Yes, we were born less than a year apart. It was always interesting when we were little kids and someone would ask our age. When we both said the same number people would automatically ask us if we were twins. We hardly knew what twins were but we knew we weren't twins.
The situation of our births being less than a year apart brings up one of those questions I wish I'd asked my Mom before she died. I wish I'd asked her if my brother's birth was a little early or maybe even a lot early. But I didn't ask so I'll never know. I believe that there are many people with births less than a year apart because the younger one was premature.
I've had fun with this situation all my life so I thought I would share it with you.
I was surprised that such a simple post attracted do much interest. Several readers got it bang on. Check these blogs too. I given links to these blogs. Several more were in the ballpark and some were mystified by the situation.
I had fun with this post and was surprised how much I learned. For example, the term Irish twins refers to siblings who are born less than a year apart.
We were in gr. 2 and 3 in this school picture. So second row from the back...we are second and third from the right, I'm the dude with the bib overalls behind the teacher to the right. My brother is standing beside me on my left.
At this age I was much bigger than my brother. It didn't stay that way. In my prime I hist 5' 10" In my brother's prime he was 6' 1" or 2".
My bother was a farmer all his life so was outdoors and doing heavy work. I was a teacher and was inside so we have some differences in physique.
