Perhaps It's a 'Twins' Thing

[April-Showers]

i have a twin sister. obviously we are not identical...but pretty darn close. we are like most twins in that we finish each other's sentences, have the same thoughts at the same time, on and on. but we are unlike most every other twins in a big way. i've often wondered if something went wrong when we were developing inside my mom's womb. like maybe we were supposed to be identical sisters but it just didn't work out that way. probably not, because most fraternal twins do not turn out like i did. but still....makes me wonder.

i am the only twin that my specialist doctor is treating or has ever treated and i've asked her about my wondering. of course she has no idea but also can't say it's impossible. so i'm pretty unique in many ways.

oh, my sister has often told me she's glad that i'm her sister rather then her brother. maybe because we can share clothes? lol 

another thing. what if she had turned out to be a boy like i turned out to be a girl? think about it. hmmmm nope. way too confusing to even imagine.

anyhoo.....i guess this is a little more of my introduction to you all.

[Heather Shay]

Genetics is a weird thing - we start as fish with scales, then all become female and then various switches get turned down and with the BILLIONS and BILLIONS born - nature doesn't turn on or wrongly turns on some of the wrong switches. I never had a sister which hurt my development for a long long time because I had no guides, no base line to judge what was wrong with my existance. Nature turned on the wrong switches.

 

@April-Showersby the way - welcome - should have said that first. I AM GLAD you are here and sharing.

[April-Showers]

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1 hour ago, Shay said:

Genetics is a weird thing - we start as fish with scales, then all become female and then various switches get turned down and with the BILLIONS and BILLIONS born - nature doesn't turn on or wrongly turns on some of the wrong switches. I never had a sister which hurt my development for a long long time because I had no guides, no base line to judge what was wrong with my existance. Nature turned on the wrong switches.

 

@April-Showersby the way - welcome - should have said that first. I AM GLAD you are here and sharing.

thank you shay. i'm glad to be here too. i hope i can contribute some good stuff.

[KathyLauren]

Hi, April.  Welcome!

 

Being trans is indeed something that happens in the womb.  Your being trans could be related to having a fraternal twin of the opposite genetic sex.  Or not: there's no way to know at this point.

 

It is great that you have a twin sister, and I am happy for you that she is cool with who you are.  I wish I had had a sister.

 

Regards,

Kathy

[Heather Shay]

Speaking of sisters I wish I'd had one as well.

[April-Showers]

4 hours ago, Shay said:

Speaking of sisters I wish I'd had one as well.

a sister is all i've ever had. we are the only children of my parents. so i have no idea what having a brother would be like. but my sister and i are as close as can be and are truly each other's bestest friends. i'm sure a lot of it is due to the fact that we are twins. but the added fact about me makes things even more special and unique. but you are all right.....having a sister is as good as it gets. and having a twin sister is awesome. thank you.

[Timber Wolf]

Hi April,

Welcome to Transpulse. I'm glad you're here!

 

Lots of love and a big welcome hug,

Timber Wolf?

[Ivy]

If I haven't said it before, Welcome.

I had sisters that were twins, but 6 yrs younger than me, so we weren't particularly close growing up.  They always had a close bond even though they were quite different in nature.  Both have passed now.  One of them was the only sibling still living when my egg cracked, and she was quite accepting.

[April-Showers]

thank you for all the welcome wishes. i hope i will always be welcome. lol