Unending brotherhood

By Lennox Aldred, Staff Reporter

Twins Roger and Robert - Ian Allen

ROGER and Robert Facey have been living with their parents for the past 23 years and like most other twins, they grew up doing the same things, dressing alike, talking alike, just normal twin stuff. But now they have grown up.

They will tell you that, in terms of their behaviour, they are nothing close to being identical.

They were born May 11, 1978, at Nuttall Hospital in Kingston and the two attended the same primary school in Bridgeport, and the same high school (Wolmers). According to the boys, they were mischievous while at school.

"We use to give a lot of trouble at school," said Roger while describing how they got involved in several fights. Roger says his brother Robert is the more aggressive type. He explained that he sometimes gets upset and doesn't forgive and forget things easily. On the other hand, however, Roger mentions that Robert can be very caring and family oriented.

Robert is also outspoken and always stands out in a conversation. He is said to be good at resolving problems and is a decision maker.

The boys play football and basketball, and they say that sometimes they like to compete against each other.

Youth groups and other humanitarian efforts are what Robert normally associates with, while Roger basks in the glory of playing his drums, which he does for the Portmore United Church.

The boys say being identical has caused some problems at times. They said in one instance, when Roger went to Spanish Town, he was approached by a girl who pushed her baby daughter to him and said; "You see she is not ugly at all."

Roger, not knowing who the person was and what was happening, had to explain that it must have been his twin brother, Robert, she was referring to, and that she was making a mistake.

When Roger went home and explained to Robert, he laughed and said it was a girl he knew, and he told her that her daughter was ugly.

The two have had their fun times together and they vow that they will continue to defend each other, even though they basically live separate lives. They say the love they share for each other is unending.

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