May 06 2009
Identical Twins, not so identical
I can’t tell you how many shows I’ve see or how many books I’ve read about identical twins liking the same colors, food, pets and even attracted to the same characteristics of the opposite sex. Not my twins! Granted they are only 5 years old and who knows how they will be when older.
My son William, the oldest twin by 14 mins. He likes blond haired girls, is a natural at sports, lazy when it comes to his education and loves to show off. As far as foods he’s my picky eater, hates pickles and mustard. However he does take pride in burping louder than any man I know. He’s also very good at whistling which he learned how to do at the age of 3 and can do it better than most adults can. As for his health, he gets constant nose bleeds when the weather is dry, but is usually one of the last ones to get sick.
Samuel on the other hand likes dark haired girls, is very analytical at sports and his education. He listens to the rules and pays attention to form. He’s also the one who will boss you around an tell you “Don’t do that, the teacher said!” As far as the types of food he likes, he loves mustard and pickles and is always willing to try new foods. With his health, Samuel is usually the first one to get sick, but has never had any nose bleeds. Unless you count the the time when William punched Samuel in the face but that’s a whole different story.
It just amazes me how they are so different, even though their identical.
I hardly ever refer to my twins as “twins” I usually say, “my boys”. One preschool class they had, their teacher started calling them “twins” as if it were their names. “Twins sit down.” “Oh, the twins are here!” My boys didn’t understand what that meant. The kids in their class took off with it and everyone in the center started calling them “twins”. I had to put an end to that right away. Just because you can’t tell them apart, don’t ruin everything I’ve worked towards to give them their own identity. Now when people ask if their twins, my boys automatically say no. I have to nod off to the side yes, and explain it’s OK to be twins, but people don’t need to call you a twin as if it were your name. My boys will start Kindergarten this year. I’ll be interested to see what their teacher will do.
