"Sometimes it's tough having a twin. The love is so intense but so is the hate." (Nicholas Brendon)
So for some background. I'm an identical twin. I'm 19. My sister and I go to the same college. We room together and we love it. We fight and we bicker but we wouldn't have it any other way. Everyone seems to have an opinion when it comes to twins, but I'm trying to figure out what works for me. I always hear about how I'm not normal and I feel like everyone wants me to be "normal". Well I'm not normal. Nothing about my up bringing has been "normal". I think twins are special, perhaps I'm a bit biased. I think it's a special bond that other people don't understand. It's not something you can understand by looking at it. It goes way deeper than that. Being a twin is a special experience that has it's ups and downs, its pros and its cons, but it is still special and unique. It's something not everyone has.
The pros of having a twin include a full time best friend. My sister is someone who is always there for me no matter what. She doesn't always agree with me and sometimes we don't understand why the other is feeling a certain way but we are there for each other. We push eachother. No one wants to be the twin that doesn't measure up. And it's not necessarily wanting to be the same as your twin, it's wanting to be better than them. This is good in terms of exercise. You don't want to be the twin that is potentially sitting around and getting fat, so you start exercising too. Or grades, sports, money, etc. It is a constant competition. The twin bond is also the strongest bond anyone can share.
The cons are the emotions are very strong. As the quote above says. You love each other and can't live without eachother, but at the same time when you disagree on something it can get very bitter and mean. There is also the issue of dependence on each other. Being emotionally crippled and things like that.
To me, the pros far out weigh the cons. I've never known anything different. I love being a twin.
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