Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Vingt-neuf



Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me etc. Except it's also happy birthday to my sister. Twins and all that. A work colleague suggested today that it must be awesome to be a twin because you always have someone to share your birthday with. Clearly she is a better person than I am because when I was growing up it was the worst thing ever.

Don't get me wrong, I love being a twin. Twins have an incredible bond and me and my sis are no exception to that rule. But imagine being a kid and watching all of your friends have their birthdays. Those days are special. Those days are all-about-them days. When you're a twin you never get that.

On the other hand is when you're a twin you always have someone to share stuff with. Not just the important big life stuff but the little things and I think that we have tried really hard to maintain that relationship all the way through our lives.

The worst thing about being a twin however is the questions. The endless ridiculous questions which always, without fail, start with “what's it like being a twin?” I give you fair warning now reader if you are ever to ask me this question; on a particularly bad day I will punch you in the face on a good day I will turn around and walk away.

There is no possible satisfactory answer I can give to that question. The only answer I can think of is “pretty normal thanks what's it like being you?”

Anyhoo I have had a rather marvellous day nonetheless.

Until next time.

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