How These Fraternal Twins Were Born in Two Different Years
Two texas twins may share half their DNA, but they won’t share the same birthday!
It’s not a scientific anomaly, Annie Jo Scott and Effie Rose Scott were simply born in two separate years thanks to some pretty spectacular timing. Born just six minutes apart, Annie Jo was welcomed into the world at 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2022, while her “little sister” Effie Rose was born at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023.
“I love the unique aspect that they get to go forward with a little bit of individualism right out of the gates,” the twins’ mother, Kali Scott, told Good Morning America. “Yeah, Annie is a really big eater,” Kali said, and “Effie is a really big pooper,” joked dad Cliff Scott.
There are other big and small side-effects from the girls being born in two different years. One not-so-sexy repercussion? Tax deductions. “We’ll be able to claim Annie Jo on our taxes for last year and then both babies next year,” Kali noted. School enrollment cut-off dates could also get sticky moving forward.
Both parents agreed that they look forward to giving each of their daughters a special birthday, though. “They’ll be sharing a lot of things their whole life, but this way, we can give them each an individual celebration when they’re older. We can probably get away with one for a little while until they realize what’s going on, but they’ll each get their own party, I’m sure, after that,” Cliff said.
Regardless of what their unique situation may bring, the Scotts are just excited to have “happy and healthy” babies in their arms and are so excited for adventures to come.
