I thought I was going to get really lucky and bypass the separation anxiety stage with the twins. They have always done so well when I drop them off at the gym, church daycare, or left them with the babysitter. (With the exception of when they were younger, but I would classify that more as stranger anxiety than separation anxiety.) Now, everywhere I go, I can't drop the girls off without a major meltdown. It doesn't stop with just that though. They cling to my legs while I am cooking dinner, they want me in the bath with them, the insist that I watch Elmo, they demand that I hold them during Maddie's soccer games and practice, they cry when I put them down for nap or bedtime, and it almost seems as if they want to crawl back in my belly when they are sitting on my lap. They both insist on being carried everywhere, and let me tell you, holding 50+ pounds of two kids that are very capable of walking makes my arms want to fall off! Most people (unless you have twins) have very little idea of the feelings you get when you have two babies (well, now toddlers) going through the same stage at the same time. The frustration you feel is really quadrupled, not doubled. It is incredibly draining, both physically and emotionally!
