Nothing brings on more unsolicited advice than appearing in public with a baby. Suddenly, everyone is an expert on what your babys cry means, how you should be holding them, what you should feed them and the right way to get them to sleep. Sometimes these recommendations defy common sense, and sometimes they contradict each other. Its harrowing for a new parent, low on experience and confidence, to be confronted with so much help often offered with a good dose of judgment and aggression.

For parents of twins, this maelstrom of commentary is not simply double what other parents receive. Two children mean exponentially more hilariously off-base or just incredibly obvious observations from strangers. Two! Two babies! someone might exclaim, as though you hadnt noticed. And it doesnt seem to let up much as they grow.

We asked parents of twins on our HuffPost Parents Facebook page to share the most ridiculous things people have said to them, and they delivered at more than double the usual rate. Here are some of their stories.