by Kelly Wilbanks posted in Parenting

This sweet story about two unrelated girls who are so close they truly believe they're twins was sent to me because my daughter has her own faux "twin." Both she and her friend claim this twin-ship, which graduated from sisterhood because that just wasn't close enough.
When you ask my daughter about her family, she talks about her mommy, daddy, and little sisters (Evie and Annie), and then goes into great detail about her twin who lives with another family.

I asked Vivianne what makes her and Carol twins and here is what she had to say: "We like Alicorns. We're sisters, and twins, and we love everything, and we love everything the same. And we love each other to the core." It's safe to say that Carol is deeply loved by Vivianne. They are "twins of the soul" -- where it counts.
They met at another little girl's birthday party when both were 3. The party was wrapping up and I noticed that Vivi and an equally rambunctious little girl were bouncing on some benches in the waiting area of the pizzeria. I stood near them not wanting to end their fun, but not wanting either girl to get hurt or bother other guests. Eventually that play ended and they were onto the next thing.

In the words of Carol's mother, "This very pregnant lady waddled over to me and said, 'I think our girls would be good friends.'" I was right. These girls love like sisters, they fight like sisters, they dream big adventures f...