Conjoined Twins and Marriage

What network is that on?

 

It might be TLC. I see it when I'm watching t.v. with my grandkids.

 

Britty and Abby Hensel have a TV show?

 

"Now the 22-year-old conjoined twins are joining together to star in a new reality show, "Abby And Brittany," which debuts Aug. 28 on TLC."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/conjoined-twins-abby-and-brittany-hensel_n_1760552.html

 

All a little too confusing for me... :willy_nilly:

 

You're saying that it's not forward thinking..... because you're not caught up with it yet?

Seriously. Yes, they where forward thinking, and the fact that you seem stumped by sexual problems that they obviously solved is something you should work on.

No offence.

 

I used forward thinking in this instance to mean that they were ahead of their time regarding social and religious standards, and in solving logistical issues to achieve the end they desired.

 

I'd like to know who came up with the expression that 2 heads are better than one



Hotwater

 

^^^ I figured someone had to say this sooner or later...

 

Hotwater

 

People should be careful about getting offended on behalf of someone else, and calling their lives "misfortune". I don't think anyone here is laughing at them for being conjoined.

They seem to be quite popular, lots of friends and they are doing just fine. Now they are getting their own TV show. They have better lives than a lot of people.

Or perhaps their parents should have hidden them away and homeschooled them because it's wrong to be curious about differences.

 

Their Wikipedia article is interesting too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_and_Brittany_Hensel

I thought it was interesting that they have two stomachs, but both empty into the same small intestine. Also, nature make another mistake when it cross-wired their stomachs, so that each girl feels her sister's stomach pains, but not her own.

The more you know about this case, the stranger it gets.

I'll take a shot at this. I think it's when people decide not to worry about how something is traditionally looked at (in this situation, privacy and modesty) and decide with an open mind what makes sense for them. This is just another way of saying what Aerianne said.

 

LOL you really think no one here is laughing at them being conjoined?? There is a difference between being curious about something and making jokes at the expense of someone's physical appearance. Just think about wether or not you would make those kind of jokes to their face - that should prove my point.
Like most people, they have made the best with what they have, which I don't doubt has made them stronger, better people. And while it's for not for you or I to decide what they would change if they had the choice, I don't doubt there have been times the girls have wondered how different their lives would have been had they not been born conjoined.
I dunno - I just think the jokes on this thread are kind of lame. Not the usual wit I see on here. Laughing at someones physical appearance is not nice, ever.

 

Agreed. There is a major difference between being curious over aspects of someone's physical appearance that are "out of the ordinary", and finding amusement in those aspects. However, I think most people are superficial to some degree, so seeing those types of comments never surprises me. Even lots of people who have nothing out of the ordinary about their appearance are made fun of because of it. Laughing at someone's physical appearance is always a nasty thing to do.

 

I finally found the show last night on my cable system, on the Discovery Health channel. They had on three episodes in a row.

What's up with all the speaking in unison? I've never heard anybody do that before! It's not just simple sentences either. It really does make them seem more like one person with two heads! :willy_nilly: I wasn't prepared for that. I know that identical twins tend to be very much in sync, but they take it to a whole new level! They often speak words in unison that most people don't use in ordinary conversation. How do they do that?

I could see them getting married to a pair of identical twin brothers. That would work.

The girls do seem to be remarkably happy and well-adjusted. They seem like nice people too. It's great that they handle all the bizarre daily challenges so well, because it looks to me like Brittany would be quite uncomfortable at times, being so much shorter than Abby. Physically, Brittany got the worst end of this deal. I worry about how things will work out as they get older.

Clearly, they don't mind getting plenty of extra attention from curious strangers. After all these years, they have to be used to it. And I have no doubt that they find the positive attention to outweigh any negative attention that might come their way. No surprise to me. What was my first hint? The fact that they signed up to do a TV series. To me, they don't come across at all like people who get their feelings hurt easily. They have more important problems to think about.

I think they are good role models for people who face all kinds of physical challenges. I have yet to see one bit of whinny bitch in them.

I loved seeing how the children in a classroom were so quick to accept them completely. (They were doing some student teaching, as college seniors.) High school or middle school might be a different story, but the girls were totally accepted by elementary kids, who mostly judge a person by their actions. I can see them being effective teachers.

I may become addicted to this show. This is the most fascinating people story I've run across in a long time. It makes you re-think everything you thought you knew about some aspects of being human, because so many of the standard rules and assumptions and ways of thinking about life don't apply to their situation.

This is TV at its best -- making you think outside of your comfort zone, and exposing you to people and things and situations that you will never encounter in your own life.