I Ditched My Twin in Favor of Peace

Read on the Monday, July 7th radio program.

To remain estranged or not from her "emotionally abusive" sister was the question you took from a caller named Amy. Your advice sparked an epiphany in me! I’ve struggled after walking away from my destructive, identical twin years ago. My decision to leave was hard because identical twins are universally assumed to be so close. Even though twins are created from the same egg and sperm and have the same DNA, our personalities can be completely different. My sister has made a lot of bad decisions, and I’ve always chosen a much healthier path.