Twins.

I have a twin. An identical one too. Though if I were to choose, I would have a fraternal twin brother. Throw in a kuya or ate or even both. And I am aware that people tell me that having a twin is practically what a lot of kids wish for.

I had the misconception as a kid that twins just happened. I never thought that they had anything to do with genetics. In fact, when people would ask me "kung kanino yung lahing kambal?", I'd answer with a simple "Father's side".

I often come across people saying they want twins for kids. While I base my decision of what my mom actually experienced. And I don't think I'd want to go through the same things. Come on, you gain 25 pounds in that 9 months of pregnancy and with twins you gain twice that. Simple logic, but it sounds horrible really. And she even got sick right after her pregnancy, she suffered from post eclampsia and lost an ovary. The latter was because of us, technically we some what crushed them. Hard to believe, but it's true.

And curse genetics, I'm still prone to having twins as kids, given that I do have one. In other words, if you want twins as kids, marry someone who has it in there genes. Not necessarily that they have a twin, it can be that they have cousins, siblings, relatives or parents that are twins. Its a trick in the genes really.

Oh well, I guess it's supposed to be a blessing in disguise somehow. Sometimes I see it, and sometimes I dont. Seriously. Be contented with not having one as well, in my old school I was known as kambal, at least now I'm not since we go to different schools now. And I'm happy I actually got an identity of my own. And our sibling rivalry is higher than most siblings, since we're more likely to be compared. Sucks really sometimes. But it is a blessing in disguise. It just isn't yet showing itself to me entirely.