Why Family Holidays Are Hard for Twins Rules for decorum and strategies to enjoy yourself Family holidays are hard for everyone because of the extra work involved from planning to cooking, cleaning, and travel. Expectations for harmony and good feelings about family members is complicated and understated, but always a criterion for a good dinner …
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How Twins Can Help One Another
Some facts about twin conflict that need to be talked about openly. Popular culture and mythology suggests that twins have an ideal relationship. These stereotypical ideas have infected our meaningful understanding of twinship. In reality the opposite is true. Twins have a very difficult time getting along. More often than not, twins feel ashamed that …
Cost and Consequences of Getting Along with Your Adult Twin
the price that is paid for too much closeness with your twin is astronomical. As a society, we are interested in all different types of investments that will contribute to our overall mental and physical health and longevity. Twins, because of their early and profound attachments, face different emotional challenges than non-twins. Ordinary siblings separate …
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The Legacy of Twinship
The Legacy of Twinship When the life stories of all the adult twins who spoke with me are considered together, some “truths” become evident. This chapter will summarize the most important findings of this study. No one finding is more important than another. Not All Twins Are Alike The most obvious finding of this research …
What Is Important About Twin Fascination
What Is Important About Twin Fascination Twinships can tell us about close relationships. Twins have been considered a source of fascination and wonder / repulsion and fear since the beginning of recorded history. Mythology, religion, literature, film, and art use twins to represent magical powers of closeness and the opposite—discord and rage. It was not …
Identity Real Estate in Twins
Identity Real Estate in Twins A Consequence of Inadequate Parenting. A widely believed cultural fantasy is that all twins get along and love each other. The real truth is that not all twins are alike. Twins who hold on to loving and needing each other desperately share a deep enmeshment because parenting has been very …