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Shrug and say they are Irish twins or that 'it feels like it' when they ask. Or if true that they started school in different states. I would assume they were less than a year apart with near cut off birthdates.

Well, DD11 made it into Science Olympiad as well so we are good to go on that. Whew! Luckily they choose very different clubs for the most part, but S.O. is one they both like.
I think DD will find herself closer to the new friends as time goes by, as some said. Isn't it just hard to see one's kids sad though? DD11 is much more social and so doesn't struggle as much with the friend issue.
Love to hear about "Irish twins". I think I may have heard that term before. Here we say "virtual twins". Anyway, I have let people know the girls were adopted and that stops the "flunking" idea. That won't work for my friend - her kids are 2 years apart and the younger has caught up with the elder brother. She is really having to balance the rivalry.

It is very hard to see our kids struggle and friendship issues can be a recurring theme. Sounds like your kids are actually doing really well overall and congratulations on both getting into Science Olympiad. Sigh of relief as well.

Often considered a slang or pejorative term as it invokes labeling with stereotypes, Irish twins refers to two children born to the same mother in the same year, originally associated with a time and place in which certain groups of people were understood to closely follow religious belief and teaching which strongly linked sex with procreation and therefore prohibited any form of birth control other than abstinence, resulting in a noticeable number of families with 2 children born in the same year. Some may say this phrase may be a form of bonding when used amongst those with 2 children in a year, but exclusionary/judgmental/dismissive/condescending when used by others.

Wishing you and your DDs all the best on their unique educational journey. I'm adding a link to previous discussion on acceleration with sibling one grade up, to help future readers of this thread find related posts.