People always ask me what it’s like to be a twin.  In the moment I usually say, “We are constantly bickering!  Not fun.”  Yes, twins fight.  But what siblings don’t?  Despite our daily bickering, clothes stealing, competition, and constant comparison, having a twin is not that bad.  Here are the ins and outs of having a duplicate.

The relationship of twins is complicated–especially of girl twins.  Competition for grades, boys, friends are all factors that put pressure on twins to beat out the other.  Erin Munley ‘16 said of her sister Kristin, “Our relationship is really competitive, so it’s always a competition between us, which starts a lot of fights.”

The comparisons are just as annoying.  I can’t tell you the number of times someone has approached me or my twin saying, “So, which one of you does better in school?”  Is it not possible for us to do just as well in school as the other?  After all, we are twins, right?

It may seem rough having a twin, but it isn’t all bad.  Having someone to talk to and hang out with is a perk of being a twin.  Kristin Munley ‘16 said, “I like how I never have to go through stuff alone.”

This year the Staples class of 2014 set the school and Guinness World Records  for the highest number of twins in one grade.  The freshman class of 2016 is right on their heels with 16 sets of twins and triplets in the grade.

Daniel Call, twin of Sophie Call ‘16, said, “Well, I didn’t actually know that we were close to a world record, but now that I do I think it’s pretty amazing.  What are the chances to have so many twins in the same town that are in the same grade?”

Who knows, maybe the next set of twins will put us in the Guinness Book of World Records?