Double Time

Question and answer time for a few of the twins who walk the halls of LEHS

As the school year comes to an end, we can't leave without talking to the interesting individuals who share the same birthday with their sibling- (AKA: Twins)

Kathryn and Katelyn Stephens

Kindergarten graduation

2020-21 school year

Katelyn Stephens

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"Sometimes it's weird because your birthday is the one day that is supposed to be about you, but with a twin, you don't get that but you eventually get used to it."

Do you dress alike?

"We do not dress as alike but we do have our moments?"

Are you identical or fraternal twins?

"Fraternal"

Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"Yes, even though everyone they knew told them that they were going to have twins."

Do you have any funny/special our out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"When we were little we would jump on our trailers we used to have."

Do you have twin telepathy?

"Sometimes"

Do you feel the same pain?

"No"

Have you ever switched places?

"No. because we are fraternal so we aren't able to."

Do twins run in your family?

"Yes, our great-grandmother on our dad's side was an identical twin."

Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

"Yes, but not completely we are both tom-boys but at the same time I am more of a girly-girl than she is. She is more athletic than I am and she is more flexible. She is into sports and I am into music."

Kathryn Stephens

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"It feels weird but it's normal for us."

Do you dress alike?

"I don't think we ever did."

Are you identical or fraternal twins?

"Fraternal"

Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"Yes"

Do you have any funny/special our out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"Yes, we say the same things sometimes."

Do you have twin telepathy?

"Sometimes"

Do you feel the same pain?

"No, I don't think so."

Have you ever switched places?

"No, but I wished we would have."

Do twins run in your family?

"Yes, they do. My great-grandmother was an identical twin."

Do you have different personalities? Explain/ examples why

"Yes, I like sports and singing. She likes band and color-guard."

Kim and Kimberly Miles

Kim Miles

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"It feels like you're having a normal birthday, but you're sharing it with a very close friend."

2. Do you dress alike anymore?

"Yes, we dress alike almost every day."

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins?

:"We are identical."

4.Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"Yes, it was a big surprise because she wasn’t expecting it."

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"Yes, we always find ourselves doing something funny or out of the ordinary."

6.Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?)

'Yes, sometimes we can feel each other’s thoughts, we can say something at the same time, and we can look at each other and start laughing because we know what we are thinking.'

7.Do you feel the same pain?

"Yes, sometimes we can be in a totally different room/place and we can feel each other’s pain or emotions."

8. Have you ever switched places?

"No, because we're not the type to trick people."

9. Do twins run in your family?

'Yes, they are very common.''

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

"Yes, our personalities are very different because Kimberly is a lot more calm and laid back and I get mad very fast and don’t hide my anger."

Kimberly Miles

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone? "Sharing the same birthday with someone to me is like having a normal birthday except you don't get everything you want."
Do you dress alike anymore? "Yes, we dress alike almost everyday."
Are you identical or fraternal twins?" Yes, we are identical."
Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins? "Yes, my parents were surprised when they found out they were having twins."
Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins? "Yes we do, almost everyday."
Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?) "Yes, we do sometimes but not all the time."
Do you feel the same pain? "Yes, sometimes we can feel each other's pain and emotions."
Have you ever switched places? "No, we have never switched places except when they got our classes mixed up so we went to each other's class."
Do twins run in your family? "Yes, we have lots of twins in our family."
Do you have different personalities? "Yes, we do have different personalities because when I get mad, I'm more calm and laid back but when my sister gets mad, she’s more active and doesn’t hide her anger."

Serenity and Latrenety Neal

Serenity Neal

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"It feels normal to me."

2. Do you dress alike anymore?

"Yes, sometimes."

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins?

"We are fraternal."

4.Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"Yes, it was."

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"Yes, sometimes we have the same thoughts."

6.Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?)

'Yes, at times we do."

7.Do you feel the same pain?

"Yes, at times."

8. Have you ever switched places?

"No, we don't look that much a like so it would not work."

9. Do twins run in your family?

'Yes"

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

"Yes, one of us is sweet and the other one can be hard to deal with but can be sweet when she wants to."

Latrenety Neal

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"It feels like I am sharing another part of me with her and it's special."

2. Do you dress alike anymore?

"Yes, sometimes."

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins?

"We are fraternal."

4.Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"Yes, it was."

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"Yes, sometimes we have the same thoughts."

6.Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?)

'Yes, at times we do."

7.Do you feel the same pain?

"Yes, at times."

8. Have you ever switched places?

"No, I don't remember ever doing that."

9. Do twins run in your family?

'Yes"

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

"Yes, I am the chill one and she's the louder one."

Colby and Brady Adams

Comments from Colby:

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

Pretty nice. We can both talk about what we want and that's fun. Plus more cake.

2. Do you dress alike anymore?

I never liked the idea of dressing alike but our mom always wanted us to dress like thing one and thing two

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins?

fraternal

4. Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

Yes they were very much surprised and very excited

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

When we were little we always used teamwork to be up to no good.

6. Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?)

I’d like to think that sometimes. I feel like thats happened once or twice

7. Do you feel the same pain?

No not at all

8. Have you ever switched places?

I did once to get one of Brady's awards at school when we were little, but I'm pretty sure everyone knew it was me.

9. Do twins run in your family?

My mom says so.

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

Yes, I am more energetic and adventurous and Brady is more laid back and chill. When it comes to events with my family, I always join in and have fun but Brady stays back.

Twins not pictured:

Fabian and Marcos Simon/9th grade

Jessica and Amber Tharp/9th grade

Even teachers can be TWINS!

U.S. History instructor, Paul Pace has a twin sister, Paula. The picture on the left shows Mr. Pace with his mother, his twin sister Paula and his older sister Cheryl. The picture at the right was taken while he and his sister were in high school. Mr. Pace played football, while Paula cheered him on.

1.How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

" I didn’t like sharing a birthday I always only got half a cake & half my friends. I didn’t like sharing a cake."

2. Do you dress alike anymore?

"No, she’s a girl."

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins?

"Fraternal"

4. Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins?

"I was an 'uh oh', a surprise."

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins?

"Yes, when she would get out of line I would stand on her head on the bed."

6..Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?)

"I can look at her & tell what she’s thinking."

7. Do you feel the same pain?

"No"

8. Have you ever switched places?

"No"

9. Do twins run in your family?

"Yes, we had two sets on my dads side."

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples

"We get in a lot of arguments because we both have strong personalities."

History instructor, Vivian Blalock (Wood) and her twin sister Lillian currently/Picture on the left: Class of 1974-New Boston High School

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?

"No, not only did I have to share my birthday with my sister but I had to share with my dad too because he was born on the fourth of December and we were born on the second."

2. Do you dress alike anymore? "Sometimes"

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins? "Fraternal"

4. Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins? "No, my mom knew the whole time."

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins? "We get together every Wednesday for supper."

6. Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?) "Yes"

7. Do you feel the same pain? "Sometimes"

8. Have you ever switched places? "Because we’re fraternal no, we look like sisters but not exactly alike."

9. Do twins run in your family? "Yes, identical twin cousins, one of them had twins too."

10. Do you have different personalities? Explain/examples "Oh yes, she was always the clown growing up and I was the quiet one, however now the roles are reversed and I’m the clown."

English instructor, Juanita Ross and her identical twin, Melita.

Mrs. Juanita Ross

Mrs. Melita McGuire

How does it feel to share a birthday with someone?" Great"

2. Do you dress alike anymore? "no, (my twin passed away), but yes, we loved to do that."

3. Are you identical or fraternal twins? "Identical"

4. Was it a surprise to your parents that you were twins? "Yes"

5. Do you have any funny/special or out-of-the-ordinary moments as twins? "Yes, people used to think my twin was me at school games and would talk to her and tell her things. (She always gave me the information)."

6. Do you have twin telepathy(know what each other is thinking?) "Yes, we did seem to have that."

7. Do you feel the same pain? "A bit"

8. Have you ever switched places? "Yes, in 2nd grade"

9. Do twins run in your family? "Yes"

10. Do you have different personalities? "No"

Here are some cool facts about twins:

Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints.
Massachusetts has the most twin births of any state in America.
Mirror image identical twins have reverse asymmetric features.
Identical twins do not always have the same genetics.
Mothers of twins may live longer.
Tall women are more likely to have twins.
Women who eat a lot of dairy are more prone to conceiving twins.
Twins interact with each other in the womb.
Some conjoined twins can feel and taste what the other one does.
Forty percent of twins invent their own languages.

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