Yes, I'm a twin. No, we're not identical. Being fraternal, people often doubt that we're twins. Constantly having to prove that we're twins has gotten really old, really fast. So here are a few things we'd like you to know:

1. Yes, we're twins even if we don't look alike.

I'm tall. She's short. I've got straight hair and blue eyes. She's got curly hair and hazel eyes. We might not look the same but we're still twins. My mother can attest to that. We shared a womb and entered the world together. Our physical differences don't make that any less true.

2. No, we're not lying to you.

This isn't a joke. We're being completely serious. We're twins, pinky promise.

3. We don't understand why you care which of us is older.

We don't get it. Does it really matter which one of us is 60 seconds older?

4. We hate dressing alike.

No, we will not be dressing alike anytime soon. We were forced to do it when we were little. It was cute for like a day and now it's just a nightmare we try to forget.

5. We can be polar opposites and still be twins.

Don't assume that just because we are twins we act the same. We are two completely different individuals. We act like any other pair of siblings.

6. We're not 'The Twins.' We have names.

You'd think since we don't look alike people would call us by our individual names. Well, you'd be wrong. We still get lumped together as 'The Twins' and, if we're being completely honest, it's kind of annoying.

7. It's not all that exciting because we don't look alike

Don't get me wrong, I love being a twin. However, since we don't look alike, it's not as much fun as you'd think. There was no taking tests for each other. There was no trading places. And there was no helping each other with boys. Really, what's the fun in being a twin if you can't pull off the classic twin shenanigans?

8. Twin telepathy isn't a thing

No, I can't read her mind and she can't read mine. Even though I can't actually read her mind, I've got a pretty good idea what's going on with her most of the time...I mean I've known her my whole life.

9. We don't do everything together. We don't tell each other everything.

People automatically make this assumption. What they don't seem to realize is we've got our own lives and we've both got our secrets. We're together a lot but sometimes we need our space from each other. We tell each other the important things but we don't disclose every detail to each other.