It’s unusual to see two sets of twins born 10 months and 16 days apart.
Rachel Rose, a freshman communication major, is a fraternal twin with her sister, born in 2006.
Born 10 months and 16 days later, were her younger, identical twin sisters.
The four never knew that this was such an oddity until they started elementary school.
“When Sarah and I were in first grade, and Faith and Grace were in kindergarten, people would ask us if we were all siblings,” Rose says.
“My mom would say we are two sets of twins and everyone would freak out over the fact that we were super rare and close together.”
With this new information, they jumped into action on getting their names out there.
“My mom submitted us to the [Guinness World Records] and they were like, ‘Yeah, you guys are rare,’” Rose says.
While the Rose family was happy to hear about this amazing discovery, they were soon hit with news that there is no category for two sets of twins, therefore, they were unable to officially be in the book.
“We were told that we did have a record which was honestly the coolest thing that has ever happened to me as a 7-year-old girl,” Rose says, “I’m a world record.”
Rose points out there were other cases of two sets of twins that were born close together, but none said they have come out naturally. All were either planned or a C-section. She says that is what sets the four of them apart from anyone else.
The Rose family does, though, want to re-contact Guinness World Records to see if they can get their names in the book sometime in the future.
Between the four sisters, Rose shares traits on how to tell all of them apart.
“I’m definitely the leader for the four of us,” Rose says. “They look up to me which is a great honor that my three sisters look at me that way.
“Sarah is very independent and has a lot of different interest than the three [Rachel, Faith and Grace] of us do.
“Faith is a very caring person and will do anything for us.
“Grace is just a very charismatic person that’s able to bring us all together.”
Rose says that although they have different traits, it makes them one. She even shares some memories of the four of them when they were younger.
“At one point when we all lived in the same house, we lived in the same bedroom,” Rose says.
“We had twin beds all next to each other. So, if Faith and Grace would go to bed 30 minutes before Sarah and me, if they weren’t asleep, it would be never-ending talking until 4 a.m. when we were 10 years old.”
Rose praises how strong her mother is for being able to raise two sets of twins and Rose’s three older siblings.
“I don’t know how she did it,” Rose says. “When we were all fairly young, my mom was always constantly juggling around everything. Till this day, I honestly don’t know how she did it. She’s a superhero.”
Faith Rose, a senior at St. Paul Catholic High School, shares a silly stunt that she and her twin sister, Grace, used to do:
“Since Grace and I are identical, we switched classes when we were younger. Only our classmates knew about it, our teachers didn’t, and then, one of the kids ended up ratting us out. Everyone just thought it was funny.”
Myths are constantly circulating about twins and Sarah Rose, a freshman at Paul Smith’s College, shares some dislikes she hears about being a twin:
“I don’t like when people think we are the same person. People also believe we have twin telepathy, which isn’t true.”
These four have shared so many memories together and are able to be there for one another whenever, and wherever. It’s clear that they all have a special bond.
“It’s like I have three built-in best friends that I can never replicate with any other friend I’ve ever have,” Rose says.
