Posted on 04/13/2006 5:55:02 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan
February 22, 2006 - Take a look at these adorable little British girls. They were Good Morning America's picture of the week.
As you can see, one looks white and one looks black. But they are biological twins! Their names are Kayeen and Roomay. Mom and dad are of mixed race.
We're told, the odds of having twins this diverse in color is one in one million!
They aren't my favorite names by any stretch, but they could be much worse. I didn't know if you meant poor, as in you felt sorry for them, or poor, as in they had no money. I was just curious. Thanks
I don't know, they sound like they may be traditional African names. I work with a black gentleman who's name is Kibwe, and his daughters name is Akilah.
They may sound made up, but both are traditional African names. His is Swahili for "blessed", and hers is Swahili for "intelligent". There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with taking a name from his racial culture...it's no different than someone of Irish descent preferring to name their kid Patrick, someone of Italian descent preferring Antonio, or someone of Spanish ancestry preferring Jose.
Now if they were named Laquonda, Shauqnda, Tanique, or ChamPoo, you'd have a point.
That was the funniest thing I had heard in months. :-)
LOL. Maven, I loves you no matter what your color!
I don't buy this ... some time ago a movie was made about this kind of scenario. Later the truth came out. The "mother" slept around. It happened that she had sex with two different guys and conceived the two different skin colors through that. I suspect the same is true here.
How's the DNA match up to Mom and Dad?
LOL. Made me laugh to even think about it again.
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Amazing!
My outside observation - these two look very loved and wanted and thats the most important part. All the superficial stuff will work itself out. After reading some newspaper articles, its refreshing to see the ORIGINAL mom and dad together who actually want and take care of their children. These two are blessed children.
Not really sure, to be honest. I was generally a healthy child, but about the time I learned of my afflication, I started having what is now termed "dyspnea on exertion". If I run, even when I was in shape, I'd get out of breath much much quicker than the other guys. I played basketball, football, rode a bike, but I'd just get winded quicker. Eventually, I got out of the Navy because of it. I can't play with my kids as vigorously as I'd like, nor do other things for as long a period as sometimes I'd like, but overall, it hasn't really impacted me.
The key is if my children that have the trait marry someone who has the trait, there's a chance their child(ren) may actually have Sickle Cell itself.
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