Twins speak out about special bond

By Yrenly Yuan,
Bluedevilhub.com Staff–

The probability of having twins has been steadily rising since 1980, with the percentage of twin births having risen by 76 percent, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

With that substantial increase in the probability of twin births, it is no surprise that in our generation of students at Davis High, there are many twins- identical and fraternal. The NCHS also said that approximately every1 in 30 babies born is a twin.

Juniors Marianne and Tina Simpson are those 1 in every 30 babies, and enjoy the special bond that being twins has created between them.

Tina likes having a twin because Marianne is like a “built in best friend. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do with her and there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for her.”

Marianne agreed, saying that “[having a twin] is never lonely and that it’s usually pretty fun when we aren’t fighting.”

Although the Simpsons are very close with each other, not all twins are, especially if they are fraternal twins of the opposite gender.

Juniors Alec and Dani Farboud are fraternal twins who used to share birthday parties and playdates. However, since elementary school, they have developed separate interests, but remain bonded by their twin connection.

“It’s awesome, because I can tease the crap out of her with relatively minimal repercussions,” Alec said about the benefits of having a twin sister.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dani replied to Alec, “I have no dislikes about having a twin. He can act like a older brother, but at the same time, [I] have someone to rely on as well.”

But although they are different genders and have different interests, they “just like to hang out together sometimes, and do things that the other is interested in, like playing soccer or video games.”

However, having a twin has its downsides as well.

Marianne says that one annoying part of having a twin is that they can sometimes be compared against each other.

“I dislike having competition occasionally and also having to share stuff sometimes,” Marianne said.

Sophomores Liz and Virginia Salomon are fraternal twins and also share many aspects of their lives with each other. However, Liz says that one annoying part of having a twin is that confusion is sometimes created about a twin counterpart’s identity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“When we were younger, we had a lot of the same friends and people got us confused but now it barely ever happens,” Liz said.

Liz added that “it’s also hard to keep stuff to yourself as they’re pretty much always there, but I actually successfully managed to pull of a surprise party for her last year.”

No matter the temporary problems that may arise between twin siblings, twins can always count on their counterpart to be a permanent friend.

“I don’t like how hard it is when we’re not together, even though we sometimes get on each other’s nerves,” Tina said.