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Having a twin has both its ups and downs, so it is not all good, but it is not all bad either. There have been many days when I wished I didn’t have a twin because she was annoying or because I wanted all the spotlight for myself. But, there were also a lot of days where I was thankful that I got to grow up with a twin and had someone who was the same age as me while I was growing up. 

Pros

  1. Being able to do everything together

Being able to have someone always there who was the same age as you and could do everything you wanted to do was always fun. I never had to do anything alone because my twin sister and I did it together. When we had to go to summer camps, school, or other things we always had each other to go through those events with. It was nice to know that I had someone there that I knew and someone that I could have fun with and go through boring or fun things with. 

2. Having a built-in best friend

I always know that no matter what I have someone who has my back and will always support me. My twin is someone who I can always count on and would have my back in any way. I never have to worry that I will be left alone or will have nobody to be there for me because I know that she will always be there no matter what. I know that I could tell her anything and that we could exchange secrets and have trust that those secrets would be kept. 

3. The future

Knowing that I have a twin sister makes me excited for the future because I know that if I had kids and she did too, they would be best friends! Being able to see where she is at and where I am at in our lives is something very special to me. We are the same age, have the same home and family, yet we are living completely different lives right now. I think that is such a cool thing and it makes me excited to see what the future holds for the both of us. 

Cons

  1. Having to share

I am telling you when I had to share just about everything, I actually had to share everything. Especially when we were younger, we had to share our parents’ attention, we got fewer gifts because people had to buy for two instead of one, had to share a room for a while, shared a school, shared friends, and so on. It was hard for me to feel like my own person in these cases because I was sharing my whole life with someone else who is the same age as me.

2. People mixed up our names

It got to be quite annoying when people mixed up our names on a regular basis. My twin and I are fraternal, so we are not identical. We look like sisters, but we do look like vastly different people. I think it was the fact that once people knew we were twins they suddenly started to forget whose name was whose. Even people who have known us for a long time continued to get our names mixed up which got irritating.

Overall, I am thankful for my sister and being able to have grown up with her was a blessing and continues to be a blessing. Even if we get into fights, I know that we can always bounce back from them, and I can count on her always. 

Noella is a member of Her Campus Saint Bonaventure chapter. As a new member she looks forward to focusing on writing about health and fitness in a college student’s life, and how to navigate the world of college while engaging in a healthy mental and physical lifestyle. She also is interested in delving into writing about the experiences of a college transfer student and how to adjust to new college atmospheres, specifically at Saint Bonaventure. Noella is currently a second-year student studying Criminology and Cyber security. She transferred to Saint Bonaventure after her first semester of the first year from Medaille University where she studied Veterinary Technology. Aside from Her Campus, Noella has entered writing pieces for Scholarship awards, and has received the Journey Health System Scholarship for an essay she wrote. She is also an editor for The Laurel, a member of Criminology club, a volunteer for the SBU food pantry, and a member of Psychology club. In her free time, Noella enjoys playing basketball, videogaming, and going to the gym. She loves all things sports and has a passion for working out and staying active. She loves writing fiction stories in her free time and loves to read psychological fiction and mystery books. She also has a love for animals and grew up on a farm taking care of animals on a day-to-day basis.