Story of My Life

My twin sister and I are COMPLETELY different. On the outside, I am tall with light brown hair, greenish blue eyes, pale skin, and A LOT of freckles. Kathleen is short with dirty blonde hair, pale blue eyes, somewhat tan, and no freckles. On the inside we are different too. I love to write, play basketball, participate in school clubs, and go shopping. I am also really good at school. My sister enjoys playing with toys, filming YouTube videos, and she does not like school. Sure, we are fraternal twins as in not the same, but we are the same age, shouldn't we be somewhat alike?

Me :)

My Twin Sister Kathleen

My sister was born with 22Q. When I was little I was told my sister was missing a piece of her heart. Soon I began to realize, most of the things I love my sister can't do or has trouble with. She can't run or play sports. School is hard for her. She also has a hard time getting involved in school activities and making friends.

Annoying my sister :P

 I know it is not always easy to have a disabled sibling, trust me. She can be embarrassing, but so can I. She may have different interest, but many of my friends do too. I know if you are going through something similar you may feel that you get less attention or are less important. However, you get so much more than your disabled sibling. You can play any sport or game you want, can make friends easily, or do great in school.

As I got older I found ways my sister and I were similar. We both have wavy hair and a similar shaped face. We both enjoy going to Starbucks with our friends, and watching YouTube. I also noticed that we both have similar anxieties, Kathleen's is just a little more extreme because of her syndrome. We have our differences, but we are actually a lot alike, plus we are stuck with each other because we are sisters.


~ Julia