Meredith in Sissyland:

[jrittenhouse]

They have made beds at the top of the stairs on the landing .  I must say Mer followed Mere’s lead about bedtime.  She really wanted to stay up longer.

You guys should be so proud of Mere.  She has honestly been great. It has seemed easier than I expected so far.  I asked if she wanted to call and she said no.  I told her we could get the Webcam

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[jrittenhouse]

I had a one-page-with-the-whole-story on the old site, but it hasn't been updated in a LONG time. I need to do that for the new site with the relevant links so that when people ask, I say - see this. Right now, the quickest and least painful way to get the story is the magazine story and the TV show stuff from the ABC news interview. The latter has better visuals and a little newer.

I always have people who come in to the whole thing late, or have forgotten key parts and go 'wha' when something comes up about the twins. The name thing in particular always gets people.

To me, the bond that the girls have and the yearning they had for each other is the real story. When I talk to people about this - especially the few people who have found themselves in a similar situation - I point out that the real point of this is the relationship between the children. If there is none, you can't and shouldn't *force* it. If there is one, you're going to have to deal with all of the ramifications that that brings. It means you sacrifice things like Worldcon because your travel budget has gone to sibling trips.

I love animals and pets, but I'm screamingly aware of the duty for another life that you pick up with a pet. Because of that, I would find it hard to justify a pet if I lived alone. And in this case, I have seen more situations where twins were re-separated because the parents were not willing to deal with the differentials between the households for the sake of the kids. It's not holy rollers versus hippies so much as big differences in the ability of the parents to be able to deal with anyone else's quirks.