Narrative Essay On Fast Twin

“Who’s the faster twin?” “You guys are like the same person.” “Wait, which one are you?” Over the years, my twin sister and I are used to these kind of questions and statements. Although it seems harmless, it is hard constantly being compared to someone my whole life. I am often categorized together with my twin and find it hard to have my own identity. Twins are told to be individuals but are often treated in ways that group them together. I ran from the middle of the busy basketball court to the side, my heart still pounding. I just finished a cheer at the energetic homecoming pep rally. I looked around at the overwhelming amount of blue and gold in the bobcat gymnasium. My fellow cheerleaders stood next to me looking stressed and frantically …show more content…
Because I have an identical twin, we naturally excel at the same things. We both love to sing, dance, and run, but it always feels like there is a competition. Even though Ellie and I are not very competitive, we begin to feel this way from the way others treat us. It is common for people to ask me, “Who’s the smarter twin?” or, “Who’s better at this?” These questions seem funny and harmless, but it often makes me self conscious. Even when I do well on a test or at a performance, I feel like I have to be just as good as Ellie. The constant comparison makes it hard to be proud of myself if I know my twin did better and I could have done as good too. Pressure is out on twins to compete with each other, even though their twin is someone they are closest to in their life. I am always proud of my sister and what she does, but people try to make me jealous of her success. I believe people need to give twins more respect and not always provoke such …show more content…
More often than not I am called ‘twin’ because people are too lazy to actually figure out what my name is. Being called a title comes across as disrespectful and makes me feel unimportant. When people ignore my own identity and feelings, it also makes me feel like my own thoughts do not matter. Times when people do address us separately and recognize our specific roles in stuff, it I feel special and unique. For example, this year in the musical, Ellie and I each had completely different and separate roles. It was refreshing to do something alone, but still enjoy and be a part of the musical with my twin sister. I think people should try to give a conscious effort to give each twin a separate chance to do something on their