Myles and his pal are inseparable best buddies in kindergarten. The boys had not yet played at each other’s homes, but they had spent a significant amount of time together at school.

When “Twin Day” arrived at school, Myles knew exactly who he wanted to pair up with. But, as a kindergartener, Myles remembered to inform Mom Britney Tankersley about Twin Day and that he wanted to be partnered with his friend Tanner at bedtime.

Myles insisted on how similar he and his friend genuinely appeared and that they had to be twins for the day.

Mom Britney was initially irritated. She had no idea who this student was, no means to contact his mother, and no matching attire.

“He went on and on about how similar they were. ‘We both have brown eyes and black hair,’ he said emphatically. So I go to Walmart, and I’m upset. This is too late, I think. “I’m getting too old for this.”

Britney spent an hour attempting to locate Myles’ friend’s mother before heading to the supermarket near their house in Alabama at about 9 p.m. She discovered two adorable plaid “Future Leader” button-down shirts in their sizes.

Britney was desperate for a snapshot of herself after all of her post-bedtime rummaging for Twin Day attire. She requested that Myles’ teacher take a short picture of her kid and his twin for the day.

Myles, who has a cochlear implant, was saying that he and his friend Tanner were twins and looked very similar, so she couldn’t wait to see them in their matching uniforms.

Britney was taken aback when the teacher sent her the photo.
“Obviously, two very different children,” Myles observed. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all see the world through the eyes of a pair of five-year-olds?”

She burst into tears at that point.
“I was practically in tears because it was so touching.” Obviously, I realize they don’t resemble each other at all. But he didn’t notice, you know? I expected to see a photo of another white youngster with a pale complexion and brown hair or something, but I didn’t. ” And I said, ‘That is the sweetest thing in the whole world.'”

Tankersley posted the photo on her own Facebook page, where it has now gone viral with over 250,000 shares.

“It’s insane. My goal is to avoid being in the spotlight, but I believe the message is more important than how much it erupted.”

Myles and Tanner are “the best of buddies,” according to Tankersley, yet they just live a few minutes apart. The families have been able to spend time together since Twin Day, allowing the boys to have a playdate outside of school hours.

Tanner and Myles’ matching outfits delighted the instructors at school. They all agreed that it was a touching moment.
“There are always a lot of kids who dress up who don’t look alike, but this was special.” I was put in my place because I was anticipating something completely different, which was not the case.”

Britney is accurate in saying that if we all experienced the world through the eyes of a child, it would be a much better place. According to Matthew 18:3, “Truly, I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”