Triplets
One sees enchanting pictures of a beaming mom surrounded by three tiny infants bundled up in warm clothing, cradled in her lap, in her hospital bed. The newspapers proclaim, ‘triplets born to so and so, mom and babies fine’ etc. The slightly stunned looking father is also smiling, but has one tried to see behind the smiles? The overwhelming love the parents feel for their helpless tiny tots comes through, but there is also a well-concealed anxiety behind their smiles. One can well understand why. One new arrival itself means increased expenditure, and now there are three new arrivals!! Not just the expenditure, it is also the fear whether they can pay equal attention to all the kids, for infants require continuous care. Here’s where friends and family members rally around the couple, offering to look after the triplets now and then, whenever they have some time and by turns, so that the parents get a little rest off and on. They shower the couple with gift boxes of diapers, loads of free infant formula, plenty of baby clothes and accessories and baby requirements, so that the parents get a feeling of relief. Online baby-specific sites of companies offer loads of free baby coupons that get the parents an endless supply of free baby stuff.
