Identical
It was my first time to have them so close to me. The resemblance was bewildering. I couldn’t tell who was who. But, after more than six years of being together, I can differentiate them even from their back view. I can no longer be bamboozled.
More, is that I have come to appreciate their difference. Same faces but different characters. Similar looks but different attitudes. Though I tend to call one often, I can’t say I prefer him to the other. I love both of them so dearly. They are jewels of inestimable value. Their differences make them unique.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleUsing twins to illustrate “different” is brilliant. A lovingly told, totally relatable story.
Thank you, Voice-team.
Love this Thompson. I always said that, if I ever had identical twins (I didn’t), I would absolutely, definitely, dress them differently to each other, make sure they had their own identity, from a very young age. I’ve included twins or the concept of them, in a couple of my stories now. I became very interested in twin psychology, when I did my maternity placement as a student nurse, and later from… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Carrie. Twins are amazing people mostly the identical ones. I’ll love to have a read of your story, ‘The Book’.
It’s published on Amazon for Kindle and KU if you are interested, and if you do read it, I love for you to review. It’s only 3000 words because it was originally a competition piece, so not a long read ?
Another very interesting story line Thompson. There will be lots of thoughts (opinions) on this one, also there has been lots of research on this topic too. I watched a t/v documentary some time back, on an experiment that was carried out unknown to the sets of twins who were deliberately separated at birth, and secretly monitored. It all blew up in the end, when a set of twins accidentally met up at college.… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHmmm. I would love to watch that documentary.
Twins are amazing, Thompson. I wish I could give birth to a twin child particularly both boys not because they say it brings luck to the parents but because I want to have a son if possible two sons in one pregnancy.
Oh! Twins are an adorable gift. Also raising them takes a lot of commitment and patience.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYes, Thompson. It needs more commitment, patience, love and care.
This story is so sweet and touching, Thompson. One of my brothers has identical twin grand-daughters. Luckily they adopted a color scheme soon after they were born, so you know who they are by the pink or purple ribbon (or sweater or blanket or shirt). Otherwise, I’d never know who I was talking to!
Thank you Julie Harris. It also took me a while to be able to differentiate these lovely identical brothers.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello again, Thompson. One of my friends just told me a story about her identical twin grandsons, Jack and Charlie, aged three. They just started pre-school and the mischievous Charlie told the new teacher that he was Jack. She then asked him if he could spell his name yet, and without thinking he answered “C-h-a-r-l-i-e”! I wish I could have seen his face when he realized he had gotten caught!!
So funny. ???
This is a beautiful description of your friendship with the two brothers. I appreciate that you can see differences between them and like each one for how he is. I am speaking from my own experience, having an identical twin brother. (As a matter of fact, I have decided that I am going to put a picture from our childhood in Voice.club’s photo contest “Memory.” Check it out!) My brother and I… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’m glad I have a writer colleague who has a look-alike of himself. Oh! How I wish you were closer than the regular sibling relationship. But it’s all good that both of you are still in touch. Communication, a vital key.
Thompson, this is lovely. It is amazing how when you get to know them so well, that you could identify them without really ‘looking’. I remember years ago when we visited someone who had two brothers who were identical twins. The person we visited was sitting with his back to the door. One of the twins came into the room, with a quick glance over his shoulder, the older brother looked at… Read more »
They indeed do. Thank you, Marianna.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYour story is a wonderful tribute to twins everywhere, Thompson, and I really enjoyed reading it. Some years ago I had one identical twin as my hairdresser but I didn’t know she was a twin. Outside of the salon I would often see her, shopping etc, and sometimes she would greet me but at other times completely ignore me. Finally, one day I met them shopping together and it all became clear… Read more »
Wow! It’s a good thing you finally knew they were twins. Thank you for the nice comment.