Featured in the Summer 2013 issue of Multiplicity Magazine

Written by: Melanie Billings Streu

Going out in public with a small child can be a daunting experience. Multiply that by two, and it can be downright scary! Now, multiply THAT by two – and you have my life.

When Trey and Lindy were small, I would take them out and about in their double stroller. It was a tandem stroller, so it was narrow enough to maneuver through aisles in the store, but also long and somewhat cumbersome. I would have two babies, a stroller, a duffle bag-sized diaper bag stuffed full with everything I could possibly need during our outing, and – if I was lucky enough to remember it –my purse! As they got a little older, and little more mobile, taking them out seemed a little more daunting. They wanted to walk, but I was petrified they would try and run away from me and I wouldn’t catch them in time before something terrible happened!

They were two years old when my worst fears almost came true. More