Ari2

My kiddos are way younger than that, of course, MM. But it all sounds pretty normal to me. I still remember desperately needing my mom's attention every time she was on the phone around that age - I just wanted her sole attention and I didn't understand how annoying it is to bother someone who is on the phone.

I think you have a bit of a disadvantage because you can't regularly turn to your partner and say "Take them or I will go nuts", which is IMO a healthy option for 2-parent homes. In our home, we call this the "eject button" (as in "Ok, I'm pressing the eject button. I'll be back in a few minutes"), so we aren't talking directly about how much our cherished, perfect children drive us utterly batty at times.

Hang in there. I think you have a tremendously hard job (I shudder when I try to imagine just raising my twins mainly on my own) and are doing a great job.

<3!