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Twins…So, who was born first?

by bittenbythelovebug

(July 2007) (rank 158th)

This question is one that twins or their parents get asked often. Everyone wants to know who the eldest is when it comes to twins. To me, this question has always made no sense. I mean, seriously…2 minutes doesn’t really make you older...does it? If you meet another

person who has the same birthday as you, then you are the same age. So in my eyes it’s no different with twins.

In my quest for fairness, I decided not to tell my twins who was born first to avoid the whole “I’m older than you” situation, and I have to say, I think it has helped especially with school, because I just wouldn’t want one of them to forever be known as number two or feel like they always came second.

Eventually they will find out who was born first, on their birth certificates it has elder of twins, and younger of twins. They have their suspicions but I guess it will be fun for them to find out when they are older. Why ruin the surprise?

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	September 11th \| cazza

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

How sweet and i take my hat off to you mums with twins...

xx cazza

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| Izzy

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

Yeah, does 2 minutes make a difference? In my case, the difference is only 1 minute. On the birth announcement I mailed to everyone, I didn't even put the time of birth for the girls.

You know, I saw something on TV with identical quadruplets and the mother has associated personality traits based on birth order. I doubt even as much as 5 -10 minutes make a difference.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| madchanny

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

lol thats gold! what a way to avoid the 'im older than you' epidemic!
xx

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| hermy

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

that is so good ....i am guilty of it, but when you put it that way

....yes it is silly.....congratulations on doing what you did to avoid the older younger stigma...great advice....regards Sandra xxx

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| emmysmum

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

wow i completely agree..... luckily i wont have to deal with this though!
Cheers and god advice!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| HarrisonsMommy

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

Makes sense when it comes to sibling rivalry to try to avoid as much as possible and this is certainly one area to be avoided. Great suggetion.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| Arna

Sibling Rivalry

good idea not telling them. One sibling rivalry problem solved for now.
Arna

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| yummymummyof3

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

My brothers are twins and were born 15 min apart, they did do the old I'm older thing but more as a joke not serious and at 40 they still do it.... Funny though the eldest actually was the one that had less confidence and always hid behind his younger twin, as you say it really does not make a difference but to the twins it seems to make a difference lol

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| bittenbythelovebug

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

I hope my two make it a running joke too...they are very competitive though ... I just thought it would make them feel more equal (getting through school) as they are already compared on practically everything.

Growing up with twin brothers must have been lots of fun... T xx

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| yummymummyof3

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Lots of fun yes but twice the annoyance and they still find it hilarious to annoy me, its funny at their age now they still get together and gang up on me!!! and oh they still get compared but they are the ones that do the most comparing!!!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| July 2007 \| Deborahsc2203

Re: Twins…So, who was born first?

even doctors always ask whos the older of the twins ,, mine are 25 min apart thats heaps

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