The two-year-old twin boys raced around the house, their tiny feet pattering against the floor as they giggled uncontrollably. Their mother, Gwen, who was heavily pregnant with another child, called out to them in exasperation. "Boys, please don't run around so much!".
But her words only seemed to fuel their laughter as they dashed towards their rooms with their hands out like planes.
Gwen sighed, leaning against the doorway and pondering the difficulties of raising children who seemed to listen to their father more than her. She couldn't help but feel a pang of frustration and helplessness.
She'd heard children were the rowdiest when they'd just mastered how to walk, but this was beyond her expectations!
