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I'm having twin... BOYS!

My mother, if she knew, would send her sympathies! I'm one half of identical twins - pick one up to help her stop crying and the other would start. Happy times :D


Congratulations! May they grow up to take over the world, cure cancer and still remember to phone Dad every now and then :)
 
Congratulations! Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy, easy delivery, and healthy babies. :)
 
Congratulations to you and your wife.

from what side of the family do the twins come from I know they usally skip a generation?
(The reason I ask is my father was a twin, but none of his offspring are).
 
OK, for those that don't know how it works...

You can have twins in the family, but in terms of your generation it only matters if the female has it. It's called the Hyper Ovulation gene, and it causes women to drop an extra egg during that month.

The reason it skipped your father is quite simple - he doesn't have eggs! He may be a carrier of the gene, so if you have a sister it's likely she has the gene, and may have twins herself one day.

This is only for fraternals; identical twins are still apparently a medical mystery.

My wife however was on medication and was warned it may (and did) play havoc with her cycle. This is the most likely cause, although we both have twins in our family; she had twin uncles and my grandmother - who was one of 14 - had three sets of twins.

I guess we were damned on all fronts... :D
 
Ok. I am a fraternal twin. If it is a fraternal twin then you have both a blessing and a curse. They may not be identical but they can quite possibly look very similar. My brother and I have fooled many a person. In elementary we were similar enough to be a problem with identification but htat ended soon. In Junior High and High School we were very different. He was a LOT bigger and stronger than me and sibling rivalry kicked in and he kicked my ass constantly . It's bad enough with siblings in the same school at different ages but we were the same age, had similar friends, and due to school policy to have students in alphabetical order we were in some of the same classes right next to each other. His size advantage over me was a killer. I was an antagonistic little bastard just so i could rat on him out when beating me up. I seriously suggest different Jr. High schools or different High Schools if possible. Don't get me wrong, we are very good friends now. Back then we would have and did try (don't ask) to kill each other. It's not going to be easy. It might actually be the hardest thing you do. They have a bond that you cannot possibly understand. They will at the same time both love each other and hate each other. All you can do is guide them both along their path. I wish you luck.
 
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