Life of a Twin

Jesus and Fidel Mascote are one of the few twins we have here at Olathe Northwest. Being born only seconds apart, their lives basically revolve around each other. The Mascote twins are both currently on the Raven Track team, running in the 4x800 relay and the 800 meter run. There are plenty of positive aspects about being a twin including getting a lot of attention, relating to each other feelings, etc.  Though sometimes being a twin might be seen as being cool, Jesus and Fidel say there can be some annoying aspects to it;

Jesus in first during a 800 meter run

"We always get asked if we're twins and we always respond with yes obviously we are," Fidel said. 

Being a twin means a lot of sharing for necessities for example, they will have to share their first car with each other, same bedroom and bathroom, etc. One of the biggest issues they said that involves being a twin is jealousy and competition;

"The main issue for being a twin is that there is constant competition on almost everything we do, it wears us out, we always want to be the better one at what we do," Jesus said. 

The competition is what drives them to try the hardest and be the best at whatever they are trying to accomplish.

Jesus in the 4x800 relay

 "Yeah, I would say that our jealously and competition is what brings us closer and makes us a better athlete and student," Jesus said.

Not only do they try their hardest to impress their teacher or coach at school, there is also competition trying to be the 'better' twin at home in front of their parents;

Fidel in the 4x800 relay

"Yes, the competition at home is the hardest because you always want to be the favorite, I try to do chores own my own to make my case for the better twin," Fidel said.

"I would say the best thing about being a twin are the bragging rights, we always brag on each other if we get the better score on a test, the better times in our race, or even the little things like being the first one in the shower on school mornings," Fidel said.

After all, what would a twin be like without some bragging rights?