I am grateful every single day to have a twin brother. Being the only girl in my family (besides my mom of course), with two brothers, most people would think I have it rough. For me, I wouldn't want it any other way.

My twin brother, Tommy, is one minute younger than me. Yes, I will never let him forget that! Anyways, because we are twins, we are very close and have a special bond that no other non-twin siblings have. No, we do not think the same things, feel each others pain, read each other's minds (at least I don't think so…), we clearly are not identical, etc. We are very similar in many ways but we are also very different.

I would like to say that the both of us have pretty similar personalities and unique ways about us that make us the same. We are both very athletic, kind of shy, sensitive, etc. There are definitely more ways that we are similar that I just don't realize. Though, with our similarities comes our differences. I would say that I am more of an introvert, caring, laid back kind of person. Tommy is similar but he likes to be on his own more and focus on himself. It is great that we have our differences because it's what makes our relationship so great.

Throughout our entire lives, we have always been close. We also shared a room when we were younger so how could we not be! We have told each other pretty much everything when it comes to, well, everything! We give each other advice about boys and girls, help pick out what outfits to wear, help with school, hangout with similar friends, meet new people through each other, play sports together, and a lot more. I even remember being on an all boys baseball team, but I didn't mind at all because I had him there with me.

We knew we weren't going to go to the same college, I wanted to, but he didn't (so nice!). So when college came around, it was extremely weird being without him every single day. The day that felt even weirder and sad was our birthday. A text and a phone call will never be the same as spending our birthday together in person. Despite being apart at school and talking much less, our relationship hasn't changed one bit.

Every time we talk it's like we aren't apart at all! He fills me in with life and I do the same. It's really nice having someone you can tell legitimately everything to without any feeling of regret. Although we mess around and sometimes judge each others decisions, we mean it in the best way and always help each other when we need it.

I think the best part about being a twin is experiencing everything together. Especially as we grow older, having someone to share this crazy life with me has helped me with a lot. Whether one of us has a fight with our parents, goes to parties, got a bad grade on a test, dealt with a breakup, or teaching our little brother lessons that we've learned, we always have each others backs no matter what. We stick by each other's side through the new stages in life and I am so grateful for that.

There is nothing like being a twin, and I bet having a twin who is the opposite gender is very different compared to same gender twins. All I know is that I could not be more thankful to have my twin brother, he is my best friend forever and no other relationship could ever replace the special bond we have.