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I haven't done this before but text is probably less intrusive and easier to ignore.

I'll go ahead and preface this by saying that even though this is public I hardly expect anyone to respond, I just needed to say it.

Back home, I have a twin sister. We've always done everything together, ever since we were kids, and we're 32.

33, on the 22nd. I've never had a birthday or Christmas without her. Even the years we were stationed apart, we made sure to call each other and

She was always the one who went around reminding people we knew that our birthday was coming up, but she also made sure that anyone who got her something had something for me too (though that also could have been so that she wouldn't have to share).

I miss her. Sorry I don't have any deep questions to ask or wisdom to seek, I just. Miss her. I'm happier here than I ever thought I could be, but there's a big part of me still missing. I know it supposedly gets easier, but I'm also scared that it will.

Anyway, thanks for reading this far. Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays (just because Chanukah is over doesn't mean everyone else celebrates Christmas after all).

[A few minutes later; locked from York and Carolina]

Thought of a question I've been meaning to ask. I'm having a hard time picking out gifts for my partners. One of them is one of those people who's hard to buy for, and the other one I think would just be happy with anything, but that also makes him even harder to buy for because I want to do better than what he's expecting.

We've already done the round robin of egg-giving, so I'd prefer to get them something more than just more pokemon, but I'm not sure what else to get them. Any ideas?

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[scratchitti]

I have no siblings, let alone a twin. But I found that, when I'm really missing someone from back home that it helps to write them.

Even though the messages don't have anywhere to go, it... it's good to get your thoughts down and out, I think.

[secondplacing]

[you think she is gonna just text him about this?? No. Carolina doesnt work until late ok ok

There are so many things she wants to surprise him with-- the house, more of York being an idiot. But she can't. That has to eait until Christmas-- and though it doesn't soothe the hurt immediately, she knows it will do him wonders later.

For now she has to grab him at home. She doesn't confront him immediately, though; instead, she puts an arm around North once she finds him.]

Hey, tiger.

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i sorta miss my sister too
i turned seventeen a couple weeks ago and if she shows up now shes gonna have to put up with being sixteen until next december and like
i dunno part of me wants to be smug about that but mostly its just kind of weird
anyway i guess its probably kind of different for us since we didnt know we were related for hella years
i dont really know where i was going with this sorry dude
maybe i can help brainstorm your christmas shopping solo twin to twin

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[sneezelikeakitten]

[Oh no, this hits really hard. You're going to make Dipper cry. ]

This is my first Christmas without my twin sister.
I really wish I could call her.

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[freshprints]

If they're the sort of person for whom action is more meaningful than an object, you could consider giving them the "gift" of a promise to do an activity with them, rather than anything tangible.