A few weeks ago, as I was dealing with an A2 issue of some kind, I had a thought—a lightning-bolt, revelatory, kind of thought—"The twins came together so N could help A2." The thought almost immediately made me cry (and I'm crying as I write this, actually).
I've always thought it's interesting that the twins are so incredibly different. N is so outgoing (almost to a fault) and A2 is so not. But after I had that revelation, I started to think back on their relationship. It actually wasn't that long ago that most interactions between the two of them ended with N crying because A2 had whacked her with a toy. But that's changed in the past few months. Now, they play together better. They whisper about things and make up games to play. And, A2 opens up more when he's around her. A2 is very suspicious of people he doesn't know, and N says hello to everyone she sees. When they're together, A2 will talk to people, almost as if he's braver when she's around.
I don't pretend to understand how things work in heaven, why some spirits get sent to specific families. I don't fully comprehend why these two little people came to earth together, but I like to think that A2 and N knew they were coming to our family and asked if they could come together. I hope that their relationship will continue to grow and that N will continue to give A2 that little extra boost of confidence that he needs.
