My entire existence people have always looked at me differently because I am an identical twin. The whoIe concept of being seen differently is because most people see me as “the same” as my twin. I have dealt with strangers asking me personal questions and struggling to find my own identity, separate from my sister. It has been hard to get past being compared to someone whom I see myself as so different from. It is easy to understand that strangers or acquaintances may confuse my sister and I for each other, but it’s sometimes harder to accept when classmates or friends refer to you by your last name after knowing you for years. It almost feels like wherever I go, the first thing that people notice me for is my “double identity” versus
