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Growing up Together
A Story of Twinship By Teri Brown
Heidi agrees. "Now that our individuality is firmly in place, we are freer to be who we are, and it turns out that we are more alike than we had ever thought we were," she says.
Even in their chosen professions, Heidi and Holly have ended up going into the same line of work. Though Heidi holds a master's degree in counseling and Holly has a bachelor's degree in education, they both work at a company that Heidi started: Dirkse Counseling and Consulting. Holly is now pursuing a master's degree in counseling as well and will continue to work with her sister.
"Being a twin is a unique thing," says Holly. "I would say that three to four days a week we come to work dressed in similar clothing. We might both be wearing denim skirts with black shirts or black pants with the same color sweaters, things like that. It is uncanny, really. It must be some kind of twin vibe."
"We are extensions of each other, and yet we are different too," says Heidi. "Boundaries are blurred. Our personal space is different than other siblings ... One thing that has helped us as adults to remain close is clarifying these boundaries, or at least trying to."
"We've gotten better at respecting each other's limits and boundaries," says Holly. "One of the best things about being a twin is that there is always someone else who understands what you feel without words."