While Jia Sarnicola and Zuri Copeland, two six-year-olds who are quite
close, really believe they are twins, they are not best friends.
According to Jia's mother, Ashley Sarnicola, the girls had been great
friends since since they first met when they were three years old at their
Miami school.
They were closest friends when the public first learned about these
extraordinary individuals when they were four years old, but as they've
grown older, their friendship has grown deeper, and now they claim to be
twins.
They will confirm that they are twins and will give you a long
justification list, according to Ashley.
The girls claim that they share a birthday almost exactly. Jia mentions
that they are the same height and that they insisted on wearing matching
costumes, which further emphasizes their physical similarity.
The girls have shared birthday celebrations over the years for their June 3
and June 5 birthdays.
These two are adorably similar in their personalities.
They both "have the same lively energy, intellect, and heart to look after
people," Ashley added. "They both [are] highly vocal about their
demands."
We've always stressed to the girls that it's fine to be unique and to meet
new acquaintances every day, she added. The 15 students in their class speak
six different languages at school.
Jia informed her, according to her, that she preferred chocolate to vanilla
and wished she had Zuri's skin tone.
The mothers of the girls, who are now close friends as well, expressed
concern over society dictating how they should feel about one another.
In 2017, Jia Sarnicola and Zuri Copeland said they are not just best friends but twins. They were just 4-years-old at the time of this story by @SteveHartmanCBS. But their message could teach us "grown ups" a lot today. https://t.co/dz0oKtUJ8m
— Vanessa Yurkevich (@VanessaCNN) June 2, 2020
The girls were at a birthday celebration when an older child informed them
they couldn't be twins since they don't have the same skin color. Sadly,
this has already happened.
Jia cried in response to the callous remark, yet she was still able to get
out this devastating phrase.
You don't know what you're talking about, she said. Since we have the same
soul, we are twins.
My sister and her bestfriend think that they’re twins because they have the same birthday and this was the outcome.. pic.twitter.com/x1dCZmIip3
— la loba (@vickto_willy) November 5, 2017
Victoria Williams, Zuri's 23-year-old sister, was so moved by her reaction
that she posted the interaction on Twitter and rallied support for it. It
served as the ideal reminder of what matters most in life.
Valencia, Zuri's mother, says she hopes nothing ever separates the
two.
Valencia said CBS News, "We have a lot to learn and we can learn from
children.
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