- A couple has identical twins which makes it difficult for them to identify who is who
- The difference is that one of the twins has medical issues which requires him to take medication every four hours
- Problems arise when medication gets given to wrong baby, thus desperate dad turns to online users for advice
A desperate dad turned to Reddit to seek advice from online users.
Narrating his problem, he said they have identical twin boys aged 12 months old named Aaron and Adam.
Apparently, the boys look so much alike that even their parents cannot tell them apart.
However, what makes the two boys differ from each other is that, Aaron, one of the twins, happen to have medical issues which requires that he be given medication every four hours, or else there will be consequences.
Meanwhile, to be able to know who is who, the parents would put an identifying mark on Adam everyday using a permanent marker since Aaron’s skin is sensitive.
But then, one day, the twins were at their grandmother’s house and because they were given baths, the identifying mark was rubbed off, thereby giving the medicine to the wrong child.
The accident resulted to Adam being very sick and Aaron being in the hospital for a week; the father recounted.
In his account, the father said, “We have tried other things but nothing else worked as well as the texta for numerous reasons – nail polish, bracelet, anklets, specific color clothes for each boy, shaving ones head and having the others long..”
Desperately seeking for an opinion on what will be the best for his twins, he said, “We are after a more permanent solution. I read online about someone tattooing a single dot on one of their twins and also about piercing ears. I really hate to say it but we are here. I need to do something permanent. I could have lost both my sons last weekend and I’m desperate. I am only after permanent solutions. Believe me when I say we have tried everything else before and it didn’t work. Please help me. I don’t want to lose my boy.”
Online Response
A lot of concerned online users gave their advice to the father who sought help on Reddit.
One parent who has an identical twin herself said, “Hello! I have identical twins. In desperate, frantic times, when I felt like a horrible mother when I couldn’t immediately determine which twin was which, (my girls have tells if you search for them), I just painted their toe nails, each with their own colors.”
H_K said, “I agree. When I saw the title of this post, I thought “who the hell would tattoo their kid??”, but after reading how serious mixing them up can be, I absolutely think it’s justified. The short term pain of a small dot tattoo is much better than losing one of them. I wouldn’t hesitate to do the same thing in your situation.”
Online user missingmarkerlids relayed how his parents identified them, “this is how my parents differentiated between me and my identical twin when we were babies. Toenail polish works better than fingernail polish for toddlers, dark colors last longer.”
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