Twins born in different years.
By lonewolfnan
@lonewolfnan (4366)
Canada
January 3, 2007 12:03am CST
Here is a warped one:::
On New Years Eve, a mother gave birth to the first of twins at 11:59 pm and the second one at 12:01 am.Therefore,technically,the children are born in different years.I am having trouble wrapping my mind around twins born a year apart...
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@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 Jan 07
The cut-off date her use to be Dec 31 at midnight.Therefore,going by that rule,the twins would be starting school in different years.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 Jan 07
Thank you for the info.I am in BC,Canada and it would be different here.I would hope either way both would be allowed to school in the same year.
Of course,logic does not always play a part in rules/regulations.....
@shywolf (4514)
• United States
7 Feb 07
That is realy amazing, lonewolfnan. I wonder what the odds are of something like that occuring? I'm sure that it must not be the first time in the history of the world that twins have been born techincally a year apart. But I bet that it is a very rare occurrance. What a neat story. I think that I vaguely heard it being discussed on the news on the TV while I was typing awhile back, but I didn't listen enough to really get the gist of the story. I'm glad that your post brought it back to my attention! ^_^
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
7 Feb 07
Not a problem.Thank you for the response and hope we can share some more oddities in the future.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 Jan 07
I understand what you are saying and I thank you for taking the time to share with us.
I look at it as a quirk and not to be taken too seriously.Remember the song "I am my own grandpa"?
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
5 Feb 07
It is weird though.Being born a few minutes apart but officially in two different years.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 Jan 07
While they are both the same age,they were born in different yearsand therefore would be eligible for different programs at different times.While in most cases it would only be one day,in certain circumstances it COULD be one year.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 Jan 07
I would hope common sense would be used in this unusual circumstance.I know schools here USE to depend only on date of birth,but that was 40 years ago and I hope we look at calenderic and skeletal age/maturity.
@srinathakarapu (3093)
• India
3 Feb 07
thats kool to here...
such incidents might have happend..
but what matters anyway?
but its a matter when u have to solve some tech problem
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
3 Jan 07
Yes it did happen!Can you imagine if it had been the year 2000 and this had happened??Born in different centuries??I still have trouble accepting this possibility.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
9 Jan 07
It was on CNN as coming from the state of Washington.In my opinion,it would have to have been controlled birth.
