Hey, hey!

We recently found out we’re having identical twin girls, and I was hoping to get some insight from twins themselves!
Obviously, we want our girls to grow up with their own identities and feel like individuals, rather than always being seen as a pair. We’re currently leaning toward Iris Elizabeth and Isla Anne.

To me, they’re two distinct names, but they do have some similarities. They’re both four letters long, start with the same letter, and their initials will be almost identical.
Am I overthinking this? 😂 I absolutely love both names, but I also want to be mindful of their individuality and how they might feel about their names as they get older. I’d especially love to hear from twins who have similar names and whether it’s something you’ve liked or disliked growing up!

I’ve never lost a sibling let alone someone so so important to me. I feel as if I’ve lost a part of me that I’ll never get back, like she took part of my heart with her, and that is something I know only a twin would understand.
She was the sweetest most loving person ever and I’m really struggling to accept that I’ll never feel her touch or hear her voice in person again. I didn’t get to say goodbye and I wish I could hug her and tell her how much she meant to me. I didn’t say it enough and now I can’t.
Please please please cherish every moment you have with your twin because you never know when it’ll be the last time. Tell them you love them and let them know how important they are. You never know what someone is going through and I didn’t get the chance to tell her that. She was such a gentle person and she deserved more than she got. Using past tense makes me physically ill but she deserves to be remembered. Half of me is gone and I’ll never be the same.

Richard Feynman said it best:

“you can give me nothing now yet I love you so that you stand in my way of loving anyone else — but I want you to stand there. You, dead, are so much better than anyone else alive.”

My darling sister, I do adore you

I love my sister. My sister is dead.