Taylors Hill mum Melissa Neal is in for twice the amount of excitement and first-day jitters when her five-year old twins start prep on January 30.
Non-identical twins Tiana and Jaxon will kick off their educational journey at Taylors Hill Primary School together – a special moment most siblings don’t get to experience simultaneously.
When the day comes around and the pair put their uniforms on, Ms Neal said it’ll be quite emotional.
“I’m excited and I’m sad at the same time – it’s a bit bittersweet,” she said.
“My daughter is looking forward to it but my son is a little nervous.”
Ms Neal said despite sharing a womb, the twins don’t have much else in common.
“They’re complete opposites,” she said.
“Both of them are so different in their ways, Tiana likes princesses and Jaxon likes riding bikes.
“It’s like they’ve got a Yin and Yang thing going, and they even each other out.”
As school gets underway, Ms Neal said it’s likely the two of them will work independently.
“I think they’ll make their own sets of friends,” she said.
“Even when that happens, my daughter will always keep an eye over Jaxon.”
With twins, Ms Neal and her partner get “double of everything” – challenges and accomplishments alike.
“I’m a bit nervous about getting them organised for school every morning because you’re not thinking about just one kid, there’s two,” Ms Neal said.
“But when they graduate it’ll be amazing to watch that happen at the same time too.”
