good luck to you Story, I too only have 1 child and cannot fathom 2 (not even when considering a 2 healthy parent household, ha!). I'm starting to get that Bill Murray quote from Lost in Translation, something about how your children turn into the most interesting people you know.
Ann, what you said about feeling guilty for not being a more sensitive child, I can only hope that someday my daughter thinks back and says she never saw me cry or in pain. That is a goal of mine as a mom, to shield her as much as possible. So I think your mom would be pleased to hear you say that
