Woman's Decision To Dress Her Twin Boys In Two Different Colors To Differentiate Them Aggravates Her Husband's Cousin

"The older baby would be blue and the younger one would be green."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• July 6, 2022

One of the most common concerns parents of identical twins have is the difficulty of differentiating between them. Several social media threads are flooded with people asking how to avoid this happening to their families.

One method is to assign a different color to each twin. So, for instance, you could perhaps dress Twin A one way and Twin B another to distinguish them quickly while they're still small.

Some parents choose non-toxic nail polish to distinguish their twins. Doesn't that sound simple and logical?

Some individuals, however, disagree and think that parents' selecting their children's clothes is paramount to restricting their uniqueness. They believe that, within reason, decisions like what to wear to school should be left up to the child, and that allowing children to make some decisions for themselves early on will enable them to become self-confident and independent adults who are less willing to bend to the desires of others.

One Redditor, a mother of identical twins, went to the AITA subreddit to see if she was wrong to dress one of her twins blue and the other green in order to differentiate them. It was a serious concern for her.

Her husband's cousin had accused her of forcing them to dress the way she wanted. In fact, she [the husband's cousin] became enraged and felt it was unjust for her to do that.

This prompted the woman to seek a candid opinion from the AITA community.

Mom Decided To Dress Her Twin Boys In Two Different Colors To Tell Them Apart

Continue reading to find out how the entire story unfolded, as well as how members of the AITA online community reacted to this rather strange accusation leveled against the mother of these adorable twins.

Was scared of mixing them up

One baby blue and the other green

What we bought at first

Both sides of the family

We let them pick their shirts

They know their dresser

They have different decorations

Many people said they were adorable

Some parents of twins tend to color-code their clothing

My husband's cousin cornered me

What I told her...

Could I be wrong?

The large majority of Redditors, as you might expect, came out in complete support of the mother who posted on Reddit. They emphasized that color-coding each child was nothing new for twin parents.

Furthermore, they stated that it is crucial for parents to distinguish between their twin babies at that tender age. Some argue that talking about true, fully-fledged individual identity and making sensible choices for oneself when you're a year and a half old isn't practicable.

Redditors had more to say about this issue, and we've compiled snippets of their comments and reactions for you to read. They had quite a lot to pour out.

They are only a year and half

You should have thanked your cousin

Why we are doing this partially...

As long as you take your kids' cues

Not at this age...

You are a good parent

If it makes things easier for you, then why not?

How many memories...

My cousin painted their toenail

Your husband's cousin needs to mind her own business

It's a pretty smart idea

Your kids, your call

Bringing up children requires a slim balance between parental tutelage and influence and respect for children's freedom and privacy as they grow and mature. Being totally hands-off or overly domineering are typically terrible ideas, though either method may work in some families.

Surely, a combination of guidance, discipline, trust, and conversation is usually the most effective. Please share your thoughts in the section below.

Maryjane