Are Your NOT Twins Ever Mistaken for Twins?

I have 2 foster babies who are 7 months apart and are of different ethnicity and I still get that question. I just laugh and say, "No, they have different dads" and then let people assume whatever they want.

My first two were just under 20 months apart... and... the oldest was petite, and the second was tall! I got a lot of comments about my "twins" when they were about 1 1/2 and 3 1/2.....

At that time, I was also pregnant with #3 ..... hubby said I should have just said "Yes, and I'm working on another set!"

My kids are 17 months apart & were asked for a really long time if they were twins, but only when they're both sitting down because my son is a full head taller than his sister.

yes, I have a boy and girl that are a year apart. My girl is almost as tall as her brother, so, people think they are twins. It does come up beacause aparantly 5 is the magic age when they can do stuff. At 4, my girl gets left out of some things and people think she's just shy or antisocial since she's on the sidelines while brother has all the fun.
Growing up my 2 younger brothers were constantly called twins and people got them confused. They look absolutely nothing alike to me. One has straight hair and is tall, the other has a curly 'jew fro' and is short. THAT was annoying.

I get it all the time with my youngest two. My daughter is 18 months older than my son and they are complete oposites with regards to stature and build. She is very very petite, shore and just all around small. He on the other hand, came out at 9 lbs with a set of shoulders that measured about 24 inches around. He is just all around big. They wear the same size clothes and he is only one size smaller than her in shoes. He was 18 months old one week before her 3rd birthday in May. They both have very blond hair, very blue eyes and very fair skin. They even sound so much alike, that I have often mistaken one crying for the other.

It doesn't bother me too much when people assume or ask if they are twins. Though, one day I was in a mood when someone cought me off guard. She said "your twins are soooo adorable!" and I just nodded and said thanks. She continued on with how much they look alike and how they could be identical if they were the same sex. Then she asked if htey were "natural" or if "we needed help" and I answered with a simple "they were conceived the old fashioned way...through lots of alcohol." Then she wanted to know if I had a natural delivery or a c section, and I replied they were both born via c section (agan an honest answer). Then she wanted to know which one was older. I said "she is." She wanted to know by how much, so I gave her the honest answer...18 months. She got kind of snippy and said "but you said they were twins." I replied with "no...you assumed they were twins and asked a bunch of very intrusive questions...which I answered honestly." As I walked away, I said "You know what they say about assuming things..."

Lol.... I have the opposite problem. I have twins and I get asked all the time are they twins... Its like really, what do you think? I hate when people ask like its their business or something. I usually tell people no, we just wanted to have our kids close together.

At least yours are girls, like a few others mine were a boy and a girl and people would ask if they were identical twins. Stupid people exist! They were teens before people stopped doing it.

My sister and I were constantly mistaken for twins when we were young children. We are 20 months apart. I think that it comes with the territory of having children so close together. I wouldn't worry about it and they will most likely look less like twins as they mature. When my husband and I were dating, I used to care for my 1 year old niece. Whenever we went out, people just assumed that we were a little family and we constantly got how my niece looked just like "her daddy!" My niece looks heavily like my side of the family and my husband still would get the comment. I think something like this happens to everyone. All you can do is try not to do the same thing to others.

my older sista and I are two years apart...I am also three inches taller then her...other then that we look like twins.....identical twins....it is hilarious when we would go out and I would have people tell me I look like the older twin

My boys are 6 and 4, and obviously different...same dad, but my older one resembles my side of the family and the younger one resembles my husband more. Did I mention we are a mixed family?!?! LOL, so the 6 year old you can barely tell he is mixed, where the 4 year old is the darkest of my 3, but still not very dark. People ask ALL THE TIME! And both the boys get kind of annoyed. They are such different personalities, that they just don't get it. But it's funny to me too!

oh, this is rich! I am 2 years younger than my (then) fairly short brother; we both have brown eyes & mom cut my hair to the point of being ridiculous! We were thought to be twins.

So glad when we grew up & he grew a beard! LOL

I also had an "identical" cousin but I didn't see her very often -- we grew out of that as well. God sure has a sense of humor! :D

My oldest kids are one year and 23 days apart, I often got asked if they were twins (they are a boy and a girl). It doesn't happen so much anymore......

I am guessing the same is going to happen with my younger two - they are 17 months apart, but it is hard to tell in pictures of them at the same age which is which they look so similiar. We'll see what happens! LOL ~

My 5 yr old boy and 4 yr old girl are ALWAYS thought to be twins. They are the same size in height and weight and both do look just like their dad.

I had a lady offer me school uniforms for my daughter and then when I said I hope she doesn't grow out of them she said with a confused look "its not too far off that she will be wearing them". Thats when I had to correct her and say she was only going to preschool this fall.

Yes, my two youngest sons who are over three years apart in age were always mistaken for twins. And, my younger sister and I are 15 months apart and are always being mistaken for twins.

Mine are 30 months apart, 13 and 16, and people are still asking me if they are twins.
I really laugh when people say about my oldest "Oh he looks just like your husband"
Really?? Must have been gene bombardment because I was pregnant with him well before I met my husband. I just laugh that one off.

hi R.,
My 2 youngest girls are 3 1/2 (Lauren) and 5 years old (Sarah) they have been 1 inch difference in height for a few years now and most people think they are twins, and I'm constantly asked about it. Lauren is in the 75% percentile for her height. Sarah is in the 5% percentile for her height and overall growth because she was born an entire month early and because of her genetics and ridiculous amount of testing she will continue to grow this way, but she is healthy, just petite. I just look at the twin thing as being humorous.
If someone finds out about Sarah's age I just ask that they not speak about her height in front of her as I don't want to give her a complex, she's perfect just the way she is. Don't let it get to you, it obviously doesn't get to your girls. take it with ease. good luck!

yes! my son and daughter are 13 months apart. my son is on the smaller siad eso they are the same size and look alike, we do get it everytime we go to the grocery store etc.. so hopefully as they get older they dont look so much alike.. but i do enjoy dressing them in matchy outfits for photos!

As kids, my brother and I were confused for twins all the time. We are 12 mos and 12 days apart, and did look very much alike. Mom just got used to it.

Funny story tho....I had a long time daycare family (I am a provider). I have to have certain paperwork EXACT with birthdays, etc for Government food program, etcPersnicketyty crud for our reps. Well I had a family, with twins, but they had different birthdays. One was born at 11:39PM, the other at 12:01 am the next day. I had so much trouble with the paperwork getting sent back, etc telling me I had the wrong junk on there. Thejustut could not fathom this instance. In the end I had to get photo copies of their darn birth certificates to show the official times. Geeze.

And now, at 6 years old, the girls are nothing alike. HAve always looked different and had different temperments and personalities. One is a tiny thing..and DIVA to the core. She loves shoes (since she could crawl into a closet!), lip gloss and frilly frilly everything. The other...tom boy to the extreme. Likes her hair pixie short (hates pony tails and junk), purple is as close to a girl color as she will wear, etc. So no one THINKS they are twins, rather thinks the tom boy one is a year older (she is bigger), so it looks like they had all 3 of their girls (there is an older sister) one year apart. LOL. So they ARE twins but NO ONE thinks so! LOL

My sister and I were ALWAYS being asked if we were twins - even though I was 4 years older, about 8 inches taller and had blond hair (my sister has black hair!) LOL

My older two girls are 20 months apart, have blond hair and look similar enough that I *could* understand being asked if they were twins, and and not ONE person has ever asked.....go figure!

So funny you should post this--my boys are 21 months apart too, and just the past few weeks I've taken them out I've gotten a ton of oh my God 'are they twins'? Granted I do tend to dress them in similar colors when we go out (just so I can keep track of them easier) but my goodness my oldest is my "brown' baby; dark brown hair, eyes and tans really easily. My youngest is blonde hair, blue eyes and as white as you can get! They don't even look similar in any way- one looks like me the other is a splitting image of my husband. I don't get it either...

I don't think I'm annoyed with it yet, but I so can see how this can get old real quick!

I am a daycare provider, so I have kids from different families, ethnic backgrounds etc. I am always asked about if the kids are twins or what??? LOL I think people assume if they are about the same age, they mush be twins. LOL!!!!

My son and daughter were mistaken for twins. Once. When sitting in a dark restaurant booth. She was 3 he was 6. I think the server who was young was trying to be cute. It was rather sad actually.

I do have a friend whose daughters (11 months apart) have OFTEN been mistaken for twins. Heck, even I have had a difficult time telling them apart on occasion. The older they get, though, the easier it is to tell. Right now they are 12 and 11 years.

me & my sister were ALWAYS thought of as twins...we're 15 mos apart, both have same color hair now but at first my hair was more blond & curly, hers black & straight...makes ya wonder how we could be mistaken for twins and we look NOTHING alike, not even the same height or size, no facial features look the same so I'm always wondering how anyone can assume two kids that are close in age could possibly be thought of as twins all the time.

My sister and I are 4 1/2 years apart, at 27 and 22 we still get asked if we are twins. She is younger and is about 4 inches taller then I. So when we tell people we are almost 5 years apart they think she is older lol.

This happened to my sister and I all the way up through high school. We did look very similar in the face and were the same height for a long time. We also thought it was so funny since not only were we not twins, but we are almost 4 years apart in age.

My daughter is half white half black and my niece is half white half Japanese. The girls are 10 days a part in age. I cannot tell you how many times people thought they were twins. I mean they look nothing alike.

My oldest 2 children are 11 months apart. They are now 12 and 13 and have always been mistaken for twins. It reached the point when they were about 3 and 4 that when people asked, they would both say, "we aren't twins, we are 11 months apart." People still mistake them as twins in public now and they don't even argue to save the time it takes to stop and converse. If people ask if they are twins, they just say yes. I have learned to adjust. Good luck!

My sister and I are 13 months apart. For some reason they dressed us alike on ocassion.

The best thing was when we got older my sister who is younger never got carded and I did. That still makes her mad because it was policy to card if you looked like you were 30 or younger. He was 22 at the time....OOPS!

My younger sister and brother are 12 months and one week apart. When we were growing up people always assumed they were twins. They've always been very close- did everything together, had the same friends, etc. It didn't help, I guess, when my brother got held back a year in 7th grade and the two of them were in the same grade from then on. People also used to always comment on how much they looked like me (which was funny because I was adopted). We never bothered to explain really- we just smiled and went about our way.

My girls are 26 months apart and I get the "are they twins?" question ALL the time when we're out! It doesn't bother me at all, but sometimes I worry that it bothers my older daughter. She is very tiny. In fact, my younger one just shot past her height this summer. She's probably about an inch taller than her older sister. Now I think our problem is going to be people thinking my older one is the younger one. It has already happened once. When they were getting their swim team pictures done the photographer was said to my older daughter "OK, you're younger so you'll stand here...." My daughter rolled her eyes and said "Actually I'm 2 years older than that one." I guess she's just gonna have to grin and bear it for the rest of her life. Nothing you can do about genetics!!

LOL this used to happen when my son and step-daughter were younger. They are not only not related, but look nothing alike. He is taller with medium complexion, straight B. hair and blue eyes while she is shorter and very pale with blond hair and B. eyes. People used to ask if they were twins after hearing that they were the same age - which it totally understandable - but what really cracked me up was the number of times that total strangers would assume they were twins without even knowing that they are the same age. People would say "oh twins how cool!" or "oh, are they twins" and I would just reply "nope - they're not even related" and leave it at that.

This has happened a few times with my younger boys, who are 22 months apart - the older one is at least 6 inches taller than the younger one and they have totally different faces but that I can see a little because at least they are related.

My 4 year old boys are 22 months older than their sister. My smaller twin boy is closer in size to his little sister, age 2. So sometimes people think they are the twins! Also people often think they are triplets, since my daughter is very advanced verbally. I think it is fun. I think of them as triplets anyway a lot of the time. I honestly don't know why someone would be bothered by these comments.

my daughter and son who are 17 mos apart get confused for twins as well. they couldnt look more different! daughter has red hair and freckles and my son is blond and tan! and hes a good head taller than she is!

i think that most people have a kid then wait five years before having another so they forget how little they are until they start school.

My children are 25 months apart (boy and girl). Same father and yes, I get told all the time arent they cute little twins. NO, they aren't twins. My daughter is mini me and my son is mini husband. It gets very old.

My 3 year old is the same size/weight as my 5 year old so it makes it worse. Son is solid and tall (grandfathers are/were both 6 feet plus) and daughter is petite like I was (what the heck happened? LOL)

Yes, and my boys are THREE YEARS apart! Yes, they look alike but they're not even CLOSE to the same size. I look at the people like they've been huffing paint and tell them that they're three years apart. Usually it's once in a while but about a week ago it was every person who crossed our path (no exaggeration!!) and I was annoyed by about the fifth person to ask.

My son and daughter are 12 months and 2 weeks apart. Every time I take them out, someone asks me how old my twins are. :-) They are very close in size at this point, but even when it was obvious they were not twins, people still asked me! LOL

Everyone thought that my mom and her brother were twins for sure when they were kids. They were only 11 months apart!

You know this started hapening to me when my son and daughter were younger like 3 and 1 yr of age. myson the younger one was at that time and still to this da is the same size as my daughter. I kept getting asked how old my twins were, Now I don't get that anymore since my son is now a we bit shorter but still weights the same. i get Oh wow did you have your kids close together in age. Or "did you know that breastfeeding is not an effective form of BC cause them kids are close in age". lol my kids are 23 months apart in age. I hear you though the twin thing would get me annoyed also just not as bad as being accused of not knowing what birth control is ...lol

I have 2 daughters 14 months apart. They are 1 1/2 inches different in height and 2 lbs in weight. My 5 year old is 45 lbs and 45 inches tall and my 4 year old is 43 1/2 inches tall and 43 lbs.
I get asked alot if they're twins. It doesn't bother me. They have only a couple of matching outfits - but even those they usually wear on different days. They always choose their own clothes and only occasionally want to dress alike.

My sister and I are three years apart and while we do look related, we don't look like twins. My mom always thought it was cute to dress us in matching outfits when we were little though, and then people would ask if we were twins! Different heights, different looks, different mannerisms, yet matching outfits MUST equal twins, right? It bugged the heck out of me to not be recognized as the "big sister", plus I really wanted to be my own person, not my sister's twin. I'd say if your girls don't mind, then great! But if one or both of them starts to get annoyed by it, do what you can to help them differentiate themselves and create a healthy sense of identity - could be clothing styles or color, different hairstyles, pursuing different hobbies/activities, etc.

My boys are 23 months apart and i get that all the time(i do dress them in identical outfits though:)). When our oldest was a baby we had a custody of our God daughter who is 2 months older than him. Our son is white and she is " mixed" (white mother, black father) and I got asked ALL the time if they were twins....I would just say, yep:) They would get a shocked look on their faces....I wondered why they even asked:)

My girls are 18 months apart. When they were little, I was often asked if they were twins. It never bothered me. Having them one year apart in school, the teachers would often get them confused.

Ha! When they were babies someone once asked if my BIRACIAL son and his WHITE cousin were twins (they're two weeks apart in age)!

My two older ones get that a lot too. They got it when they were little too. They are 19 months apart. I can't believe the VBS director would say that. That's something that some people might *think* but never say. That sounds awfully childish to me. But I guess, I've opened my mouth before and thought later that I shouldn't have said that so I guess I'll cut her some slack...LOL

I get that all the time too,with my girls. They are 14 months apart,same dad though. They really do look alike. My oldest daughter has longer hair than her sister and is about 5 inches taller. When they are dress alike I get that "oh they are twins"? No there not,only 14 months apart. ;)

All of the time. My boy and girl are 25 months apart and are both tall for their ages. They have been mistaken for twins since they were 1 and 3.

I see you've already got alot of responses, but I'll give you my two cents. :) Our first two boys are 1yr and 2wks apart, yet I get asked if they are twins alot still (they are 4 & 5 now). Given our oldest has always been small and our second caught up to his brother quickly. They both have my eyes, which I guess is why people ask if they are twins, but up until about a year ago our second son had blond hair (his dad was blonde when he was little too). If someone ask I usually set them staight. But if someone says "oh your twins are handsome or cute (or whatever) I just let it go. I am due with our 4th come Nov. So our 3rd and 4th son will be 1 yr and 4 mo apart and I forsee going through the same thing with them. :)

my son and daughter are 21 months apart and look exactly the same, but they're too little to be confused as twins yet. My poor baby girl is often mistaken as a boy--i can't tell you how many times i've gotten "Oh what handsome fellas you have!" if she isn't head to toe in pink hah

here's their baby pictures side by side: http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k515/chabbydubbe/twin...

My sister's daughter is also only 5 weeks older than my son, and I watch her quite often (several days a week). I always get comments about how "busy" I must be to have two 2-year old twins and a 10 month old baby.

Mine are 2 years apart, but the oldest is obviously older and about 3 inches taller. People usually ask if they are twins when they are being seen from an awkward angle or in the stroller or something.

My sis and I also got asked if we were twins up until high school, which is really funny b/c we look almost nothing alike, not even the same height or body type. The only thing is we had the same hairstyle/color and skin color and we both wore letter jackets.

I used to get this with my 2 oldest girls. They didn't look alike either, so I didn't understand why people asked. But they sure did give funny looks when I would say, "They're NOT twins, but they DO have the same birthday!" And they did, but 2 years apart.

Later I got this same question with 2 of my grandchildren - cousins - 8 months apart.