10 stories from the life of twins

The editorial staff of Woman’s Day threw their own party from not the only and very “repeatable” ones.

10 pairs of twins answered 2 questions:

1. What did the parents say when they found out they were going to have twins?
2. What unusual situations happened to you twins that will never happen to regular siblings?

1. “Dad, when he found out that there would be twins, he said: ‘Oh.’ At first, the parents thought that they would have a boy and a girl, and came up with names for them. The boy was supposed to be Sasha, and the girl was Ira. But when we were born – two girls, we were named the same: Ira and Sasha. But it’s interesting that since childhood, dad had a dream – to have twins of girls at once, and when he found out that there would be a boy and a girl, he was a little upset. And when we were born, I was very happy ”.
2. “We were constantly confused, so there are a lot of such stories, and in childhood – so in general, because my mother dressed us the same. There was once an interesting case, – says Ira. – I borrowed a blue pencil from the kindergarten. After kindergarten, we went to visit, and I hid it there under the sofa. We left, I forgot to pick up the pencil and I haven’t seen it since then. But my sister guessed that I felt guilty, I think that I stole it from the kindergarten and did not return it. And she blackmailed me with this for two years. For example, when we all got together for lunch or dinner, there was a tradition that the last person who finished everything cleaned the table, and most often it was my sister. And when the question was about who would clean and wipe the table, she said: “Ira-ah, do you remember? ..“ Naturally, I understood what she meant, and I had to do everything for her. One fine day for me, my mother, of course, guessed everything and asked me. In tears, I told her this story, and Sasha was scolded for such tricks. “

1. “Until the last moment, the parents did not know that they would have twins, the ultrasound did not show one because of the other. Dad always jokes: “We were waiting for one boy, but it turned out to be two girls.”
2. “We often helped each other out when our parents called, because we are similar even in voices. When parents and acquaintances called, and one could not answer, the other helped out and talked on the phone. There were cases when business people went to meetings instead of each other – no one noticed the substitution, and this is good for us. Our “sameness” helps us a lot now. We took part in circus performances and in shows, and now we have a duet of “the same hosts” YDI-Show – we perform at many events in Chelyabinsk. As it turned out, people really like twins. “

1. “At first we were one big boy for our parents, but when in the end it turned out that there would be two girls, everyone was numb with happiness.”
2. “At the institute where we studied – YUIME – we were given credits and exams in subjects such as English, management, advertising, automatically – to the one who did not pass. For the company allegedly: “Sister delivered, and we will deliver.”

1. “Our dad was shocked because the ultrasound did not tell mom that there would be twins. Friends of my mother said that when they saw him, they decided that he was upset. But he soon began to consider himself the happiest dad. “
2. “We were constantly confused both at school and in kindergarten. Over time, we learned to use our similarities: I answered phone calls instead of my sister when she did not want to talk. Our voices are very similar. Even now it happens when I come to my sister’s house, and she is busy with something, and, for example, her husband calls her – I pick up the phone for her and talk to him. He does not even know about the substitution. But our children never confuse us: my sister has two, I have three. They know who their mothers are, because a child’s heart cannot be fooled. “

1. “When mom and dad were told that there would be twins, they were so happy that they immediately began to think of similar names for their babies, waiting for the boys to appear. The fact that two identical girls were born was an even bigger surprise for them. We did not immediately decide on the names, but we didn’t have to live long without names ”.
2. “For 20 years we have become accustomed to being confused by everyone, even our parents, and this has never caused us negative emotions. On the contrary, it is amazing when someone from our acquaintances does not fully understand with whom he is talking, and “gets out” on some phrases and explanations. For example: “Well, are you going tomorrow?” Since childhood, we have responded to our own name and to each other’s names. And now, when we have been living in different cities for a long time (Elina in Chelyabinsk, Ilona in Moscow), we turn around out of habit when we hear the dearest name in the world. Of course, it was not without twos at school, exhibited in the wrong diary. And I also had to pass the learned poems and tests for each other. This, of course, is not so funny, but in our memory we have for the rest of our lives. “

1. “When we were born in Chelyabinsk in 1981, there was no ultrasound scan. Parents, of course, were delighted. Our dad really wanted two sons, so he was happy. I was born first – 3 kg, and my brother was born second in 5 minutes – 1,9 kg. When they showed him to our mother, she asked: “Why is the second child so yellow, skinny and wrinkled?” To which the nurse replied: “Well, if not from the Chinese, it means that he will turn white and recover.”
2. “There are many such stories, and they continue to happen, but most of all I remember one. I had to shoot an ad and went to the office, where a girl should have known me personally. When I entered, I did not see my acquaintance. Just a couple of seconds later, a brunette ran up to me, hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. Naturally, I also hugged her, and then said that I was not Victor, but Evgeny. Her face immediately turned purple. When I came out after the meeting, I called my brother and told him again: “Thank you for having you.”

1. “There was no ultrasound scan before, so it was only during childbirth that the parents learned that there would be twins. When my mother gave birth, she did not even suspect that there would be two of us. First, one appeared, and then another. This news was very unexpected. Mom even said that, having given birth to one, she was already ready to rest, but the obstetrician said: “Wait, it’s too early, it’s not over.”
2. “From the first grade we used our similarity with my sister. Somehow they changed places at their desks, but in the end our plan was revealed. Once they received a passport for each other. Now we remember and think how we could go for such a thing, it’s very risky: the handwritings are different, and the document is serious. Friends were often confused, young people. There was a case when a guy confused me with Ira, raised me in his arms, circled, but when he found out that I was not Ira, but Natasha, he was a little embarrassed. But now we all together remember this story and laugh. “

1. “The parents knew that there would be twins, since there were already twins in the family. Therefore, it was not a surprise for them. “
2. “At school, we sometimes passed exams for each other to different teachers. Nobody noticed the change, and everything ended very well. Always got “4” and “5”.

1. “The parents were happy with twins, because they had to hear the first pronounced“ mom-dad ”twice, twice to see the first steps, successes and achievements”.
2. “At school and college, teachers confused us, asked one subject for one subject, and gave another grade. In college there was a case: we were at recess with my sister, and then my young man came up to Nastya from behind. And I stood nearby and watched, it was interesting how long it would take for him to realize that he had confused. But at the same time, her young man approached, and he realized that something was wrong, – says Ksenia. – Now we often remember this story with my husband, how it could have happened. In fact, we are not so much alike, we even had different hairstyles: I have a square, and Nastya has long hair. We always wanted to be different, did not like that we were confused. And they always put Nastya as an example for me and said: “Here, listen to Nastya, she is older.” And I was so offended that I was once “late” by 10 minutes! I still remember when I was little, I always wanted one house for two and live with their families. “

1. “At first, the parents were expecting one girl, they wanted to name her Leroy. But later it became clear that there would be twins. Names were also invented for us before birth: Lera remained the same, and the second was supposed to be Rita. But when my mother saw us, she said: “What kind of Lera and Rita are you? You are Katya and Liza with me! “
2. “We have not had situations when my sister and I were confused, or moments when we took advantage of the fact that we are twins. Outwardly, we were not a copy of each other, usually only the voices are similar. But we didn’t play people on the phone either. ”