Before my twin brother and sister were around, I was an only child. While I didn’t always like it, I got pretty used to playing by myself and not having many other kids around. When I became a sister, suddenly there wasn’t just one other child; there were two.
When they were old enough to play with me, it soon became apparent that they had a bond that I would never be able to experience. They could be playing together and talking about things that just didn’t make sense to me or anyone else, but they could sure understand each other. They might have even been laughing and having the best time, but the rest of us would be standing around scratching our heads in confusion.
This even translated to family game night. My family liked to play a card game called "Apples to Apples," where we had to put down cards that we thought matched a particular topic and a judge picked the card he or she thought was best. When it was my brother or sister’s turn to judge, my parents and I would practically give up because they almost always picked each other’s cards.
When it came to other events with family, celebrating their birthday was always an interesting time. When I was little, I always used to despise their birthday, because everyone came to give them attention and presents and I was the only child without any. Since then it has become much more enjoyable because I get to shop for a lot of presents and eat two different kinds of birthday cake.
All in all, having twin siblings is a pretty awesome deal, even if people think that I am actually my sister’s twin. It has allowed me a glimpse into a world that’s way different than my single baby life and made growing up a lot of fun.