“All who joy would win, must share it; happiness was born a twin.” ~ Lord Byron
The psychology behind raising twins has been studied and written about for decades. The newer studies suggest that behaviorisms of parents raising twins, should be different now, than years ago. All the do’s and don’ts in today’s world of parenting twins looks like this:
- “Don’t treat them as a unit”
- “Separate them into separate classrooms in school.”
- “Don’t dress them alike.”
- “Make play dates with separate groups of friends”
- “Spend time with each twin, individually”
- “Look for and encourage independence.”
- “Don’t dress one in pink and the other in blue”
The list goes on and on. Mighty tall orders to fill for parents of multiple births, who are just trying to get through the day without pulling out their hair!
Despite the changes in recommendations for raising twins, a lot will always remain the same for two people who were born on the same day, sharing the same mother. I can vouch for that! My twin will always be my best friend, we will always have our own form of “twin speak”, our “twin intuition” will always be on the radar screen and that magic bond will always be there!
Happy Birthday, Jan! Our hearts will always beat as one! With each passing year, mine gets larger for you.
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Sue, what a lovely thing to say. You always speak from the heart and I know what Jan’s reaction will be when she reads it. Have you thought of publishing any of your writings? Maybe a book of poems? Enjoy your day. Cam
Hi Cam-
Thank you so much! I have lots I want to write about -some day!! This business is keeping me busy – My business is to help others with their publishing endeavors. I am loving every minute of it. Some day it will be my chance!
Thank you for posting those lovely thoughts, Sue!
Happy Birthday to you and Jan, and may you share many more happy occasions in the years ahead.
Thanks Marie. Maybe someday you can meet Jan when I get her here!
The nicest part of being a twin is the twin intution, so nice to have some one to understand and read my thoughts and feeling, without having to say a word. What a beautiful blog, beautiful picture, no need to say more, you already know how I feel!
“Shared Joy is Double Joy, Shared Sorrow is Half the Sorrow”
Thanks and wishing us both many more birthdays to come!