My knowledge about twins is really restricted to what I’ve seen or heard over the years from either twins or people who know people who have twins. That is to say – it’s all random and I don’t really know what’s true and what isn’t. Do they really have some secret code or language which only they know? Can each one really tell when the other is in trouble, even when they’re nowhere near each other? Do they have some telepathic link? What is the long term impact on their sense of individuality if they are dressed in matching clothes?

So I know I’m going to have to find out some of these answers and consult the “experts”, i.e. people who have written books on the subject. Amazon displays over 1,500 titles when I searched under twins so my reading list could get a bit out of hand. So I asked the Oracle (my wife) for a recommendation. The first book she pulled down off the overloaded baby-book shelf was Double Trouble (Twins and How to Survive Them) by Emma Mahony.

Leafing through the pages swiftly I notice a lot of white, lots of clear, bold headlines and short paragraphs. This looks like my kind of book. I can dip in and out and not feel I have to read to the end of each chapter before putting it down.

So I’ll be able to report on my learning and progress in due course.

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