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I Have to Separate From My Twin Sister
And I need to explain to her why.
Like many, I’m not a fan of good-byes, or “see you laters.” It’s a lot harder when you have to separate from your twin sister, who took me in after divorce and a string of bad choices left me in need of a serious overhaul.
In a few days, I’ll be gone, moved out on my own again, states away. And I need my twin to know a few things, to explain why I’m doing all of this instead of staying with her forever.
Moving away is going to suck.
So much.
Unless you’re a twin, it’s impossible to understand the bond. I mean, you can try. Maybe you have a twin flame, soul mate, or sibling who feels as if they could be a twin. But only 3% of the world really gets it. Twins are a special club. I’ll try my best to explain, because there’s a lesson here for you “normies,” too. Sisterhood is universal. (Just let me have this. It’s the only cool club I’ve ever belonged to.)
Imagine sharing a womb with an entire side of you walking and talking on their own. You feel each other's emotions, know their thoughts with a simple look, finish each other's sentences. (One time at Disneyland in an elevator we thoroughly disturbed a man when we answered ten of his questions in unison back to back — and they…
