Twins: a blessing or a curse? The probability of getting pregnant with twins is practically nil. The female must carry the twin gene in order to conceive twins, even if the male has a long line of twins. Twins can be considered positive things, if you are hoping to have only two children you will have both at the same time. They can also be a curse, especially financially. It's even worse if you're a teen mom trying to finish high school. The simple truth is that any way you look at it, your life will never be the same after you have twins. There are so many details to having twins and so many questions. Buy two of everything, dress them the same or not, choose similar names, make them do everything together or let them be individuals. All of these questions are entirely up to you and how you want to do things, but ultimately it's the twins who are affected. Being a teen mom is hard enough, but being a teen mom of two is nearly impossible. Nearly one million teenage girls become pregnant every year, with nearly four in ten becoming pregnant before they reach their twenties. “The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy compared to the rest of the world. U.S. rates are double those of Canada, at least four times higher than those of France and Germany, and nearly eight times higher than those of Japan. Most of these girls really need it, they don't even need to finish high school or even go to college. The government spends almost $40 million on people who are/were teen moms. They struggle to care for their children and rely on government assistance. 2Twins sellers are unique in their own way, some say they even have telepathic connections with each other. twin people......center of paper......HuffingtonPost.com, November 10, 2012. Web. May 21, 2014."What is the birth rate of twins and twins in the United States?" About.com Gemini and multiples. Network. May 21, 2014. The Same But Different: How Twins Can Live, Love, and Learn to Be Individuals Joan A. Friedman (2014) The Book of Twins: A Celebration in Pictures and Debbie Ganz, Lisa Ganz, Alex Tresniowski (1998) Not All Twins Are Alike: Psychological Profiles of Twinning Barbara Klein (2003) Twin Connections: Stories That Celebrate the Mysterious Bond Between Twins Debbie LaChusa (2007) Intertwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavior Nancy Segal, PhD ( 2000) Indivisible by Two: Lives of Extraordinary Twins Nancy L. Segal (2007) Someone Else's Twin: The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth Nancy L. Segal (2011) Born Together – Raised Apart: The Landmark Study about Minnesota twins Nancy L. Segal (2012)