When you have twins you worry that you're giving equal attention to each twin. You always try to make everything "even" then, you find out one twin has special needs. You then become even more obsessed with making sure they both know how much they are loved. The thing you don't count on is the bond that twins have...it's not something even parents of multiples can't fully comprehend. You have to be a twin to "get it".
No kid with special needs could ever ask for or receive a better twin than Jenna. See, she knows him better than anyone. She loves him unconditionally and knows when to cut him some slack and when to chew him out. She teaches him without knowing that she's doing it and most importantly she's the first person to give him a hug and a big "woo hoo" when he accomplishes something that's been a struggle for him.
They don't really fight like siblings. Sometimes I'll hear them arguing and I'll stand outside the door to see if they can work it out and they almost always do.
They truely are each others best friend...I love that.
Here's a Sam and Jenna story for you...
At school every year they have "mix-it-up" day at lunch time. Usually the kids have to sit with their class at lunch but, on this particular day they are supposed to sit with someone else and well, mix-it-up. Who do my kids sit by at mix-it-up day...you guessed it, their twin
I know who the proudest sister will be at the autism walk on Saturday...I bet you do too!
