For siamese twins Abby and Brittany, their ability to work together has led them through high school, university and on to a possible career in teaching. As they say, one can be asking questions while the other monitors student responses or behaviour.
The full story about these amazing girls can be found on the BBC site here.
But could you live that close to someone else? Now or at twenty years' old?
The story of these siamese twins is absolutely incredible. It´s not only difficult to have a childhood with this situation, to go to high school and university but also to start teaching! I think that these two girls are a perfect example of overcoming and of fighting for what you want, despite having daily problems which a normal person wouldn´t have, they´ve managed to solve them and go forward with their live. This effort should be valued because not everyone would have been able to reach what they have.
ReplyDeleteAnswering to you question, if I was in this situation I don´t know if I´d manage to live life the way they´ve had. I think I´d have a lot of problems, but with the help of my family and friends maybe I’d manage to keep being positive and seeing the bright side of things.
When you are twenty years old you are mature, or at least more than with sixteen as I have now, and you think differently and care about different things and normally more important tones. So I think that it would be easier for me to deal with all this when twenty years old.
Personally I think that what this girls have is incredible. In both senses, the way they have managed to live their day a day, both in one unique body.
ReplyDeleteI think I could not live like this, because two different people could create great discussions and also, make lot of their facilities much more complicated. But what really gets into me is that they seem happy, and they cope with it very well. As they know how to drive and they are going to be teachers. They are happy with what they have.
But, I’m sorry for them to, because to live like this is not a normal thing that happens very often, and I imagine, that they would love to be separate, and act as two normal sisters, with their own problems and discussions. It would be very difficult for me to live in such conditions. Because, the fact to be a normal persona and treated as one is very important to me, to do simple things as having a shower, is a challenge for someone with two heads, and different personalities. Moreover, there will be a moment where they will be fed up, and everything will be even more difficult for them. Do you imagine their sentimental life? I really don’t, I think that with their own problems, they don’t have much time for such thing.
Living in this condition will make them always be having analysis and controling their body, as a body is not made to have two heads, and that could cause serious problems.
The story about the siamese girls has particularly shocked me. Abby and Brittany’s story is absolutely fascinating and I completely agree with what Ana and Claudia have previously stated.
ReplyDeleteFew people in the world, if not none, have ever had such an experience. Being permanently attached to another person not only forces them to cooperate but also to tolerate and understand each other. Moreover, they are even forced to see eye to eye on every single matter as they have to agree in simple and basic things the majority of people do not even have to think about like walking in one direction or another. This not only entails a good relationship between them but also involves a great deal of work and development in their communication skills. For instance, people who are not siamese can argue and not see each other for a while. These two sisters obviously cannot do that; they probably have a greater sense of respect and tolerance for each other than any other person in planet Earth. What’s more, they have to cope with different situations in order to carry out a normal routine. And not just that, they are not aware of what being alone is which means they might have a great level of generosity and comprehension.
All in all, I think we should take Abby and Brittany’s case as an example of the positive things human beings can of personal success and satisfaction as coexisting in such situation is much more than merely admirable.