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in reply to a message by mermaidwriter1000
Why do people insist that twins have cutesy matched twinsy names? Just name them like you would any other two children you would have. Yes, they shared a womb. People will be reminding them that and annoying them with questions like "Do you have a secret language? Do you feel each other's pain?"
They are two separate individuals with two separate personalities and identities. The entire concept of paired names indicates that one thinks of twins as a joined entity, a paired set. Twins are not socks; they are not salt and pepper shakers. One is fine without the other, and giving them cutesy paired names takes away from that.
+ Yes, I am a twin. Yes, we have "paired" names. Yes, we hate it.
They are two separate individuals with two separate personalities and identities. The entire concept of paired names indicates that one thinks of twins as a joined entity, a paired set. Twins are not socks; they are not salt and pepper shakers. One is fine without the other, and giving them cutesy paired names takes away from that.
+ Yes, I am a twin. Yes, we have "paired" names. Yes, we hate it.
This message was edited 9/10/2009, 11:16 AM
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