I was known for being an identical twin, and that shaped my identity. We lived in a small town in Iowa, and no one could tell us apart. My husband's best friend is a triplet, so he understood that ...

She'd asked her cousin to quit with the gifts, but it turned into a fight. Getty Images. Getty Images Dear Annie: I have a cousin with whom I’ve had a cherished lifelong friendship. We meet ...

Dear Annie: I have a cousin whom I’ve had a cherished lifelong friendship with. We meet several times a year halfway between our homes and sometimes at each other’s homes with our families. We ...

Since they were born, I've treated my sons as individuals and not "the twins." Even their closest friends sometimes couldn't tell them apart.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether guests need to follow the "don't show up empty-handed" rule when they've already given a gift.

Being an identical twin shaped my identity in childhood. From the very beginning, it was what I was known for. I can't recall one picture of me without Rebekah. The story I heard most often was of our ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – I grew up with two dozen first cousins. My mom had more than 100. My kids have six. And plenty of kids have zero. Obviously we know why. The U.S. birth rate, like birth rates ...

Canastota, N.Y. ― Vinny Paz likes to joke about how he finally made it into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. “I had to threaten him,” Paz says, referring to Ed Brophy, longtime ...

Last weekend, I was over at my sister-in-law’s place with my 5-year-old son, “Liam,” when a small tragedy occurred. Liam and his cousin “Mia” (also 5) were playing with some helium ...

The twins occasionally used their identical appearance for harmless mischief. When Charlie and Thomas were born, I jokingly called them "Copy" and "Paste" in the hospital — my first official dad joke.