"You have a twin?!"

"Yeah, a twin brother"

"Are you guys identical!?"

Those are the first words I hear when I reveal that I'm a twin. To answer that question, no, we are not identical. It is scientifically impossible for us to be identical, for apparently, not obvious reasons. I didn't choose to be a twin, and if you would have asked me 10 years ago, I would have told you being a twin was the worst thing ever. Like some sort of curse that I was doomed with. Well after 19 years of the twin life, I can confidently tell you that being a twin sister (with a twin brother) is honestly the best thing I could have been given. No one else in the entire universe can say my brother is their twin. That is something only I will ever be able to testify. I will always have a best friend, someone to watch tv with, laugh at when he screams at the sports channel on the TV, and jam to music I don't like. He is the poster child for a perfect brother, even with his imperfections, he never will be less than perfect to me. I would have never learned what happens when you go to a music festival in a black top parking lot without sunscreen, or not to stand too close to someone when they are swinging a golf club. We didn't have a perfect childhood, but we made it one heck of a ride. He truly is my number one partner in crime. If I go down, he will follow me. If I call, he will answer, even though he may not always want to.

Girls and girlfriends will come and go in his life, just as boys will mine. No matter what happens in our relationships, we will always have each other. People always ask if we have "twin telepathy" and as much as I'd love to confidently say yes, we don't. We do know each other better than anyone else. He gets mad rather easily, he also knows what's best for not only himself, but for you, and don't argue with him because that will just make him angry, and you don't want that. No one else in my life has a better sense of humor than him. I've laughed until I cried countless times when he gets on a roll. We both know exactly how to mess with our parents, and when we team up we are invincible. I'm so lucky I got paired perfectly with my brother. I truly thank God every day I have him in my life. So Mclain, if you're reading this, you rock. Thank you for being exactly who you are. You will always be my shu shu and I will always be your sissy. Love you so much. Now go do your homework and don't forget to do the questions in the back of the book. (He loves when I tell him what to do)

Love your twin xo