[TweetyMom04]

I find it odd that when the boys were babies I was never asked if they were born natural or c-section. Now that they are nearly 5 yrs old, I'm asked this question at least 1 time a week.

Anyone else had this question and what was your response?

[Bcelli]

Our adoptions are such public knowledge that anyone who might ask already knows - but I would just say 1 natural, 1 C-section, 2 adoptions. :-)

[GCS]

I think for me it would depend on who is asking. If it is someone I am not likely to see again I might just say natural and turn the conversation.
We're very open about our adoptions so anyone I knew I would just shrug and say I dont know, they are adopted.

[momraine]

I think they might be asking becuase they are twins. I don't ever get that questions, except for doctors. I think people are fascinated with twins.

[DET62]

I think it's a nosy question. My first thought would be sarcasm. If it's someone you won't see again, you should just chuckle and say "I have NO IDEA - I wasn't there!" and walk off.

Dee

[Karen in MT]

I can't help but think that is going a bit far.... I'm already planning on letting people know in a polite way that we are keeping some information private. I'm not sure about all the display and information regarding our children for everyone to know. People are curious but should know when to draw the line.
-Karen

[momraine]

Last year I babysat an infant for a friend. It was her grand daughter, her daughter was incarcerated. Anyway, the baby is adorable and I am blond and so is she (and so is her mom).
Anyway, one day I was out shopping with the baby, trying to finish up before picking up the big kids. A lady started talking to me and she said something about the babies hair. She said, "now mom's got blond hair" (I was thinking yes she does) Then she asked me what color hair the father had, without thinking I said "I don't remember". (I had never met the man but had seen a photo of him once breifly, but didn't really pay attention since it was the first time I had seen a photo of the mom in the nine years since I had stopped being her youth director).
OK so I did not realize what the woman was thinking until I saw her face. She walked away fast. When I saw grandmother that evening I told her about it and we had a good laugh. She said I should have said it was dark and I couldn't see his hair. LOL. I do like an answer I once saw for people asking personal questions. Just look at them shocked as if the had asked about your bathroom habits and if that's not enough say that cannot beleive they are asking such a thing, or just in a shocked voice say: excuse me??

[TweetyMom04]

These are great and funny responses.

People are fascinated with Twins. In our Families, Twins are on both sides, many generations ago.

[ddahl]

Ds had to go to the emergency room and the first thing the resident asked was normal or c-section. I said I don't know and she looked at me like I was a raging idiot. I allowed the big silence and finally said I don;t have that information.... big silence.... he was adopted. She then writes in huge letters across his file A D O P T E D . From now on I will say c-section and preemie. This way the most delicate care will be taken with him.