children. I have siblings who live nearby and who I see regularly. I cook without gluten due to my twin's intolerance. I have to spend extra effort shopping due to my twins' diet. I am experimenting with new recipes. I enjoy riding bikes. I am an avid tennis player. I respect the individuality of my children. I come from a musical family. I like to go fishing with my family.
Speaker 2
I like to ride my bike. I love computer work. I like to read and listen to music. I eat plants and meat. I cook primarily simple meat dishes such as burgers. I like to spend nights with my family. I have two children. I have a son. I have a daughter. I have a sibling. My sibling has a son. I ride a bike regularly. I am not interested in fishing. I am not musical but I wish I was.
Speaker 1
The party was a huge success! I was able to find one of those butterfly garden kits, too. Thank you for the suggestion.
Speaker 2
Of course! I am always glad to be of help! The butterfly garden kits are amazing aren't they?!
Speaker 1
Yes, they're really fantastic.  My kids are now absolutely obsessed with butterflies.  
Speaker 2
My children were fascinated watching them grow but when I tell you they CONSTANTLY asked daily when theyd be butterflies I was ready to lose my mind!
Speaker 1
Yes, I can certainly imagine!  I can tell they're already getting a little impatient.  All the butterflies they saw at the party made them go a little crazy and I'm hoping it cools off a bit, though I do always enjoy it when they find joy and interest in something, and want to nurture that.
Speaker 2
Yes, I absolutely agree. It's hard to remember being so young and curious and fascinated by the world. It's a trait I wish I still carried as strongly as children do! How old did you say your twins were again?A
Speaker 1
They just turned three.  I'm already feeling a little anxious about how quickly time seems to pass with them.  It feels like they were just babies a short while ago.
Speaker 2
Three is a fun age, but I agree one hundred percent! I feel like it's the age between baby and child and for myself it was the hardest! Do you want to have more children in the future? I don't mean to be blunt in asking, I was just curious as I know I would love to but my husband said no due to my difficult pregnancies. I know everyone is different as well and I dont know how conception and such was for you but I was just curious!
Speaker 1
We have just started thinking about whether we want more.  As infants, especially with two of them, it was such a whirlwind that we didn't really look into the future all that much.  Now that we're getting our heads above water a little we're starting to consider it.  I think I'd like to have at least one more but of course it's not a simple decision.
Speaker 2
I get it completely! I always pictured having a big family with a lot of babies, but I guess it's just not in the cards for me at all. There's always adoption, but I feel like it would be a struggle adapting for my children if we chose the foster then adopt option because those children in the system NEED families, and I always get scared that mine could be the wrong family for them which would be devastating. Do your girls do any fun activities or sports? I was thinking about looking for some this summer for my two kiddos!
Speaker 1
I haven't gotten mine into anything organized quite yet.  I'm exposing them to different activities informally and seeing if they take to them.  There's a little dance school nearby that takes children as young as two.  I'd never heard of that before but was thinking it might be something they enjoyed.  But when I showed them dancing and talked to them about it they weren't interested at all!  So I dropped the idea for now.
Speaker 2
Yeah, my worry is the pricing, it's so expensive to enroll them in something while they're this age because if I drop a thousand dollars on sports and they hate it 3 weeks later, I don't want them to feel forced into something they don't like. I like the way you showed the girls to see their response!
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Speaker 1
I'm a stay at home mum. I love going to church. i have twins who are 3 years old.I have daughters. I enjoy playing tennis. My family lives in Sweden. I am from Sweden. I don't see my family very often. I like all sorts of foods. I am planning a birthday party for my twins next week. I feel stressed. My twins are young children. I have siblings who live nearby and who I see regularly. I cook without gluten due to my twin's intolerance. I have to spend extra effort shopping due to my twins' diet. I am experimenting with new recipes. I enjoy riding bikes. I am an avid tennis player. I respect the individuality of my children. I come from a musical family. I like to go fishing with my family. I like butterflies. My kids like the butterflies. I am anxious. i want one more kid. i show my kids different activities. I like to dance.
Speaker 2
I like to ride my bike. I love computer work. I like to read and listen to music. I eat plants and meat. I cook primarily simple meat dishes such as burgers. I like to spend nights with my family. I have two children. I have a son. I have a daughter. I have a sibling. My sibling has a son. I ride a bike regularly. I am not interested in fishing. I am not musical but I wish I was. I like butterflies. i like to help out. I am old. i want to have more kids. i had difficult pregnancies. i always wanted a big family. i am scared to adopt. I worry about financials.
Speaker 1
I think you should introduce your kids to sports before spending the money.
Speaker 2
That just adds to expenses! Do you know how much gear you have to but for sports?
Speaker 1
I do.  I have some gear you can borrow so you can at least see if they like sports before making that investment.
Speaker 2
That would be great and I will give sports a thought, but what investment are you talking about? Adopting?
Speaker 1
No, just the investment of buying the gear if they like sports and want to play in any organized leagues.
Speaker 2
Oh wow! Yeah, glad I clarified
Speaker 1
Do you know which sports they want to try?
Speaker 2
Definitely basketball and lacrosse. I think Meredith mentioned soccer at some point, but I am not sure how serious she was about it,
Speaker 1
Hm well you don't need much gear for basketball or soccer.  I have some balls you could borrow for those.  I also have a lacrosse net plus some sticks and pads that you can use.
Speaker 2
We might as well start with lacrosse. Their school has boys and girls teams. How much are cleats? And what shoes does one wear for lacrosse?
Speaker 1
Good ones can cost around 100 dollars.  They're a little pricey but they're worth it to prevent injuries.  Cleats are the best shoes for lacrosse.
Speaker 2
At least that is two birds with one stone! Are any of these sports all that dangerous?? I already said no to football.
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