I applaud this husband and wife team, I think they’ve done a fantastic job. Not everybody could do as well. The girls are well mannered, well behaved. This was a lovely video to watch.
I’m an identical twin. We were dressed alike for ten years.. it was awful… we both agreed that as soon as possible we would live in different countries. At age 18 I stayed in our country of birth and my sister moved to the US. Now at age 69 we both live next door to each other for the last 16 years and are quite literally polar opposites. Yet there is an unbroken bond at the same time. I quite understand why the girls need to establish their own identities asap … the reason being they are four different people. ❤
Of course they are 4 different people. But they’re also one somehow. I dressed my kids the same too and one day on a vacation, I didn’t have a clean matching set left. They were devastated and crying now we’re not twins anymore, the drama ended with one wearing the dirty dress 🤷🏻♀️ I guess it’s different, some like it and others don’t. It just shouldn’t be forced on the kids, but you can still be different people dressed the same. I have a friend who is a quad mum (2 sets of identical twins) and she says it helps a lot while being out in public, because it’s easier to spot them in a crowd when they wear the same and she doesn’t have to remember 4 different outfits to look for
There is a unique bond with your twin. But yes, you have to be able to be your own person. I’m a twin so I try to take what I experienced and apply that with my twin girls. Sometimes they want to match and do the same things but mostly they want to be their own people and it’s so fun to see them each explore their uniqueness. I think it’s good to avoid calling them “the twins” too. That gets really old.
this, it is ridiculous when parents enforce children looking the same. Its like telling them that they are not allowed to be individuals. Let them choose and express themselves. if they want to dress the same fine but enforcing it is practically mental abuse at some point
I let my identical twin sons decide each year whether they wanted to be together or separated the following school year. It work wonderfully. I wasn't an identical twin so I didn't pretend to understand their bond and explained it that way to them prior to kindergarten. I listened to their conversation about it and they had very valid, strong feelings towards being together as they entered school. They flip-flopped for the first few years then around grade 3, they went separate from one another for good. Today they both hold similar jobs, live together, have the same hobbies and are still the very best of friends and extremely admirable men at age 30. We laugh at text messages we receive from them (even when one is away on business) where they may be sharing something in the news, etc., and literally every word is identical. Same thoughts, questions, same sentence structure, etc., all within minutes of the other! It was fascinating raising them.
when the little boy at school commented that the four girls all had identical lunchboxes, i burst into laughter.😂adorable response.❤ both sets of quads are wonderful.❤ the 5th birthday party dresses are beautiful. i really love the idea of letting kids choose their own styles / fashions.
Here in Germany it's very common to split twins or triplets (I personally don't know any quadruplets) in different classes, when they're starting elementary school. So they can find individual friends, they're own favourite subjects and will learn to speak for themselves.
Also an unserer Grundschule macht die Schulleitung es nur wenn die Eltern einen wichtigen Grund haben die Kinder in verschiedenen Klassen zu wollen, ansonsten werden sie zusammen eingeteilt. Unsere sind in einer Klasse und ich würde auch immer darauf bestehen, außer die Kinder sagen sie wollen in verschiedene Klassen. Ist bisher aber unvorstellbar. Wir hatten in Schule und Kindergarten mal Diskussionen, dass sie unterschiedlich angezogen werden sollten, hab ich aber auch nicht gemacht. Sie drehen sich beide um egal welchen Namen man ruft 😂
@@julijepp the way we do it is good for our family. They do know what their name is, but they also know that people often can’t tell them apart, so they got used to reacting to both names
We need another update! I love how they are starting to be able to show their different personalities. They really are showing some different personalitites... and I just pray that it doesn't weigh on I'm not a parent but wouldn't that be good to sort of gently force them to make social connections and feel confident on their own... and not rely on the "collective" as a specialist mentioned or "gang-up and be mean" to other kids who try to wiggle their way into their solid square as the mother mentioned? I do know that the most important formative years happen up to age 7, give or take. I would probably dress them differently from the start, lol! Save a lot of money on clothes, and they would learn to share in the process. We all had to take our own portion of food (where not a crumb could be wasted... dad has OCD) so then then we couldn't complain. Or start them off with different looking meals... like you would regular siblings? You are doing amazingly and I don't have a leg to stand on. You are tremendously blessed ✌️👏👏👏👏👏🤗💕🫶🫶
My cousin has identical triplets. Instead of dressing them exactly the same, she dressed them in same outfits but different colors. 1 was pink, 2 was yellow 3 was purple. It helped alot.
I'm not a quad but have 3 sibling very close in age. My mother sometimes got us matching swimwear or hoodies so she could spot us at a glance. @@Maiju86
@@Maiju86 kids fight all the time about wanting what their sibling has. By dressing them the same as young kids, it minimises a lot of those arguments.
There's also this crazy bond there. I have younger sisters who are twins but when they were little if there hair was even different they noticed and got upset. It's kinda crazy but if you think about it they have been together from the beginning. My sister's are not identical twin tho. Which I think helped in them developing their own personalities but they are VERY close and dependant on the other. It also is a ease thing for parents when they are little but also it's cute, you have something so unique and special why not showcase it and reflect it! I don't see any harm in dressing them alike as long as you respect and praise their differences and encourage them to be different
You have done an amazing job raising these beautiful girls. And now introducing the concept of being different, yet the same, is at exactly the right tie in their lives imo. Well done, mum and dad. May your girls flourish.
When it comes to the noise and chaos, you'll be so used to it that it won't be as big of a shock as it is today. You'll grow into each one their phases so you'll make small changes and adjustments with the girls. Y'all got this. I love that the two quad groups were able to connect.
Mom wondered how the girls all have unique personalities. The girls have identical bodies, but God gave them each unique spirits/souls as he does with each person. Each one is always unique. Not one exactly the same.
My dad and his brother were twins and then my dad had two sisters who were twins and his mother had a twin sister it’s Skipt two generations no one in the family has conceived twins since
I’m a triplet and my parents were also offered selective reduction. My parents couldn’t do it and proceeded knowing the risks. My brothers and I were born by c-section at 36 weeks and healthy. My mother had some major complications (blood loss, sepsis) but she always maintained that she would have still made the same decision despite the complications she had afterwards.
Be good is the teacher separated them sometimes. Like sit each at a different table with a different group. It will help them learn to be independent and also form friendships.
@@soapqueen2008it's also not healthy to dress them completely the same and not have them socialize and be independent. It's okay to be separate people. It's unhealthy to treat them all the same and pretend they are all the same.
The thing about terminating any child is when you don't go through with it and that child is born and grows up, you realize what you would have been missing out on. I was a heroin, fentanyl and crack addict for 10+ years. I went to jail in 2019 and found out I was pregnant. I didn't know what to do. I don't want to play Russian roulette with a child and my sobriety. That isn't fair. But something kept telling me I could do this. Maybe I could be a mom.. even though I never wanted kids. I chose to keep my baby and he just had his 4th bday in December 2023 and I will have 5 years sober July 2024. I cannot imagine my life without my son.
Congratulations! We don’t know each other but I’ll root for you! Remember to seek out positive support when things get hairy, and that there are people who want you to continue to succeed. (I just retired from working with people who had addictions and kept working towards sobriety. I loved knowing them when they were sober, who they really were was present 💞. I miss working with them but it’s time for another type of adventure! You go girl!🎉
Excellent for you but that is not the usual for an addict. It is natural for us to feel like we could change for our children. Have a feeling we aren't getting the full story here. Unfortunately you do realize at any time you're capable of pluging your child back into the life? And you've now had it born addicted to drugs, I can't think of anything more selfish. I hope things work out for you. But it's very likely it won't and the child will suffer.
@@britts7478 why would you say something like this? People CAN turn their life around and so far she's been off of drugs for 5 years, which is a long time. This was absolutely unnecessary. If anything, we should be encouraging others and praising them for a positive change. You don't know what the future will bring - and you don't know that about yourself either.
@@larissafrederick yeah it seems to be a coping mechanism on her part, like when she was asked why she does it the thought of not doing it made her seem really anxious and uncomfortable. I feel like because having them wasn't planned that it's something that she wasn't ready for and can be and had previously been quite chaotic, so for a sense of stability and order and routine, she dresses all of her kids the same and treats them as though they're one person. Because if they're all the same and treated the same, then it feels more manageable, because it feels more like you only have one kid. And you're in charge of everything that they do, they're routine including what they wear and on what day is what you decide. It makes her feel a sense of control in a situation where she'd otherwise feel as though she has none.
Watch to the end around 42.30 and the mum actually comes to understand and accept their individuality. As a mum of twins, I can totally understand how she feels, and it's a process of a mother growing and understanding your own children.
@@MsAnnebana well idk, my point still stands that it is in fact gaslighting, but it's good that she's learning. I just didn't have to grow to understand anyone myself, I've just understood my whole life are just two people that are brothers or sisters that happen to have been born at the same time. They aren't the same, I didn't have to learn that, nor did I need to be a mother of twins to understand that
Is that what the mom said while visiting the family in the US ? I couldn't understand her but she cracked herself up all the while crying a bit. She struck me as such a loving and lovely woman and mother. GREAT sense of humor w/ a LOT of love and caring to go around BLESS HER 💖
I loved the end scene after the parents came to a new realization about the need to support their individuality, and the family hands held walking together with their different clothing choices was so beautiful.
I have twins. One thing we never did was dress them alike. We wanted them to have the autonomy of choosing clothes that reflected their individual taste.
This mom with four kids, if she let them choose it would be chaos. I can see as they get older. The parents should be in charge. Mom is doing a fantastic job.
@@maryflores2301Then they need to cut their hair differently or give them different hairbands or something. It's heartbreaking that even their own grandparents don't know who is who. It's necessary to be able to form a relationship with someone. You need to be able to know e.g. who you shared a particular joke with yesterday or who you had what conversation with. Those things are crucial to developing relationships. They need to be able to make friends and to form relationships with teachers and grandparents. And for that they need to be identifiable.
Don't stress, mommy. The girls are smart. They have each other to lean on when something bothers them. I think it's harder to send one child to school then it would be with multiple children. I'll be praying for your peace of mind. Your babies are gorgeous little ladies. Be proud of every thing they accomplish
I have twin girls who are 41. When they were still at home, they either dressed the same or the same in different colors. After they weren’t babies anymore, I let them decide. Even now, they still like the same things. One is married and lives in a different country and they often will still match unknowingly and notice it when online together. :D They seem to have a sixth sense even though they are many miles apart. :)
I don’t have children. I’m surprised I watched this entire video. These parents are fabulous. Married after a world wind romance. Boy you two lucked out finding your person. You really have your heads on straight. Your beautiful, remarkable daughters are brilliant. Whatever you’ve done the last five years keep on doing it with progressive modifications as the girls grow up. And mom and dad take a holiday away and leave the girls with the grandparents occasionally. You deserve me time too 👏👏👏👏
Every child, every single baby in the womb is so precious. THANK YOU for sharing your amazing story. Such precious little miracle babies. Wonderful family!
I heard the mother of girl quints say that she dresses her girls alike when they travel or shop or are in a park so that it’s easier to keep track of them. This was a really interesting video. Thank you!
I absolutely loved this video. I love that the mom reached out to the very few people the same situation, and the ones that replied had some older children that gave her some foresight/insight into the minds of the quads, and realized that she needed to encourage their differences instead of stifling them or lumping them all together as “all the same.” Just from identical twins I’ve know, this is so, so, so important to their development as individuals and in protecting against enmeshment/extreme codependence😊, where one sibling can’t function or live without the input or approval of another. These parents seem to be doing a great job, especially given the considerable uncharted territory that they’re in.
. . . can be difficult. ??? I think the writer meant when the father " hyped them up" When the "fun parent" comes along and disrupts the peace that drives all mothers insane. 😂
Amazing, so beautiful. Mum asked why the personalities are different. The human soul is the real self, the physical bodies are a way for the soul to become self aware. Each soul is unique and so they will all have their own emotional experience, feelings, personality, intensions, passions, memories, and desires.
Our twins (our 4th/5th children) are non identical boys. This is a lovely film and made a good while ago. I wonder how they are doing today? Both sets of quads are lovely families. When I knew it was twins my biggest concern was that there is a much higher risk in pregnancy and birth than a single baby, so early birth, disabilities etc that is often the result of multiple births. Luckily mine stuck in longer than any of my babies - 40 weeks to a natural birth very very rare with twins and one came so fast he was born at home and his twin 7 hours later in hospital in a different borough ( something the births registrar had never had - twins born in different areas/ boroughs). No one had ever even hinted I would have to have two complete separate labours on the same day - exhausting, really unexpected. I thought one came out and then the other. We got home the same night. Roll forward now and they went to the same university , different subject and different accommodation and this month they BOTH QUALIFY AS LAWYERS. They are much closer and know each other better than their other 3 siblings who are single children. The twins always have backed up the other twin against me whereas the single siblings are always more than happy to blame another sibling. Multiple births show us so much about the human condition and nature and nurture. At age 4 the school suggested separate classes which our twins also wanted so it continued from there until at age 16 they did some subjects together. They shared a room to age 18 very unusual compared with our other children. It is just an amazing miracle that these parents had quads naturally after struggling even to conceive and nice there is the older half brother not too far away too as he is also part of the family.
My sister in law, had to bring up ten kids by her self back in the 60’s. She got it done had to go to work, they lived on a farm,she stayed home all her life till then, her husband had a stroke, he passed away. Thank God he took care of them, all were great kids. All did well. ❤❤❤❤❤
My son born st 29 weeks after 9 years of trying to get pregnant. I was told to adopt but God knows everything. My son is a brilliant artist and 22 years old now.
They are so beautiful and so identical. How magical. Someone who is not aware will say "a glitch in the matrix". I love how the mother cares to such an extent to fly all the way to the U.S. to learn from an older version of 4 identical twins. I think that was very smart of her.
she is something, and he also seems chill. if you have the choice, marry wisely, but I believe everything is orchestrated from above in the end. This story shows that God is good, and rewards the humble and faithful (choosing pro life, not giving fear any chance)
12:02 Mum is stood there finding time to talk to the cameras while she scrubs 4 sets of school shoes ready for the morning. What a mum, what a wonderful family.
What a pleasant change of pace...healthy, delightful, innocent sisters & family discovering the world as a unique entity, as 'all' should be, yet from a perspective almost no one else will ever know. The family generously pulled back the curtains to their experience thus far, and, hopefully, as the years go by. What 'I' found frustrating was the overlapping of dialogue amongst the family members...the narrator ...and music tract....making words indistinguishable...not, I'm sure, the intended goal! Just because it 'can' be done, does not mean it 'should' be! It was a distraction throughout ...making me wish I could pull a cable to eliminate it! I wish the family the blessings and protections of God as they both bond...and explore their lives. : )
What a beautiful family. No matter how different they become, they will always have each other. How wonderful. The teenagers had awesome advice for Mom. God Bless all of you!!
I want you both to know how totally impressed and delighted for all of you! I personally had eight (8) children in 9.5 years. As a great grandmother, I think this was the greatest accomplishment in my life! Congratulations and prayers for all in your delightful family! They grow up too fast. Love from Canada!🇨🇦❤️❤️🙏🙏💐💐❤️🇨🇦
👩🎤 I don’t believe that either sets of parents did anything incorrectly at any given time in the upbringing of the children. It’s a journey that they all share together and separately and what a magnificent journey to be discovered. I would like to see how the girls in the USA are doing after each year in college. Actually I would love to see a documentary about both families as time moves forward. My best wishes for them all 🥰🙏
"a baby" is quite something. We also wanted "a baby" and ended up having twins. That was rought enough, but 4? She doesn't have a choice, but to push through, but the organization! Amazing For the dressing the same: We were always asked, why we weren't dressing the same. Truth is: At first they had a pile of clothes and we grabbed what was nearest. The colours were just to identify different sizes, so we could give clothes away or when one was bigger than the other etc. We always "asked" them what they wanted to wear and at one point they reached for this or that. And now they just turned 4 and just select for themselves what they wanna wear. They still have one pile of clothes, but I don't get why go through the hassle of dressing them the same. Everything is easier and more individual, if they could just pick
Quad father 🤣😭 I love that as a nickname! Edit: Hearing that they could have ended up with only half the bundle of love, they have broke my heart. What a brave and strong mom!! She made an extremely hard and beautiful choice!
I love how the girls are getting to see the journey before they were born, then before they could come home. Such an uplifting story. Were the girls 2 sets of twins? I have a friend with triplets, when they were little they wanted to dress alike, they are in high school now and each has their own personality and tastes in how they like to dress. It was so fun watching them grow up and watch all the changes. By 2 years old it was easy to tell one of the sisters than the other 2, she was smaller and she looked really close but not identical. By the time they were in 5th grade they each were very different. The 1st one was the athlete and loved soccer, the 2nd one loved reading and was more studious than her sisters and the 3rd (also non identical) was the princess. These personality traits have just become more defined.
Of course they are not two sets of twins - they wouldn't all be identical then would they! They are literally the result of one embryo split into four, the same as identical triplets are one embryo split into three.
I think the parents made great choices. Give them a strong tea, of support when they are younger, then they will have the confidence to branch out and feel their individual expression.
I am amazed that they did dress them the same, color wise. I wonder if it is because they are girls🤔 We have a local set of quad boys and they dressed them in a set color. Michael was blue, Davud was green, etc.
Marvelous well done to mum and dad. I was a twin to a boy, and my mum dressed us in the same colors. When we started school and went to the headmistresses room, she greeted us,saying “Ah the Bolton twins”, I angrily stepped forward and said, “i’m Rosemary, not the bolton twins”. From then on mum stopped dressing us alike, with grey skirt for me and grey pants for my twin, and tops the same color.
Congratulations! Total miracles! Your girls are beautiful. They sure got their mommy's beautiful hair! I'm so glad they are all healthy. May God continue to bless your family.
This family is really heart- warming. Such loving parents and so really cute girls! It's a gift, a challenge and needs talent to manage this! They are doing all so well!
Great parents, and they certainly show their love for their children. Those girls will be very happy and successful in their lives. Congratulations all!
9 years ago , My daughter delivered. Identical fraternal twins. Odd. Yes , they were in the same sac, one placenta, placenta to placenta blood tranfers. Blood test deemed then identical, even though one had brown hair, brown eyes. The other is blonde curly and blue eyed. The blonde is a few inches taller. The blonde was writing sentences at 5 years. At 3 the blonde ask for a violin. later the other played. They also play piano. When they were just weeks old the blond would calm her sister by laying her hand on sisters arm. In the womb during ultra sound they would be laughing at each other. We were in awe..
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"If you take the "G" off Gate, what are you left with?" " *FENCE* " 💀
My third child, a singleton, was premature but he was in the neo-natal units with twins and triplets all girls. They were all so tiny and perfect. My son is a healthy five year old now. I hope they are all doing well like my son, bless them. This lovely film reminded me of them.
These girls are SO beautiful! Such happy little girls! Their giggles are so sweet! I'm so happy they chose to give all of their girls a chance at life. I can't imagine how difficult that decision would have been. Your family is so extraordinary!!!
Oh my goodness! This had me in tears on and off! Can't imagine how challenging this could be! Great parenting! Love them all! ❤❤❤❤ And your teen boy as well ❤
One thing I think the nature/nurture psychological perspective on multiples often forgets is that they're not just subjected to the same external environmental effects, they're also affecting each other through everyday interactions. I suspect for a lot of multiples, constantly having your siblings as a comparison factor can exaggerate differences. For example, if one kid is slightly more shy than their twin, and they're constantly together, the bolder twin will generally be the first to interact with anything that's new and kinda scary, and therefore they get more practice overcoming fear than their shyer twin. Meanwhile, a singleton who's slightly shy would take longer but eventually interact with the new thing, without watching a sibling take the plunge first. Or if one twin is slightly more assertive, the fact that they're often running into conflict with the same other child is likely to lead to a habitual pattern of the more assertive twin calling the shots and the less assertive twin following their lead, whereas singleton kids are likely to run into more varied contexts for peer conflicts and win some and lose some. Once they get old enough to form self-concepts, compare themselves to others and be sensitive to how people describe them, this becomes even more pronounced as they start seeing themselves as "the (label) one".
Such wonderful parents! Dad is amazing! Mum is so lovely! So good to have loving Nan and Grandad close by. Great job, Julie and Jose. And Jose is a cat rescuer 💓. Bless them all.💖
This was wonderful to watch, loved it, learnt new things and made me happy seeing them in their own choice of clothes at the end, but they do look adorable matching also, great job mum and dad!
First set of identical quads, I am Midwife and I was stunned, I even had to show my husband and tell him how rare it was, how incredible! I can only imagine the less than sensible questions you are being asked!
Interesting how their mum couldn’t figure out why they all had different personalities, even though they are identical. She didn’t see them as individuals, which is odd but also explains why she insisted on dressing them exactly the same, giving them the exact amount of food etc.
It’s not that she “couldn’t’ figure it out. She’s knows very well they have different personalities but she was stating it in a simple and basic manner: if alll from the same egg then why different personalities? It’s her way of stating how mine blowing it is trying to comprehend the biological, scientific and mental facts to how identical would work.
She was avoiding favortism. Sadly, it is common with multiples. I have "dime a dozen twins" but remember counting food as I put it on their plates because I had read about favortism and wanted to make sure each child was treated equally. Both parents did a great job seeking knowledge and adapting.
For the love of God woman SHE (their mum) described each individual daughter's separate unique personalities at the very beginning of the program ( ie.e one was a little minx. one likes being the center of attention etc. ) Maybe you need to go back and watch it again ??? 🙄
Just curious Was that PRECISELY what she was trying to "AVOID " I didn't pick up on that concern as much as making sure she paid attention to each daughter's individual personalities etc. ????? @@courtneywhitlow6974
I love their mum! And their dads great with them too. What a sweet thing to let them be individuals on their 5th Birthday! Such a lovely family all together! 😊
My husband claimed twins ran in his family. I have never seen any twin related to him nor have I ever met any of his blood relatives. I had my first girl 2mo after I turned 20yo by my first fiancée, then 19yrs later I gave birth to another beautiful girl at 39yo. I could never even imagine having 2 of my youngest. She is polar opposite of my first. My first was very calm, and loving. My 2nd is incredibly smart, but has ADHD, OSD, ODD, and Anxiety. God Bless this Beautiful Family 🙏🥰
It doesn't matter if twins run in the dad's family, only the mom's, and only if they're fraternal (from different eggs). The hereditary trait that can cause twins to run in families is superfecundation, which is a technical term for ovulating multiple eggs in the same cycle. Some women are more prone to doing this than others, and genetics is one of the contributors to this variation. Fraternal twins require superfecundation to occur, because they come from two eggs that got fertilized by different sperm. Meanwhile, identical twins (or quads, as in this video) result from one egg that split after fertilization, which is completely random and doesn't run in families.
If they're old enough to ask why they're dressed the same, they're old enough to have some say in their own outfits (obviously with parental advice about it being appropriate for the temperature, but they can have a preference for what colour tshirt to wear). I can understand buying 4x of each thing for the sake of ease when clothes shopping, but let them have autonomy within safe boundaries once they're old enough to express preferences
Beautiful, healthy little girls. Fantastic parents. So glad that you were able to connect with another family who had already gone through such an experience. Your children can only benefit from the insight. Thank you for sharing❤❤❤❤
Mom learned quick at how important it was to encourage each daughter to be independent. Well done Mom
Part of independence could be allowing the girls to choose their own clothing and not be dressed identically 😊
Yes, the visit with the teenagers was valuable! Glad Mom was open to it!
It really doesn't matter if independence is encouraged or not, it will happen naturally. Stifling it would be a mistake.
Why dress them identically if you are encouraging independence
Independence how lol, they all have the same clothes, toys, and food, their mom is mostly encouraging them to be clones of each other.
Incredible. One egg , split 4 times . After fertility issues !! What a blessing !!
split two time actually
Splits 3 times, divided twice.
1 become 2 first split then 2 become 4 so 3 splits @@JezWaz
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Isn't God just great and gracious? All Glory be to Christ!
"do you think they all look the same?
- Well, they all have the same lunch boxes" HAHAHAHHA 15:12
I too cracked up
I thought that was cute😂
I loved that haha
Best response EVER!!😂😂😂
That stood out for me as well. The male mind, even at a young age, is a bit different as far as what they notice.
I applaud this husband and wife team, I think they’ve done a fantastic job. Not everybody could do as well. The girls are well mannered, well behaved. This was a lovely video to watch.
I’m an identical twin. We were dressed alike for ten years.. it was awful… we both agreed that as soon as possible we would live in different countries. At age 18 I stayed in our country of birth and my sister moved to the US. Now at age 69 we both live next door to each other for the last 16 years and are quite literally polar opposites. Yet there is an unbroken bond at the same time.
I quite understand why the girls need to establish their own identities asap … the reason being they are four different people.
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Congratulations 😊Happy New Year to you and your family
Of course they are 4 different people. But they’re also one somehow. I dressed my kids the same too and one day on a vacation, I didn’t have a clean matching set left. They were devastated and crying now we’re not twins anymore, the drama ended with one wearing the dirty dress 🤷🏻♀️ I guess it’s different, some like it and others don’t. It just shouldn’t be forced on the kids, but you can still be different people dressed the same. I have a friend who is a quad mum (2 sets of identical twins) and she says it helps a lot while being out in public, because it’s easier to spot them in a crowd when they wear the same and she doesn’t have to remember 4 different outfits to look for
Such a cute family. ❤ Jessica seems to be a bit tougher than her sisters. 😊
There is a unique bond with your twin. But yes, you have to be able to be your own person. I’m a twin so I try to take what I experienced and apply that with my twin girls. Sometimes they want to match and do the same things but mostly they want to be their own people and it’s so fun to see them each explore their uniqueness. I think it’s good to avoid calling them “the twins” too. That gets really old.
this, it is ridiculous when parents enforce children looking the same. Its like telling them that they are not allowed to be individuals. Let them choose and express themselves. if they want to dress the same fine but enforcing it is practically mental abuse at some point
I let my identical twin sons decide each year whether they wanted to be together or separated the following school year. It work wonderfully. I wasn't an identical twin so I didn't pretend to understand their bond and explained it that way to them prior to kindergarten. I listened to their conversation about it and they had very valid, strong feelings towards being together as they entered school. They flip-flopped for the first few years then around grade 3, they went separate from one another for good. Today they both hold similar jobs, live together, have the same hobbies and are still the very best of friends and extremely admirable men at age 30. We laugh at text messages we receive from them (even when one is away on business) where they may be sharing something in the news, etc., and literally every word is identical. Same thoughts, questions, same sentence structure, etc., all within minutes of the other! It was fascinating raising them.
Wow
Thats so funny my twin and i are the same we often ask our parents the same question within minutes
@@kc3318 òhh that'd be Amazing!! Much love to you & your family!!
Cool! So what is stronger in your opinion, nature or nurture?
What blows my mind is that both sets of quads look soooo much like their moms.
Strong egg 😭😭
They have the mom’s hair, but they look like their dad😊
Well i guess that‘s because they‘re all girls. This makes it easier to think that they look like their mums.
@@kar702 Agree; mum’s hair but they’ve basically got their dad’s face! Very cute ☺
And they still do
when the little boy at school commented that the four girls all had identical lunchboxes, i burst into laughter.😂adorable response.❤
both sets of quads are wonderful.❤
the 5th birthday party dresses are beautiful. i really love the idea of letting kids choose their own styles / fashions.
Typical boy!
Here in Germany it's very common to split twins or triplets (I personally don't know any quadruplets) in different classes, when they're starting elementary school. So they can find individual friends, they're own favourite subjects and will learn to speak for themselves.
Also an unserer Grundschule macht die Schulleitung es nur wenn die Eltern einen wichtigen Grund haben die Kinder in verschiedenen Klassen zu wollen, ansonsten werden sie zusammen eingeteilt. Unsere sind in einer Klasse und ich würde auch immer darauf bestehen, außer die Kinder sagen sie wollen in verschiedene Klassen. Ist bisher aber unvorstellbar. Wir hatten in Schule und Kindergarten mal Diskussionen, dass sie unterschiedlich angezogen werden sollten, hab ich aber auch nicht gemacht. Sie drehen sich beide um egal welchen Namen man ruft 😂
@@Sunnie_7212That's not a good thing, they don't have self identity if the poor children can't even distinguish their own names...
@@julijepp the way we do it is good for our family. They do know what their name is, but they also know that people often can’t tell them apart, so they got used to reacting to both names
We need another update! I love how they are starting to be able to show their different personalities. They really are showing some different personalitites... and I just pray that it doesn't weigh on
I'm not a parent but wouldn't that be good to sort of gently force them to make social connections and feel confident on their own... and not rely on the "collective" as a specialist mentioned or "gang-up and be mean" to other kids who try to wiggle their way into their solid square as the mother mentioned?
I do know that the most important formative years happen up to age 7, give or take.
I would probably dress them differently from the start, lol! Save a lot of money on clothes, and they would learn to share in the process.
We all had to take our own portion of food (where not a crumb could be wasted... dad has OCD) so then then we couldn't complain.
Or start them off with different looking meals... like you would regular siblings?
You are doing amazingly and I don't have a leg to stand on.
You are tremendously blessed ✌️👏👏👏👏👏🤗💕🫶🫶
I am a American identical twin and starting at the age of 7, me and my sister where split into two different classroom.
I like how the mom is receptive and really listens to the American teen quads and their mom, and take actions.
I agree that this was very important for her
to listen to these very experienced and smart teens! She really heard them!
My cousin has identical triplets. Instead of dressing them exactly the same, she dressed them in same outfits but different colors. 1 was pink, 2 was yellow 3 was purple. It helped alot.
I don't understand why to dress all exactly the same. 🙈
@@Maiju86i mean..it makes shopping easier 😂 and picking ojt the outfits doesn't have to be a battle everyday.
I'm not a quad but have 3 sibling very close in age. My mother sometimes got us matching swimwear or hoodies so she could spot us at a glance. @@Maiju86
@@Maiju86 kids fight all the time about wanting what their sibling has. By dressing them the same as young kids, it minimises a lot of those arguments.
There's also this crazy bond there. I have younger sisters who are twins but when they were little if there hair was even different they noticed and got upset. It's kinda crazy but if you think about it they have been together from the beginning. My sister's are not identical twin tho. Which I think helped in them developing their own personalities but they are VERY close and dependant on the other.
It also is a ease thing for parents when they are little but also it's cute, you have something so unique and special why not showcase it and reflect it! I don't see any harm in dressing them alike as long as you respect and praise their differences and encourage them to be different
That little chorus of squealin coming from upstairs at bedtime is priceless, Mum and Dad are Amazing
I don't even want kids, and that melted my cold heart lol
God is good @@Kiefsti
You have done an amazing job raising these beautiful girls. And now introducing the concept of being different, yet the same, is at exactly the right tie in their lives imo. Well done, mum and dad. May your girls flourish.
What a joy to see this lovely couple with their gorgeous children. Thank you for letting us into your life to share the fun. Very best wishes to you
When it comes to the noise and chaos, you'll be so used to it that it won't be as big of a shock as it is today. You'll grow into each one their phases so you'll make small changes and adjustments with the girls. Y'all got this. I love that the two quad groups were able to connect.
I wouldn’t worry about the chaos as much as the overwhelming quiet when they leave home. It’s hard enough to lose one at a time. 4 would be horrible
Yes you are right
This is an old show those young girls are now 18 :)
Julie seems to be such a loving mom. I have so much respect for the moms we saw here ❤
Indeed !!! Such a wonderful woman and her husband too ! We need more people like them in this world !
I watched this five years ago; it's a repeat. How about an update, because they must be in their late teens, or older by now.
Agee
They are on Instagram, young adults now
Their dad even used his nickname "quad father" as his instagram username 😂 They are turning 18 this year!
This repeat is like 10yrs old 😮
When it said they were born in 2006, i figured it out by then.
Mom wondered how the girls all have unique personalities. The girls have identical bodies, but God gave them each unique spirits/souls as he does with each person. Each one is always unique. Not one exactly the same.
I’am a twin. My mother had three sets of twins. We all look like two sets of triplets.
Wow. How are you doing?
Very interesting tell me more
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My dad and his brother were twins and then my dad had two sisters who were twins and his mother had a twin sister it’s Skipt two generations no one in the family has conceived twins since
I have a cousin that has two sets of twins. Each set is a girl and a boy.
I’m a triplet and my parents were also offered selective reduction. My parents couldn’t do it and proceeded knowing the risks. My brothers and I were born by c-section at 36 weeks and healthy. My mother had some major complications (blood loss, sepsis) but she always maintained that she would have still made the same decision despite the complications she had afterwards.
This sounds a bit different.....ivf?
Be good is the teacher separated them sometimes. Like sit each at a different table with a different group. It will help them learn to be independent and also form friendships.
They gonna gravitate towards each other anyways good luck keeping them apart
@@soapqueen2008it's also not healthy to dress them completely the same and not have them socialize and be independent. It's okay to be separate people. It's unhealthy to treat them all the same and pretend they are all the same.
Bless this couple for making this decision to keep all her babies. Look at the wonderful fruit of their decision! Beautiful, beautiful girls!
Amazing!! I have identical twins but can’t imagine four. What a beautiful family!!
The thing about terminating any child is when you don't go through with it and that child is born and grows up, you realize what you would have been missing out on.
I was a heroin, fentanyl and crack addict for 10+ years. I went to jail in 2019 and found out I was pregnant. I didn't know what to do. I don't want to play Russian roulette with a child and my sobriety. That isn't fair. But something kept telling me I could do this. Maybe I could be a mom.. even though I never wanted kids. I chose to keep my baby and he just had his 4th bday in December 2023 and I will have 5 years sober July 2024. I cannot imagine my life without my son.
Congratulations! We don’t know each other but I’ll root for you! Remember to seek out positive support when things get hairy, and that there are people who want you to continue to succeed. (I just retired from working with people who had addictions and kept working towards sobriety. I loved knowing them when they were sober, who they really were was present 💞. I miss working with them but it’s time for another type of adventure! You go girl!🎉
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Happy for you both .
Excellent for you but that is not the usual for an addict. It is natural for us to feel like we could change for our children. Have a feeling we aren't getting the full story here. Unfortunately you do realize at any time you're capable of pluging your child back into the life? And you've now had it born addicted to drugs, I can't think of anything more selfish. I hope things work out for you. But it's very likely it won't and the child will suffer.
@@britts7478 why would you say something like this? People CAN turn their life around and so far she's been off of drugs for 5 years, which is a long time. This was absolutely unnecessary. If anything, we should be encouraging others and praising them for a positive change. You don't know what the future will bring - and you don't know that about yourself either.
thank god you did not listen to the doctors.amazing team you have
If your kid asks 'why are we dressed the same?' saying to them that that's the way that THEY like it is literally gaslighting lol
dressing them differently doesn't "sit comfortably" with her atm... hope the mum can learn to accept they want to be their own people one day
@@larissafrederick yeah it seems to be a coping mechanism on her part, like when she was asked why she does it the thought of not doing it made her seem really anxious and uncomfortable. I feel like because having them wasn't planned that it's something that she wasn't ready for and can be and had previously been quite chaotic, so for a sense of stability and order and routine, she dresses all of her kids the same and treats them as though they're one person. Because if they're all the same and treated the same, then it feels more manageable, because it feels more like you only have one kid. And you're in charge of everything that they do, they're routine including what they wear and on what day is what you decide. It makes her feel a sense of control in a situation where she'd otherwise feel as though she has none.
Watch to the end around 42.30 and the mum actually comes to understand and accept their individuality.
As a mum of twins, I can totally understand how she feels, and it's a process of a mother growing and understanding your own children.
@@MsAnnebana well idk, my point still stands that it is in fact gaslighting, but it's good that she's learning. I just didn't have to grow to understand anyone myself, I've just understood my whole life are just two people that are brothers or sisters that happen to have been born at the same time. They aren't the same, I didn't have to learn that, nor did I need to be a mother of twins to understand that
@@user-g4i6l ok. Good for you. Here's a cookie. 🍪
They’re growing up so beautifully ❤. I cannot imagine bedtime 😂… and that mini laughing breakdown about the Prozac is so relatable 😅.
Is that what the mom said while visiting the family in the US ? I couldn't understand her but she cracked herself up all the while crying a bit. She struck me as such a loving and lovely woman and mother. GREAT sense of humor w/ a LOT of love and caring to go around BLESS HER 💖
So relatable. I love her and will pray that God will give her the strength she needs.
I loved the end scene after the parents came to a new realization about the need to support their individuality, and the family hands held walking together with their different clothing choices was so beautiful.
This is old. They are turning 18 next month and have each developed their own identities and styles. Still a lovely family!
Yeah, I'm old as well, now. ☹️
The Quadfather 😂
just brilliant 😂 👌🏻
Lol Biology ain't for all of us 😂😂
@@mosalethoba5267the fact he thinks he done that kills me 😂😂
You sir have won this comment section . . .
I have twins. One thing we never did was dress them alike. We wanted them to have the autonomy of choosing clothes that reflected their individual taste.
Me too
I agree with you, but, never? Come on, not even for a baby picture?
This mom with four kids, if she let them choose it would be chaos. I can see as they get older. The parents should be in charge. Mom is doing a fantastic job.
@@maryflores2301Then they need to cut their hair differently or give them different hairbands or something. It's heartbreaking that even their own grandparents don't know who is who. It's necessary to be able to form a relationship with someone. You need to be able to know e.g. who you shared a particular joke with yesterday or who you had what conversation with. Those things are crucial to developing relationships. They need to be able to make friends and to form relationships with teachers and grandparents. And for that they need to be identifiable.
Beautiful children with special parents. I admire that they went ahead with all four babies .
All of those girls have such wonderful parents.
Don't stress, mommy. The girls are smart. They have each other to lean on when something bothers them. I think it's harder to send one child to school then it would be with multiple children. I'll be praying for your peace of mind. Your babies are gorgeous little ladies. Be proud of every thing they accomplish
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I have twin girls who are 41. When they were still at home, they either dressed the same or the same in different colors. After they weren’t babies anymore, I let them decide. Even now, they still like the same things. One is married and lives in a different country and they often will still match unknowingly and notice it when online together. :D They seem to have a sixth sense even though they are many miles apart. :)
I don’t have children. I’m surprised I watched this entire video. These parents are fabulous. Married after a world wind romance. Boy you two lucked out finding your person. You really have your heads on straight. Your beautiful, remarkable daughters are brilliant. Whatever you’ve done the last five years keep on doing it with progressive modifications as the girls grow up. And mom and dad take a holiday away and leave the girls with the grandparents occasionally. You deserve me time too 👏👏👏👏
Great story. I'm just amazed she was able to find 4 pieces of the same clothing in the same size in the shops!
Every child, every single baby in the womb is so precious. THANK YOU for sharing your amazing story. Such precious little miracle babies. Wonderful family!
I heard the mother of girl quints say that she dresses her girls alike when they travel or shop or are in a park so that it’s easier to keep track of them. This was a really interesting video. Thank you!
I absolutely loved this video. I love that the mom reached out to the very few people the same situation, and the ones that replied had some older children that gave her some foresight/insight into the minds of the quads, and realized that she needed to encourage their differences instead of stifling them or lumping them all together as “all the same.” Just from identical twins I’ve know, this is so, so, so important to their development as individuals and in protecting against enmeshment/extreme codependence😊, where one sibling can’t function or live without the input or approval of another. These parents seem to be doing a great job, especially given the considerable uncharted territory that they’re in.
“Even simple things like bedtime”… the writers obviously don’t have children
We never had a problem with bedtime. You just need a routine that never changes
Right! 😂
. . . can be difficult. ??? I think the writer meant when the father " hyped them up" When the "fun parent" comes along and disrupts the peace that drives all mothers insane. 😂
@@DonnaCafonethe reason for my divorce 😂
Amazing, so beautiful. Mum asked why the personalities are different. The human soul is the real self, the physical bodies are a way for the soul to become self aware. Each soul is unique and so they will all have their own emotional experience, feelings, personality, intensions, passions, memories, and desires.
Our twins (our 4th/5th children) are non identical boys. This is a lovely film and made a good while ago. I wonder how they are doing today? Both sets of quads are lovely families. When I knew it was twins my biggest concern was that there is a much higher risk in pregnancy and birth than a single baby, so early birth, disabilities etc that is often the result of multiple births. Luckily mine stuck in longer than any of my babies - 40 weeks to a natural birth very very rare with twins and one came so fast he was born at home and his twin 7 hours later in hospital in a different borough ( something the births registrar had never had - twins born in different areas/ boroughs). No one had ever even hinted I would have to have two complete separate labours on the same day - exhausting, really unexpected. I thought one came out and then the other. We got home the same night.
Roll forward now and they went to the same university , different subject and different accommodation and this month they BOTH QUALIFY AS LAWYERS. They are much closer and know each other better than their other 3 siblings who are single children. The twins always have backed up the other twin against me whereas the single siblings are always more than happy to blame another sibling. Multiple births show us so much about the human condition and nature and nurture. At age 4 the school suggested separate classes which our twins also wanted so it continued from there until at age 16 they did some subjects together. They shared a room to age 18 very unusual compared with our other children. It is just an amazing miracle that these parents had quads naturally after struggling even to conceive and nice there is the older half brother not too far away too as he is also part of the family.
My sister in law, had to bring up ten kids by her self back in the 60’s. She got it done had to go to work, they lived on a farm,she stayed home all her life till then, her husband had a stroke, he passed away. Thank God he took care of them, all were great kids. All did well. ❤❤❤❤❤
Can't imagine missing 2 of those sweeties. Good job they took the risk. It was so much worth it.
My son born st 29 weeks after 9 years of trying to get pregnant. I was told to adopt but God knows everything. My son is a brilliant artist and 22 years old now.
What beautiful families ♥️
Both families are so supportive of their daughters…. Thank you for letting us have a peek at how you make it work… ❤
They are so beautiful and so identical. How magical. Someone who is not aware will say "a glitch in the matrix". I love how the mother cares to such an extent to fly all the way to the U.S. to learn from an older version of 4 identical twins. I think that was very smart of her.
She is such a lovely mother, and the little girls are just so filled with love and joy.
she is something, and he also seems chill. if you have the choice, marry wisely, but I believe everything is orchestrated from above in the end. This story shows that God is good, and rewards the humble and faithful (choosing pro life, not giving fear any chance)
Gorgeous, what a heartwarming story! I admire mum and dad for their steadfast love and devotion!
12:02 Mum is stood there finding time to talk to the cameras while she scrubs 4 sets of school shoes ready for the morning. What a mum, what a wonderful family.
What a GOD'S BLESSING !!!!! NOW THEY NEED 4 BOYS !!! ✝️✝️✝️👍👍👍❤❤❤
What a pleasant change of pace...healthy, delightful, innocent sisters & family discovering the world as a unique entity, as 'all' should be, yet from a perspective almost no one else will ever know. The family generously pulled back the curtains to their experience thus far, and, hopefully, as the years go by. What 'I' found frustrating was the overlapping of dialogue amongst the family members...the narrator ...and music tract....making words indistinguishable...not, I'm sure, the intended goal! Just because it 'can' be done, does not mean it 'should' be! It was a distraction throughout ...making me wish I could pull a cable to eliminate it! I wish the family the blessings and protections of God as they both bond...and explore their lives. : )
What a beautiful family. No matter how different they become, they will always have each other. How wonderful. The teenagers had awesome advice for Mom. God Bless all of you!!
One just can't help falling in love with them. Wishing blessings galore on all the family as life goes forward.
I want you both to know how totally impressed and delighted for all of you! I personally had eight (8) children in 9.5 years. As a great grandmother, I think this was the greatest accomplishment in my life! Congratulations and prayers for all in your delightful family! They grow up too fast. Love from Canada!🇨🇦❤️❤️🙏🙏💐💐❤️🇨🇦
👩🎤 I don’t believe that either sets of parents did anything incorrectly at any given time in the upbringing of the children. It’s a journey that they all share together and separately and what a magnificent journey to be discovered. I would like to see how the girls in the USA are doing after each year in college. Actually I would love to see a documentary about both families as time moves forward. My best wishes for them all 🥰🙏
"a baby" is quite something. We also wanted "a baby" and ended up having twins. That was rought enough, but 4? She doesn't have a choice, but to push through, but the organization! Amazing
For the dressing the same: We were always asked, why we weren't dressing the same. Truth is: At first they had a pile of clothes and we grabbed what was nearest. The colours were just to identify different sizes, so we could give clothes away or when one was bigger than the other etc. We always "asked" them what they wanted to wear and at one point they reached for this or that. And now they just turned 4 and just select for themselves what they wanna wear. They still have one pile of clothes, but I don't get why go through the hassle of dressing them the same. Everything is easier and more individual, if they could just pick
Quad father 🤣😭 I love that as a nickname!
Edit: Hearing that they could have ended up with only half the bundle of love, they have broke my heart. What a brave and strong mom!! She made an extremely hard and beautiful choice!
Absolutely fascinating. Love the way you are letting them become who they are. Yet their bond will never be broken. Thank you for sharing.
I couldn't imagine doing a multiple reduction on a relatively healthy baby and not wondering of they would have survived or not.
I love how the girls are getting to see the journey before they were born, then before they could come home. Such an uplifting story. Were the girls 2 sets of twins?
I have a friend with triplets, when they were little they wanted to dress alike, they are in high school now and each has their own personality and tastes in how they like to dress. It was so fun watching them grow up and watch all the changes. By 2 years old it was easy to tell one of the sisters than the other 2, she was smaller and she looked really close but not identical. By the time they were in 5th grade they each were very different. The 1st one was the athlete and loved soccer, the 2nd one loved reading and was more studious than her sisters and the 3rd (also non identical) was the princess. These personality traits have just become more defined.
Of course they are not two sets of twins - they wouldn't all be identical then would they! They are literally the result of one embryo split into four, the same as identical triplets are one embryo split into three.
I think the parents made great choices. Give them a strong tea, of support when they are younger, then they will have the confidence to branch out and feel their individual expression.
team , not “ tea” , a typo
perfect progression, mum had her fun dressing them alike and moved to individual choice as they entered school.
Wow. What a blessing! 4 times! The girls are beautiful!
I am amazed that they did dress them the same, color wise. I wonder if it is because they are girls🤔 We have a local set of quad boys and they dressed them in a set color. Michael was blue, Davud was green, etc.
My kids are always dressed the same. They want it and it’s easier to spot them in a crowd if you have 4
Marvelous well done to mum and dad.
I was a twin to a boy, and my mum dressed us in the same colors.
When we started school and went to the headmistresses room, she greeted us,saying “Ah the Bolton twins”,
I angrily stepped forward and said, “i’m Rosemary, not the bolton twins”.
From then on mum stopped dressing us alike, with grey skirt for me and grey pants for my twin, and tops the same color.
Loved this. Beautiful family. Well done Mum and Dad.
The girls are so beautiful! What a joy. ❤😊 Great parents. God bless this dear family.
Congratulations! Total miracles! Your girls are beautiful. They sure got their mommy's beautiful hair! I'm so glad they are all healthy. May God continue to bless your family.
What a wonderful family Mum really took on board the advice on encouraging their individuality, it was lovely to watch 💕
What wonderful parents to these beautiful girls, a solid, loving family unit ❤
This family is really heart- warming. Such loving parents and so really cute girls! It's a gift, a challenge and needs talent to manage this! They are doing all so well!
Julie, you are such a sweet and amazingly strong person. You and your husband are doing exceptional job! Girls are amazing :) God bless you ❤❤❤❤
Great parents, and they certainly show their love for their children. Those girls will be very happy and successful in their lives. Congratulations all!
9 years ago , My daughter delivered. Identical fraternal twins. Odd. Yes , they were in the same sac, one placenta, placenta to placenta blood tranfers. Blood test deemed then identical, even though one had brown hair, brown eyes. The other is blonde curly and blue eyed. The blonde is a few inches taller. The blonde was writing sentences at 5 years. At 3 the blonde ask for a violin. later the other played. They also play piano. When they were just weeks old the blond would calm her sister by laying her hand on sisters arm. In the womb during ultra sound they would be laughing at each other. We were in awe..
"If you take the "G" off Gate, what are you left with?"
" *FENCE* "
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My third child, a singleton, was premature but he was in the neo-natal units with twins and triplets all girls. They were all so tiny and perfect. My son is a healthy five year old now. I hope they are all doing well like my son, bless them. This lovely film reminded me of them.
These girls are SO beautiful! Such happy little girls! Their giggles are so sweet! I'm so happy they chose to give all of their girls a chance at life. I can't imagine how difficult that decision would have been. Your family is so extraordinary!!!
Me and my sister was not the same age , have little age distance and my mom gave us same colour dresses when we were younger but I hated it always.
She stood firm and wanted all her babies! A perfect mother!
Wish there was a update on them
Moi aussi
This Mom is so organized which I'm sure makes life a bit easier. The girls are adorable!
Oh my goodness!
This had me in tears on and off!
Can't imagine how challenging this could be!
Great parenting!
Love them all!
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And your teen boy as well
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One thing I think the nature/nurture psychological perspective on multiples often forgets is that they're not just subjected to the same external environmental effects, they're also affecting each other through everyday interactions. I suspect for a lot of multiples, constantly having your siblings as a comparison factor can exaggerate differences. For example, if one kid is slightly more shy than their twin, and they're constantly together, the bolder twin will generally be the first to interact with anything that's new and kinda scary, and therefore they get more practice overcoming fear than their shyer twin. Meanwhile, a singleton who's slightly shy would take longer but eventually interact with the new thing, without watching a sibling take the plunge first. Or if one twin is slightly more assertive, the fact that they're often running into conflict with the same other child is likely to lead to a habitual pattern of the more assertive twin calling the shots and the less assertive twin following their lead, whereas singleton kids are likely to run into more varied contexts for peer conflicts and win some and lose some. Once they get old enough to form self-concepts, compare themselves to others and be sensitive to how people describe them, this becomes even more pronounced as they start seeing themselves as "the (label) one".
Such wonderful parents! Dad is amazing! Mum is so lovely! So good to have loving Nan and Grandad close by. Great job, Julie and Jose. And Jose is a cat rescuer 💓. Bless them all.💖
This was wonderful to watch, loved it, learnt new things and made me happy seeing them in their own choice of clothes at the end, but they do look adorable matching also, great job mum and dad!
First set of identical quads, I am Midwife and I was stunned, I even had to show my husband and tell him how rare it was, how incredible! I can only imagine the less than sensible questions you are being asked!
Interesting how their mum couldn’t figure out why they all had different personalities, even though they are identical. She didn’t see them as individuals, which is odd but also explains why she insisted on dressing them exactly the same, giving them the exact amount of food etc.
It’s not that she “couldn’t’ figure it out. She’s knows very well they have different personalities but she was stating it in a simple and basic manner: if alll from the same egg then why different personalities? It’s her way of stating how mine blowing it is trying to comprehend the biological, scientific and mental facts to how identical would work.
@@lisasaxon7828if you’re asking “all from the same egg why different personalities” you are simply an idiot
She was avoiding favortism. Sadly, it is common with multiples. I have "dime a dozen twins" but remember counting food as I put it on their plates because I had read about favortism and wanted to make sure each child was treated equally. Both parents did a great job seeking knowledge and adapting.
For the love of God woman SHE (their mum) described each individual daughter's separate unique personalities at the very beginning of the program ( ie.e one was a little minx. one likes being the center of attention etc. ) Maybe you need to go back and watch it again ??? 🙄
Just curious Was that PRECISELY what she was trying to "AVOID " I didn't pick up on that concern as much as making sure she paid attention to each daughter's individual personalities etc. ????? @@courtneywhitlow6974
I'm in awe, this is just a darling family. I Really enjoyed watching this doc. Great job mom and dad!
Mommas Gene's are strongggggggg they are all a spitting image of their mum beautiful girls
They got daddy’s blue eyes.
I love their mum! And their dads great with them too. What a sweet thing to let them be individuals on their 5th Birthday! Such a lovely family all together! 😊
My husband claimed twins ran in his family. I have never seen any twin related to him nor have I ever met any of his blood relatives. I had my first girl 2mo after I turned 20yo by my first fiancée, then 19yrs later I gave birth to another beautiful girl at 39yo. I could never even imagine having 2 of my youngest. She is polar opposite of my first. My first was very calm, and loving. My 2nd is incredibly smart, but has ADHD, OSD, ODD, and Anxiety.
God Bless this Beautiful Family 🙏🥰
It doesn't matter if twins run in the dad's family, only the mom's, and only if they're fraternal (from different eggs). The hereditary trait that can cause twins to run in families is superfecundation, which is a technical term for ovulating multiple eggs in the same cycle. Some women are more prone to doing this than others, and genetics is one of the contributors to this variation. Fraternal twins require superfecundation to occur, because they come from two eggs that got fertilized by different sperm. Meanwhile, identical twins (or quads, as in this video) result from one egg that split after fertilization, which is completely random and doesn't run in families.
If they're old enough to ask why they're dressed the same, they're old enough to have some say in their own outfits (obviously with parental advice about it being appropriate for the temperature, but they can have a preference for what colour tshirt to wear). I can understand buying 4x of each thing for the sake of ease when clothes shopping, but let them have autonomy within safe boundaries once they're old enough to express preferences
What a delight to watch and listen. I smiled throughout the whole video.
What a lovely story! I hope all eight girls keep in touch. And a big congratulations for the parents who did their best in raising them. 🎉
I was at school with Julie their mum she so lovely , what a blessing 🙏
Wow! What a blessing! I know it’s a tremendous responsibility and what a challenge. God bless you both for giving them life.
Such a beautiful family and a wonderful story..much love and hugs
Beautiful, healthy little girls. Fantastic parents. So glad that you were able to connect with another family who had already gone through such an experience. Your children can only benefit from the insight. Thank you for sharing❤❤❤❤