Led by the child who simply knew
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Kreiter Twins - M2F Nicole and Jonas
The twin boys were identical in every way but one. Wyatt was a girl to the core, and now lives as one, with the help of a brave, loving family and a path-breaking doctor’s care.
Jonas and Wyatt Maines were born identical twins, but from the start each had a distinct personality.
Jonas was all boy. He loved Spiderman, action figures, pirates, and swords.
Wyatt favored pink tutus and beads. At 4, he insisted on a Barbie birthday cake and had a thing for mermaids. On Halloween, Jonas was Buzz Lightyear. Wyatt wanted to be a princess; his mother compromised on a prince costume.
When he was 4, Wyatt asked his mother: "When do I get to be a girl?" In the fifth grade, Wyatt's name was legally changed to Nicole.
Once, when Wyatt appeared in a sequin shirt and his mother's heels, his father said: "You don't want to wear that.''
"Yes, I do,'' Wyatt replied.
"Dad, you might as well face it,'' Wayne recalls Jonas saying. "You have a son and a daughter.''
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