[HPFGU-OTChatter] Twins

[Angela Boyko]

--- Sheryll Townsend <s_ings at yahoo.com> wrote:

> We had a set of identical twins in my 12th Grade
> chemisty class. One would always sit right behind
> the
> other. Just when the teacher figured out which one
> sat
> where, they would switch seats for the next class!
> Drove him crazy, but he had a great sense of humour
> and didn't mind too much. I always wondered why
> other
> people couldn't tell them apart, since I never had
> any
> problem.

My mother had an identical twin. I can look at
pictures of them as children and pick out which one is
which, but my brother can't.

It's interesting - people from outside the family
couldn't tell them apart as adults, and one of my
aunts who bore a strong resemblance was suspected of
being a triplet. On the other hand, one of my cousins
didn't even know they were twins because he could
always tell the difference.

Note to future parents of twins: don't name the twins
with names that are very similar, or where one is not
common. My aunt's name was Helen and my mother's name
is Helene (rhymes with serene, lean, etc). Most people
can't pronounce Helene so they call her Helen. And
since Helen died in 1986, it's painful for my mother
to constantly be called by her dead twin's name. It's
easier when Helene is pronounced the French way - it
may be incorrect but it doesn't hurt.

Angela




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