I am an identical twin, and it's the coolest thing in the world. Apparently other people think so, too, because I get tons of questions about it. The world is fascinated by twins, probably in part because we share DNA and probably because we are portrayed in movies as two people that can't be separated.

Here are six questions people ask when they find out I'm real-life #twinning.

1) "Are you identical or fraternal?"

We are often mistaken for the latter, but are absolutely sure we're identical. Yes, we have the same DNA. Yes, I've gotten the question, "Are you sure you're identical?"

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, being identical means my sister and I came from the same egg (it split in two), and fraternal means we would have come from two different eggs.

2) "Do you like being a twin?"

No, I don't like having a best friend who shares my love for cheese, music, chocolate, makeup, and the movie Elf. And I hate that we share clothes so I basically have another closet*.

I don't know anything else, but I'd say having a twin is the best sibling scenario there is! We are super close and our personalities balance well. Over school breaks you can find us sitting on the bathroom floor at 1 a.m. catching up on life.

3) "Can you fool people into thinking you're the other twin?"

Valid question, but no. Some twins confuse everyone they meet, and while we do sometimes confuse people, it's not for long. We did have a teacher or two in high school who thought my sister was a jerk for a day because they said hello and she didn't say hello back. They had no idea she was a twin and said hi to me instead. I didn't know who they were until after the fact, and it was a good joke the rest of the year.

4) "Who's older?"

My sister, but only by one minute. Yes, it was a C-Section. No, I'm not bitter about it. And yes, we have the same birthday.

5) "Are you guys the same height?"

Actually, no, and it blows peoples' minds all the time. My sister was born bigger than me and she's always been taller...I used to wear four-inch heels and she'd still be taller!

6) "Did your parents ever mix you up?"

Maybe for a second when we were toddlers and looked like spitting images of the other, but usually we wore the same outfits, different colors. Her color was purple and mine was red. It's still my favorite color!

*Forgive me. I'm trying to work on sarcasm.

If you have any more questions about being a twin or twins in general, feel free to email me at celeste_brown@pba.edu. And while you're at it, befriend some twins! They'll make you life interesting!