What do you say...

Michelle --

I actually had an adult *identical twin* ask me this question.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Christopher, 07/97

Twinzmommie wrote:

I said, "no, they're fraternal." The woman says "Of
course, you said they were boys didn't you." She walked away, leaving me
thinking "what did she think I would have said if they were girls?" BRBR

Marie,

I have had many many people ask me if my twins are a boy and a girl and after I
have said yes, they have asked if they were identical.

My assumption is many people just do not know what constitutes being an
identical twin.

Michelle
Mommy to Riley Claire & James Michael

And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal? Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

Julie

Taniwha grrrl wrote:

David desJardins wrote:

I think the medical
community avoids the term "fraternal" because its primary
meaning is
"brotherly"

Yeah I remember Nancy Segal saying at a conference once that
the correct word for girl fraternal twins is actually
sororal (sp) twins.

--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal? Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

Julie

Taniwha grrrl wrote:

David desJardins wrote:

I think the medical
community avoids the term "fraternal" because its primary
meaning is
"brotherly"

Yeah I remember Nancy Segal saying at a conference once that
the correct word for girl fraternal twins is actually
sororal (sp) twins.

--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

Julie Seely wrote:
And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal?
Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

I don't know, we need a word that just means siblings born
together, maybe another language has one that describes them
better.


--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

Julie Seely wrote:
And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal?
Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

I don't know, we need a word that just means siblings born
together, maybe another language has one that describes them
better.


--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

twins?

:-)

--Janet
Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96)
and Holly (4/4/01)

"Taniwha grrrl" wrote in message
...
Julie Seely wrote:
And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal?
Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

I don't know, we need a word that just means siblings born
together, maybe another language has one that describes them
better.


--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

twins?

:-)

--Janet
Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96)
and Holly (4/4/01)

"Taniwha grrrl" wrote in message
...
Julie Seely wrote:
And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal?
Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

I don't know, we need a word that just means siblings born
together, maybe another language has one that describes them
better.


--
Andrea

If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.

I've heard almost all the questions about who is the good/bad, dominant, etc.
twin, but the one that *really* ticked me off was from a woman I was passing in
the aisle of the grocery store a few months ago. She asked if they were twins
and then pointed to one of my girls (can't remember which one) and said "That's
the smart one, isn't it?" I looked at her like she was a complete idiot and
snapped back "They're *both* very smart." and walked off. I hope I came off as
rude as I intended to be. What really made me mad is she said it in front of
my girls & they heard her. I don't want them to think that one of them is smart
and the other one isn't.

Andrea
twin girls-Jordan & Madison
3 1/2 yrs. old

.when people try to "label" your twins as "the good one" and "the
demanding one," or terms to that effect?

I've heard almost all the questions about who is the good/bad, dominant, etc.
twin, but the one that *really* ticked me off was from a woman I was passing in
the aisle of the grocery store a few months ago. She asked if they were twins
and then pointed to one of my girls (can't remember which one) and said "That's
the smart one, isn't it?" I looked at her like she was a complete idiot and
snapped back "They're *both* very smart." and walked off. I hope I came off as
rude as I intended to be. What really made me mad is she said it in front of
my girls & they heard her. I don't want them to think that one of them is smart
and the other one isn't.

Andrea
twin girls-Jordan & Madison
3 1/2 yrs. old

.when people try to "label" your twins as "the good one" and "the
demanding one," or terms to that effect?

And what would b/g be? Fraternal-sororal? Sororal-fraternal?
Non-identical?

Julie

Greek. ;-)

Sorry, dumb pun on fraternities and sororities collectively being known as
"Greek organizations."

--Helen, whose one-time reaction to the question "How's the Greek life at your
college?" was "How'd you know I was taking Greek?"