My first thought when my half-sisters were born was something along the lines of, have fear, the twins are here. Suddenly, I was going from being one of three to one of five "kids." And I did not sign up for that. I was not prepared for more siblings and assumed I would be taking on more of an "aunty" role. After all, the age gap between my twin half sisters and I totals 19.5 years. As it turns out, having baby sisters has a lot to offer, and I look forward to taking on any role they need me in.

A lot of things happened after the twins were born. Our home life changed and my identity as a sister grew. Here are some of my favorite things I experience from having baby sisters at 22-years-old.

1. I am constantly being reminded of childhood memories.

Old toys and books have been pulled out of storage and brought back to life. I swear you could make a fourth "Toy Story" movie out of my childhood home. The memories that have come flooding back to me bring mixed emotions, but are treasured nonetheless. I urge my friends and family to take a look at their childhood belongings for a bit. You can learn a lot about yourself by seeing how you got to who you have become today. You can also learn to let go of a lot of things too. Perfect timing with the new year!

2. I gained two more humans to protect.

Being a big sister to twin baby girls as an adult is an experience I did not see coming. Regardless, I am learning when to step in and when to let them learn for themselves. Being a big sister means protecting your little siblings in a variety of ways. I look forward to being there when the twins call in the future. We might be part of two generations but that could be beneficial in someways down the road.

3. Nobody can figure out who had the twins.

The general assumption is that my mom remarried and had more kids. Apparently that makes the most sense to people. But these people would be wrong. To clear this up for the world, my father remarried and his wife had the little wombmates. I get it, understanding family ties is confusing but I would be lying if I said I didn't feel like a broken record at this point.

4. People even think that I am mommy.

Nope, no sir, not mine. While I certainly appreciate the compliment to my girlish figure, no, I did not have twin babies. But thank you so much for assum — I mean asking. Don't get me wrong, I love these two with all my heart but golly am I glad that they are not my own kids.

5. I regained a sense of the big sister role.

Even when the twins drive me up the wall, I am reminded that they are related to me. They are my little half sisters and I need to be patient with them. I love them when they're sleeping, eating, screaming, hitting me, and so on. Patience and love is what being a big sister is all about.

The way I see it, the more Disney loving family members, the better. And it looks like the twins are well on their way to being Disney fans for life.

I have been a big sister for as long as I can remember and will always be a big sister. But now, I am a big sister to two different generations of kiddos. Looks like I need to step up my game and prepare myself for the twins' future shenanigans.