A mom of three has clapped back at people on the internet who have made comments about her “virtual twins.”
Seth and Miles, who were adopted at birth, are just four months apart in age and have been raised as if they were twins.
Mom Kaitlin Harris, based out of Utah, told Newsweek that they had just adopted Seth when their daughter’s birth mom shared that she was expecting, and was keen for her to adopt the baby.
Kaitlin Harris, 35, told Newsweek that since her sons were born just four months apart, they have been raised as twins.
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“We wanted our daughter to be with her birth sibling, so we knew it was the right thing to do even though we would have babies so close in age,” the 35-year-old said.
Harris explained how the boys, both four years old, have grown up as if they were twins—reaching similar stages and achieving the same milestones as conventional twins do.
“We love to dress them the same. They are best buds and love all the same things,” she added.
In her Instagram reel, Harris acknowledged that she doesn’t have a “typical” family dynamic, but is amazed by the comments that other social media users have left on previous videos of the pair.
Some asked whether her sons have the same father and outright questioned why one of the boys is Black.
Despite the negative comments, Harris remains positive and committed to educating others about her family’s experience.
“I know people aren’t familiar with the term ‘virtual twins,’ so I love to educate, but it’s not okay when people are rude and mean about it,” she told Newsweek.
On this particular reel, Harris received over one million views under the handle @kaitlin_harris and hundreds of comments.
Many shared her frustrations with what others have previously said on the internet. “Isn’t it obvious? These questions irritate me and it’s not my situation! You’re awesome and so is your family,” one user commented, while another called the lack of common sense “concerning”.
Others validated Harris and assured her that her boys are virtual twins. “It infuriates me when people say “adopted” son/daughter. You don’t have to be blood related to be a family. People’s ignorance amazes me. Keep up the good work,” user @jishcooper wrote.
Harris told Newsweek that she realizes her experience of raising Seth and Miles isn’t the same as biological twins, “but it’s pretty darn close and so calling them virtual twins is the only thing that can describe raising infants together from birth,” she said.
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