Twin Lives | Our America with Lisa Ling | Full Episode | OWN

[@femalephobia]

Lisa Ling is the best💕

[@teenastetic3681]

I am so much smarter for having watched anything by Ms. Ling. Finally a journalist I trust

[@ritalagrenade621]

Same here. She's one beautiful intelligent lady.

[@eileenwatt8283]

It's beautiful to see Lisa found her path in journalism.

[@MsKylea]

Finally??? Im 44 years old. Ive trusted this woman since I was 12. We need more journalist like her and her sister.

[@baileyb123bb]

Jim and Ed are breaking my heart. Im not a twin, but i lost my brother 2 years ago and i could not even imagine

[@zxy78267]

I lost my sister several years ago, but it still hurts every day. I think about her all the time. She was older than me, but she died when she was just 53 due to a mistake in surgery. I don't think I will ever stop missing her.

[@Noname-cn4ly]

@@zxy78267I lost my sister as well, she was 8 yrs older than me….i miss her every day! 😞😢

[@stephanie-fh5qv]

I understand what you mean, i lost my big sister 23 years ago to cancer. She was 37 and I was 15. We were super close, and I miss her everyday and night. 3 years after she passed, my big brother died. I was never the same, not my mum. My life is just trying to survive and taking care of her. I wish i would have died with them. My life would have been wonderful if my siblings were still alive. Im so sorry for your loss.

[@stephanie-fh5qv]

I miss both of them, everyday and night. Life stopped back then.

[@dakotac180]

This is so wholesome. Being twins seems like you have an extra everything in life, they are lucky to have a soul connection. I looooove Lisa Ling she does important journalism and research every time. Jason and Scott definitely look like the belong in Big Bang Theory, the girls are gorgeous. Ugh I couldn't imagine someone taking one of my babies..

[@Randompotatoes-qs7bm]

1 of every 250 births! Wow I had no idea identical twins were so common. I’ve probably met more twins than I realized.

[@stephanieann622]

When I was growing up in a small town we had a set of boy identical twins and girl identical twins in each grade 9, 10, 11, and 12th grade. It was pretty cool. Of course it made our little local newspaper!

[@NenaNenaNenaNenaNena]

That’s not common to me

[@Plnjane6]

My boys are identical and do everything identical down to the college graduation. Both are nurses and maintain the same grades and work ethic.

[@carichaos1651]

My dad and his twin both had the same job and both had a big boat and both had 3boys and 1girl in the same order. They both had their desk in the family tv room, big black rolling chair. My Dad was always like 20 pounds lighter but they really did look the same. 😂

[@imaeema3784]

TWINNING 🥰

[@PlushiestofPlushies]

I’m a fraternal twin to a boy I can’t describe the bond it’s like having a soulmate friends they forget about us fraternal ones lol

[@justongranger7816]

I have fraternal boy and girl

[@lizabethcaceres]

Fraternal and identical very different

[@ewidontlikeyou]

Yeah, because fraternal twins only share a womb and birthday and that is practically it. LOL. We're just siblings that are the same age.🥴

[@carichaos1651]

there's a HUGE difference between fraternal twins and identical twins. You shared a womb, thats it! You are not identical beings from the same cell. 💯 HUGE difference.

[@CrustyUgg]

We do seem to forget because it's not as interesting, seeing a mirroring image of two people is so interesting! I'm glad you enjoy being a twin though nevertheless. I'm an only child and it has its benefits but I've always wanted to be a twin! ❤

[@AllThingsSoul]

Lisa Ling does such compelling stories. Outstanding journalism.

[@bettyunchuan7717]

Lisa Ling always has interesting documentaries….

[@maremiy9007]

I think it would be awesome to have a twin!!!💞🙌🏻

[@stukale9979]

No way. Thank gawd I'm not a twin.

[@lizabethcaceres]

It's awesome having an identical twin. She's my bestie...

[@originaleverythingelseisca5977]

Me to

[@Mialuvsveggies]

I'm not a twin, I'm not even close with my siblings, but I loved this story.

[@lovelyletter7460]

I’m an only child but I also loved this story!

[@CaseyWiggin]

I have non-identical twin brothers and twin sons (my mom passed me on the fraternal gene) and no words can describe how special it is to witness the twin bond - it is something only twins will understand.

[@Iamhome365]

Non identical is just the woman producing 2 eggs, don't think it's a gene

[@princessdollyllama]

​@@Iamhome365It's a tendency to have more than 1 egg develop at a time

[@raquiacurry8031]

You should do a documentary on twins that one have passed away

[@kamigordon489]

Was just thinking how hard it must be to lose a twin

[@quincymama12]

My dad is an identical twin. He lost his twin 10 years ago and hasn’t been the and since. It was hard seeing my uncle in his casket. It was like looking at my dad. In a sense, he died too and is a living shell. For identical twins, it’s like losing the same person twice.

[@anntunaley9974]

I’ve always wanted identical twins or identical twin grandkids but never got either. I think there’s something so special about them.

[@zxy78267]

I'm adopted, and I always had a fantasy that I had a twin somewhere. I found my biological mother. I have two half younger brothers. Neither is anything like me.

[@karlahaverlah6072]

I'm 10 minutes younger than my identical twin. I was the leader.She made bad choices. We were bunched together as one. It was hard for me to chase after her through all the bad times. I had to detach to cope.

[@msbeecee1]

Wow that's really intense... 😢

[@naomim5746]

🫂Hug

[@DonnaMayStanish]

🫂❤️

[@workoutmom2b1g]

And that’s ok. 🩷

[@MDaly1919]

I am a Twin, I relate for sure

[@fire12731]

That’s so sad about Linda and Doreen. Thank goodness they were reunited but still so many lies and so many years lost

[@ghhm2705]

I was curious if the kidnapper was ever prosecuted? Those that helped her?

[@Plnjane6]

My twins were never separated. They both did soccer together study together went into nursing school together and our hard-core gym enthusiast together.

[@lieuphuongmai9592]

Chị lisa ling dể thương quá chị cùng thầy co công tác xả hội,2 cặp sinh đôi đẹp quá

[@lauriemorris5745]

I just looked up the twins Ed and Jim. Jim passed Christmas, one month after this original air date.

[@amillia222]

Sad….

[@ghhm2705]

💔

[@anntunaley9974]

I was wondering if he was still alive. That’s sad. Thanks for the update.

[@Ivymeg]

Thank you for the update.

[@zxy78267]

That's so sad. I lost my older sister. It still hurts years later. I can only imagine what it would be like to lose a twin. I went to school with identical twins. One passed away a couple of years ago. I'm sure it's really hard for his brother.

[@variousJnames]

Some of those twins are codependent. You cannot stop living for your twin.

[@pegihaider813]

I so agree. With some it's just not healthy.

[@coricori7661]

@@pegihaider813 Exactly. Those two girls, that talk in unison, are annoying as hell. Sounds, like their parents encouraged their co-dependence.

[@vardinharne]

I find it fascinating how the twin sisters can find a partner so easily from the twin brothers, that they didn't both prefer the same brother or one sister is not as into the twin brother but doing it more for her sis. Surely it can't be just birth order that decides???

[@shirleyscott8879]

I agree. I’m a fraternal twin but we were always dressed alike as children,and did everything together. We couldn’t wait to dress differently. My sister coloured her hair blonde. We have actually led very different lives. She married at 19 and had her daughter at 21. She’s still married. I emigrated to Canada at 26 and married at 35. I have 2 daughters and divorced after 17 years. I live happily on my own. I don’t think my sister would know how to be on her own.

[@kenyadaposey3907]

Was looking for this comment!​@@coricori7661

[@shirleyscott8879]

I lost an older brother to leukaemia. I was a bone marrow donor for him. Unfortunately, he contracted a virus 5 months after the transplant and passed away. It was devastating and it took me a long time to recover.

[@countryfrau8328]

Oh! My girls were a minute apart and the first out always proudly said she was the oldest.

[@fashionistaat80]

I have an identical twin sister and we attended Twinsburg 2 times. It was quite an experience seeing all these duplicate people.

[@leighcarlisle7628]

I can't wait to watch your videos! I've become hooked over the last few months. I hope Springtime gets there for you soon. 😊

[@goldyg6511]

Lisa Ling is truly second none as journalist go, perfect personality and very easy on the eyes to boot :) !!!

[@earltaylor6071]

Jim: The twin with cancer has a strong will to survive; GOOD FOR JIM! KEEP FIGHTING JIM!👍🏾🕍🕌⛪️

[@malindateal14]

I absolutely loved watching this. How special

[@lisaherzog3462]

Absolutely fascinating

[@christianandersen6101]

i have twins, girls age 12, they are soul friends.. they are so diffrent, but toghter they are united as one and are complete and become one.

[@raimeyewens7518]

Did they have a “special” language when they were younger? I had a friend that had twin boys and when they were little and learning how to talk they also had this weird language they used when talking to each other. They knew exactly what the other one was saying but no one else did. There were a handful of words that the parents figured out what they meant. I remember nat-nat was what they called each other. It was like listening to little aliens 😂

[@christianandersen6101]

@@raimeyewens7518 yes they did actually 😂 it was strange to watch them have conversations, I remember 😂 good memories

[@christinestarr8192]

Thank you for sharing these insightful stories! I enjoy learning new things!

[@Thoroughly.G.]

Twinsburg born and raised haha ! Didn't realize how crazy it kind of is actually.

[@kellicoffman8440]

So glad your sister got away in the end

[@sharaswitala6296]

I love Lisa’s shows

[@JoelWright-e7m]

I had a friend that was an identical twin, the only thing he and his twin had in common was the fact that they hated each other.

[@Wifeofasoldiermomto5andgrandma]

I was blessed by a set of twin girls and they were my rainbow babies i cant wait to see and hold my girls and my son along with grandkids, who i've been blessed with so many of them lots of twins and set of quads and three sets of triples

[@nikkib6604]

My identical twin sons are 27 and are very close but definitely live individual and separate lives.

[@melanin_monroe1897]

Jason and Scott look like a younger Jim parsons from the Big Bang theory!

[@coricori7661]

They look old as hell, for just twenty-seven years old.

[@ohmeowzer1]

I, thought the same

[@kaydublin5164]

My cousins are twins, born in the mid ‘50’s , they dressed alike for years and both worked at a bank, they just retired a few years ago.

[@meekamae1]

Jason and Scott could definitely be Sheldon Cooper sons from the big Bang theory 😀 wow!! I wish I was a twin!! I think its so awesome!! You have a best friend for life 😊😊

[@ohmeowzer1]

I thought the same

[@rockinrobin7105]

Good film

[@florence1395]

I have family members who are non~identical twins! They are so different you would never think they are twins, I personally would hate to be a twin as I like my own identity & I like to look different. But each to their own & it has good & bad that comes with it!

[@aceshigh5157]

i know a set of identical twins. one of them got cancer and it was advised that the other twin get checked. turned out the other twin had cancer in the same exact spot but it wasn't as developed.

[@nanlev613]

I can understand the special bond and all, but I felt kind of bad when the one young lady mentioned she couldn’t do certain things for herself, I mean we all need to be as self sufficient as possible.

[@monstercontent5497]

My identical twins are 33 an they are close but never like this 😂😂😂

[@citygirlingraham]

Don’t take this the wrong way, they weren’t raised to be. Closeness between siblings is rooted in parenting of those children.

[@monstercontent5497]

Yea I guess because some twin parents raise their kids as individuals

[@citygirlingraham]

@@monstercontent5497 Yes, I understand that.

[@Mrsbehavin59]

Prayers to Jim and Ed…..❤❤

[@law-d2502]

To be honest..I know about four sets of identical twins and only one set acts like this. All the others just look alike, but they are two totally different people who live there own individual lives.🤷 However, I think having a twin would be awesome❤

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

Thank You

[@loveconquerall8181]

Twins are really special .there's no such thing as siblings rivalry 😊❤

[@brandyyolidio4213]

That's not true, some two s have tried to kill each other.

[@Redford1-g2t]

@@brandyyolidio4213 reference?

[@retrospectors6595]

I would imagine being a twin could either make sibling rivalry either better or worse. On one hand, twins' connection to each other may make them root for their twin's success (more than a non-twin sibling), not only because of their relationship, but because the successes/failures of one twin are more likely to be FELT by the other twin. On the other hand, a lot of us know what it feels like to be compared to a sibling, but imagine the comparisons that would be made between twins. You're genetically supposed to be identical, which would make any deficit even more apparent. If people are searching for the differences between the twins, or ways to tell them apart, imagine dealing with those determinations. ("She's the NICE twin", "He's the OVERWEIGHT twin", "She's the successful twin", "His twin never did drugs like him, you should see how good HE looks", etc. etc.) There were even a set of twins in the nineties that dealt with this. The Han twins, I believe. One felt overshadowed by the other, she felt like the "bad twin", so she tried to have her sister killed so she could take her place and get a fresh start.

[@allthatglittersisgold8425]

@@Redford1-g2tJeena Han is one of the most notorious cases. Allison and Ann Dadow is another. Robert Cerqua is another. I can go on. There was a whole episode of a documentary style show in the U.S that covered the topic of how serious twin revelry’s are.

[@ewidontlikeyou]

@@Redford1-g2t my twin and I fought constantly as children. This could have been due to financial struggles and living arrangments though.

[@songcin4715]

Love her stories

[@annfashaw9270]

Love this story so interesting but the background music was so loud and distracting.

[@kimmariefaber4636]

I am non-identical twin and I can relate to a lot of this!😂

[@RoshelleGritten-mq9fk]

Beautiful souls ❤

[@corvettesbme]

I liked this!

[@fairlyoddmama]

I've always wanted twins! My dad remarried and had twins when i had my first baby 😂

[@leanajo754]

We had 4 sets of twins in my senior class of 1995. 2 sets were identical and the other 2 sets were fraternal. There was another set of identical twins who were Sophomores. 5 sets in all in my last year of high school.

[@shirleyscott8879]

I have a fraternal twin but she lives in England and I live in Canada. We have very different lives.

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

Notice?? Theres always a bigger one?

[@amyj4811]

There are no twins in my family but I really would love to have a set of identical twins ❤

[@ingridakerblom7577]

Then your chances are low.. if no one in your family has ever had twins, the likelyhood for that to happen without someone with twins in their extended family joins the picture, is really small to nothing.

[@ghhm2705]

@@ingridakerblom7577fraternal yes, identical no. Fraternal runs in families.

[@IMHERVLOG]

I don’t know if I ever wanted to be a twin. I know I wanted twins, but if I was one, I guess it’ll be all right.

[@claribelmunozguillen3042]

I am a twin myself, but we are fraternal twins.

[@rosaashley8593]

This is So Real. Surreal. Unbelievable. This Is So Great. I Love It... This Is Great of Identical Twins and Faternal Twins Lives!!!. Is Great. I Love It... This Story of Twins...❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊

[@Matea04]

To be identical tween is not easy. I’d to have seen in this episode the other side. You only showed the romantic side of being a tween.

[@Plnjane6]

My twins are inseparable. But yet they both went into the medical field into different fields of nursing. They did soccer together, baseball together college together, and are both very different in there nursing interests.

[@monikagonzales2658]

Yet so different!

[@Ktalks100]

Did Chelsea and Bailey ever get more involved with Jason and Scott respectively? What became of all of them?

[@ChefKisha7]

Yall did not include one ethnic pair smh

[@Valley_Girl]

It's pretty cool but also a little weird.

[@sabrina21clark]

You would think the A twin would be with the B twin because not only does opposites attract but the A (Alpha) personality works better with the B (Beta) personality.

[@caroldanzer3621]

Could you ever do follow ups ? I know you’re an amazing mother yourself.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Any updates on the twins now? How is Jim the man with cancer?.those brothers are wonderful people

[@carolyndamico2924]

Wonder what happened to the lady , who kidnapped the baby??? How sad.

[@crazymouselady]

She died. It was briefly mentioned near the end.

[@jessharris8294]

Twins dating twins based on birth order is strange

[@TruthTeller-mb8kb]

Is it just me, or does Jason and Scott remind you of Seldon from The Big Bang Theory 🤔

[@mariannepack1344]

My granddaughter (HayDn) was an identical twin but her twin passed away at 22 weeks gestation due to twin to twin transfusion. Have you studied identical’s who lost a twin? Just wondering.

[@Miltamaisonet]

My beautiful mom had two sets of fraternal 3 boys. 1 GIRL i wasnt spoil not at all. I am one of the fratenal twin with my brother.

[@talltrees358]

Same life energy.

[@RhoannaaaaaaaaaA]

I always wanted a twin. Just thought the idea of two of me was dope haha

[@Plnjane6]

Absolutely twins, especially identical, seem to follow the same footsteps

[@ceciliaaznaran3317]

I am 42 yr old twin.

[@BastetNoodles]

Kept waiting for the, to me, obvious question: since they are identical twins, why did Jim get leukemia while Ed did not?

[@ghhm2705]

Interesting question…and does the surviving twin then get monitored more closely?

[@debraluck]

Totally !

[@cascade00]

The parents of Chelsea and Bailey are right. Nowadays it is so important for a connection with another.

[@DivaDShawty]

I graduated with 6 sets of twins. Something must have been in the water lol

[@ghhm2705]

Or in the air…..like feet lol

[@DivaDShawty]

@@ghhm2705 good one! 😂

[@mic47013]

I wish i had a twin someone to hangout with

[@avalondreaming1433]

What year was this filmed? The 35 year old twins were born in 1958, but this looks like the early 2000's? 😮

[@stukale9979]

Has there ever been identical twins with different sexualities?

[@raimeyewens7518]

Yes. I was watching some KZbin video where there were 2 identical twin females. One is now a dude.

[@Ilmarien]

@@raimeyewens7518 That's gender identity, not sexuality.

[@Try-think]

I was wondering the same about political views…..when they have different upbringings

[@thesearedaydreams6854]

I know two sets of mirror-image identical male twins. In both sets, one is straight and one is gay.

[@msbeecee1]

I know a set of identical twin men. One is gay & one straight.

[@CosmicJournee]

Iidentical twins share the exact same dna…I’m not surprised they have close bonds. They’re pretty much the same person who are living a different experience. It’s kinda like being in another dimension where your life is similar but not the exact same.

[@DianeW-gd7dl]

Got to be real careful on when doctors tell you when you're going to die. They often do not know,, ar all. Speaking from personal experience.

[@h.neubert8770]

💯

[@Violet-du9bk]

I wish I was a twin to go to the pool party! Everyone seems so sweet.

[@keithadiedrichs6285]

How about fraternal twins. Me my twin are very close and I had a set of twins and my mother had two sets of twins and my brother had a set of twins but they're all fraternal.

[@RubeeDtimebot000]

Cloning now wont seem so strange🙂

[@margaritaochoa8a]

My father’s sister had three sets of fraternal twins boy and girl each time

[@shellz831]

your father's siSter is called your AUNT

[@crazymouselady]

@@shellz831 So is her mother's sister. She was being specific by narrowing it down.

[@shellz831]

@@crazymouselady my Aunt have three sets of fraternal twin, boy and girl each time. I can get y'all BARELY made it through high school. The top is TWIN, its irrelevant which side of the family produce them.

[@margaritaochoa8a]

@@shellz831 I can call her however I want 🧐🙄🙄😵‍💫

[@MarilynAllison-on2wi]

I heard someone say. " You are as nutty as an out house at a peanut convention". LOL. Nice costume.

[@MrBobbo18]

Ehhh I like being my own person. I don’t want to share a personality.

[@Plnjane6]

Probably because you’ve never experienced the soulmate of having a twin

[@yourfuneraldirector6432]

I wish mine had have survived.

[@amb549]

I have 20yr old fratenal twin girls they are inseparable. My husband is also a fratenal twin with a guy they've always act like siblings.

[@deannaostrenga8932]

I have fraternal twin girls (age 3). I hope they are close. I want them to be individuals but I want them to be close too.

[@lovelyletter7460]

I’m going to be 50 next year. There’s no way Marlene and Darlene are 50. I’ve been told I look 30 but they look waaay older than I do.

[@Wtvrflotesurgoat]

My dad has a twin sister. She had twins but he did not! I think maybe my daughter will have twins as it can skip a generation I think.

[@ghhm2705]

It hasn’t skipped generations in our family…twins in each of the last 4 generations and counting…

[@striplett6188]

So codependent.....very sad, but if it works for you, that's cool. They probably think the same about single birth peeps❤

[@MarilynAllison-on2wi]

Twins should buy a duplex. so they live close