The chances of having twins naturally in the U.S. is 1 in 250. At Southeast, there is a particularly large amount of twins spread throughout the school, especially in the sophomore class. Having a twin is unique, and something that not many get to experience. Looking further into the lives of a few pairs of twins here at LSE, they reveal the positives and negatives, and ways of expressing their individuality.
ABBY AND DELANEY GIBBONS
One pair of sophomore twins, Abby and Delaney Gibbons, would say that they are pretty similar in terms of activities, friends and classes, but different in their personalities and opinions. Even with their vastly different identities, they still manage to get mistaken for each other quite often.
“We’re always grouped together,” Delaney said. “It’s annoying because we are very different people and have different opinions.”
“It’s a little interesting just because they think we think the same a lot, but we’re very different,” Abby said. “We definitely do not [think the same].”
Although being a twin can be tiresome at times, the two can agree that there are some positives that come with the negatives.
“Overall it’s fun because we’re the same age and luckily we get along really well,” Abby said.
“I enjoy having a twin because we can work together on stuff and it’s fun living with a person your age,” said Delaney.
WYATT AND NOLAN STRATE
Another pair of sophomore twins, Wyatt and Nolan Strate, share the same sentiments as the Gibbons about how having a twin comes with positives and negatives. They bring up how having a twin is double-sided in a way: having someone to talk to and give support to you when needed, but also someone you can end up arguing and disagreeing with a lot.
“It’s cool. It’s like having a best friend and an enemy sometimes,” Wyatt said.
Having to separate from your sibling to make yourself unique may be a problem for some, but for the Strate twins it isn’t that difficult. With different personalities and activities, they are already naturally separated a lot of the time, adding to their distinctiveness.
“I’d say 80% of the time, I’m pretty much separate from him,” Nolan said.
LUCY AND MAX FIELDER
Senior twins Lucy and Max Fielder may share their participation in marching band and a last name, but they consider themselves as two completely different people.
“We agree on some opinions a lot of the time, but when it comes to interests and what we like to do, it is completely different,” said Max.
Not only that, but Max feels as if the experience of being a twin shifts with age.
“It definitely felt like we were a package when we were younger since we really only ever spent time around each other,” Max said . “As I’ve gotten older we have separated a lot and it feels like people see us as more separate.”
According to all these LSE students, being a twin has its good and bad. There are fights and there are days where their twin is like a built-in best friend. But at the end of the day even through difficulties, this kind of shared bond is something only twins who are two of a kind, can experience.
