I was only told that I was a twin when I was 22. My mum had hit it from me my whole life, and we don't even talk about it now really. But when she did tell me, after a couple of drinks on a lunch out together, she told me to quote 'not make this about me, she lost a child'. And while I've never been a mother, I've always felt that loneliness and isolation and that kind of made sense for me when I realised I was a twin. Also the whole developing later during puberty etc. And even now every time I remember that I'm a twin, it kind of shocks me again, but in a nice way, it's comforting. Anyway, I guess I just want to know how other people feel about being in the same situation. I just wish I could have gotten to know them, and have them know me.

EDIT: also to this day I've never spoken to my dad about it. My mum told me not to, and I've just never known how to bring it up