Me and Suk were in the newspaper for being twins! 3nodding xd heart
It's a combination of other twins' interviews as well.
I took out all the last names.
Last Modified: 1/4/2008 1:44 AM
No! We can’t feel each other’s pain or read each other’s minds
Wouldn’t it be cool to know a person who looked or acted like you?
The idea of being a twin seems attractive to most people, but most twins see it another way.
Claire and her twin, Nicki, have spent most of their 16 years listening to people make preconceptions about them.
“Certain aspects are terrible. There’s always competition about grades, and some people assume that because we’re twins, they can lump us together as one person,” said Claire, a junior at (taken out) High School.
There’s a universal fascination about twins. Misunderstandings, misconceptions and myths about twins abound — that they can read each others’ minds, feel each others’ pain and seamlessly switch places, to name the most popular ones.
“The No. 1 most annoying question is, ‘What’s it like being a twin?’ I want to yell back at people and say, ‘I don’t know! What’s it like being a single person?,’ ” said Kendell. She and her sister, Katherine, are sophomores at (taken out!). “I’m really not sure why people have so many strange questions about twins.”
There are so many myths about twins. So how did it all get
started?
“I guess since twins look alike and they live together, people think that they are the same person,” suggested Rachel, a junior at (taken out! xD)High School.
“It’s ignorance, mainly,” said her twin brother, Daniel.
Claire said she thinks these stereotypes are perpetrated by pop culture — think Mary- Kate and Ashley Olsen and movies like “The Parent Trap.”
“We’re two very different people. We’re definitely not like BFF or anything,” said Claire.
With so many misconceptions about twins, it’s easy to see why they get annoyed.
“As twins, we get tired of hearing if we can hear each other’s thought, or if we can finish each other’s sentences. We usually jokingly respond ‘yes,’ but it’s kind of obvious what the answer is,” said Abby, whose twin sister, Amanda, agreed.
“I get tired of hearing ‘Do you share a room? Have you ever switched places? Can you read her thoughts?’ The answer to all of these, naturally, is no. We don’t share a room, we don’t switch places, and I have no idea what she’s thinking,” said Claire.
“Being a twin is like having a regular brother or sister,” said Daniel.
Twins said they get tired of being asked the same questions over and over, but are usually unfazed by it. “Both Amanda and I find it annoying sometimes, but we’re pretty used to it,” Abby said.
“It’s just kind of a laughing matter for me and my sister,” Kendell said.
“It’s awkward at times because people who aren’t twins don’t know what it’s like,” Daniel said.
Although twins give off the appearance of seeming alike, most twins are different, they said. Abby is a sophomore at (taken out! xD) High School, but Amanda chose to be home schooled.
“Being a twin doesn’t really define us, because having a twin isn’t constantly on our minds,” Abby said.
There are two types of twins: identical and fraternal. Identical twins are physically the same and always the same gender.
Fraternal twins don’t always look alike, and can be opposite sexes. Daniel and Rachel, Amanda and Abby, and Claire and Nikki are all fraternal. Being a twin does have its perks, though.
Since twins are most likely in the same grade, they can often help each other study. And yes, they pretend to be each other.
“I used to pretend to be my brother over the phone. When I was little, we sounded alike,” Rachel said.
“When we went to preschool, we were in different classes, but at lunch we would switch our bows, which had our names on them, and change classes,” said Kendell.
“In high school, since we have a college-like schedule, sometime I will go take notes for my sister in a class if she has something else to do. If I ever drive my sister’s car people immediately assume I’m Katherine, and I can make them believe it.”
Abby said she would pretend to be Amanda if she could, but as Amanda is homeschooled, it wouldn’t work.
Even though being a twin comes with a lot of misconceptions, most twins like being twins.
“I like being a twin because I can have someone really close in age to spend time with,” Abby said.
“We’re opposites, but we’re close,” Daniel said.
Through it all, at least there is someone who’s got your back.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love knowing I have a best friend with me 24/7. I always have someone to talk to,” Kendell said. “I couldn’t imagine life without my twin.”
It's a combination of other twins' interviews as well.
I took out all the last names.
Last Modified: 1/4/2008 1:44 AM
No! We can’t feel each other’s pain or read each other’s minds
Wouldn’t it be cool to know a person who looked or acted like you?
The idea of being a twin seems attractive to most people, but most twins see it another way.
Claire and her twin, Nicki, have spent most of their 16 years listening to people make preconceptions about them.
“Certain aspects are terrible. There’s always competition about grades, and some people assume that because we’re twins, they can lump us together as one person,” said Claire, a junior at (taken out) High School.
There’s a universal fascination about twins. Misunderstandings, misconceptions and myths about twins abound — that they can read each others’ minds, feel each others’ pain and seamlessly switch places, to name the most popular ones.
“The No. 1 most annoying question is, ‘What’s it like being a twin?’ I want to yell back at people and say, ‘I don’t know! What’s it like being a single person?,’ ” said Kendell. She and her sister, Katherine, are sophomores at (taken out!). “I’m really not sure why people have so many strange questions about twins.”
There are so many myths about twins. So how did it all get
started?
“I guess since twins look alike and they live together, people think that they are the same person,” suggested Rachel, a junior at (taken out! xD)High School.
“It’s ignorance, mainly,” said her twin brother, Daniel.
Claire said she thinks these stereotypes are perpetrated by pop culture — think Mary- Kate and Ashley Olsen and movies like “The Parent Trap.”
“We’re two very different people. We’re definitely not like BFF or anything,” said Claire.
With so many misconceptions about twins, it’s easy to see why they get annoyed.
“As twins, we get tired of hearing if we can hear each other’s thought, or if we can finish each other’s sentences. We usually jokingly respond ‘yes,’ but it’s kind of obvious what the answer is,” said Abby, whose twin sister, Amanda, agreed.
“I get tired of hearing ‘Do you share a room? Have you ever switched places? Can you read her thoughts?’ The answer to all of these, naturally, is no. We don’t share a room, we don’t switch places, and I have no idea what she’s thinking,” said Claire.
“Being a twin is like having a regular brother or sister,” said Daniel.
Twins said they get tired of being asked the same questions over and over, but are usually unfazed by it. “Both Amanda and I find it annoying sometimes, but we’re pretty used to it,” Abby said.
“It’s just kind of a laughing matter for me and my sister,” Kendell said.
“It’s awkward at times because people who aren’t twins don’t know what it’s like,” Daniel said.
Although twins give off the appearance of seeming alike, most twins are different, they said. Abby is a sophomore at (taken out! xD) High School, but Amanda chose to be home schooled.
“Being a twin doesn’t really define us, because having a twin isn’t constantly on our minds,” Abby said.
There are two types of twins: identical and fraternal. Identical twins are physically the same and always the same gender.
Fraternal twins don’t always look alike, and can be opposite sexes. Daniel and Rachel, Amanda and Abby, and Claire and Nikki are all fraternal. Being a twin does have its perks, though.
Since twins are most likely in the same grade, they can often help each other study. And yes, they pretend to be each other.
“I used to pretend to be my brother over the phone. When I was little, we sounded alike,” Rachel said.
“When we went to preschool, we were in different classes, but at lunch we would switch our bows, which had our names on them, and change classes,” said Kendell.
“In high school, since we have a college-like schedule, sometime I will go take notes for my sister in a class if she has something else to do. If I ever drive my sister’s car people immediately assume I’m Katherine, and I can make them believe it.”
Abby said she would pretend to be Amanda if she could, but as Amanda is homeschooled, it wouldn’t work.
Even though being a twin comes with a lot of misconceptions, most twins like being twins.
“I like being a twin because I can have someone really close in age to spend time with,” Abby said.
“We’re opposites, but we’re close,” Daniel said.
Through it all, at least there is someone who’s got your back.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love knowing I have a best friend with me 24/7. I always have someone to talk to,” Kendell said. “I couldn’t imagine life without my twin.”
