Double trouble or twice as nice?

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by Megan Lisonbee

While walking through the halls here at THS, it’s not often one actually pays attention to who is passing us day after day. There are over ten sets of twins at this school, and most students do not know that. A lot of them are fraternal, so it is harder to realize that they’re twins. However, there are several identical twins as well.

While interviewing a number of students who are a twin at this school, it was really interesting to see what they had to say about the life of a twin. They were asked questions such as, how are they alike, if it bugs them that they are labeled as twins, do they dress the same, have they ever switched places, if they like being a twin, etc.

Senior, Kaley Freeze said, “Kristine and I are fraternal twins. We’re very alike and have the same mannerisms. It bugs me when people label us as ‘The Freeze Twins’. We do dress alike, but I’d say I have a cuter taste. We do not share a bedroom. We never could either. We would kill, claw and slotter one another. Overall, I like being a twin. We do fight though, and there is ups and downs that come with being a twin but it’s fun.”

Senior, Jared Harding said, “My twin brother Dale and I are identical twins. We are alike in many ways. It doesn’t bug me that some people label us as ‘The Twins’. When we were younger, we did sometimes. We have never actually switched places because my dad said that he would get really upset if we did, but we’ve always wanted to try it. I really like being a twin, most of the time. It’s kind of annoying when people get confused with us. The main downfall of being a twin, is probably that when one twin does really good in school or something like that, the teacher or parent expects the same from the other twin. But I love how there is always someone there for me.”

Junior, Brooke Hodson said, “ I have a twin brother, and we are fraternal. We are practically opposites. I’d say the only thing we have in common is that we both like the Utah Jazz, and running track. It does not bug me if people label us as ‘The Twins’. We do not share a room that would just be weird. I do like being a twin, when we were little, we always had somebody to play with, and that was always nice. It’s hard sometimes when people compare us. For example with our grades, track, etc. But overall, I do like it.”

Ever and Mayra Mendoza said, “ We are not identical twins. Although we are very much alike. We hangout with the same friends, and do the same things. It does not bug us at all if people know us as the twins. We do not share a room, never have. We both love being a twin, and the feeling to know that we’ll always be each other’s best friends.”

Senior, Laura Brough said, “My twin sister Sarah and I are Identical twins. We are very alike, but we have a different taste in clothing. There are times where it does bug me if people label us. They will all us ‘the twins’, and not even know our real names. We like to dress the same sometimes to confuse people and joke around with them. We are the only ones out of 9 who share a bedroom. We have only switched places one time, in Jr. High. It was really scary! Our teachers didn’t find out until we told them later, but it was still scary because we weren’t familiar with each other’s classes. Our family can always tell us apart, and most people that get to know us can as well. I like being a twin, I don’t know what it’s like to not be.”

It’s so intriguing to hear from the great variety of twins at THS. There are quite a lot of sets, and they all have something so interestingly different to say about being a twin. Next time you see one of them, you might ask them for yourself. Does being a twin mean double trouble or does it make life twice as nice? After talking to them myself I think all of them would say that even though it can have its drawbacks, overall they would not trade being a twin for anything and that it has made life for them twice as nice.

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