How to Deal with Being A Triplet

Being a natural born triplet had some advantages growing up. Find out more on life as a multiple. The attention you receive is fraught with people who ask questions about what it is like being a multiple.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Being the only triplet in elementary, junior and high school was an interesting experience. Obviously we never knew anything different. We were born naturally with no fertility drugs, since the inception of artificial insemination and in vitro were decades off.
2. Dealing with being a multiple was an easy task. We garnished a great deal of attention and recognized the bond that is inherent in multiples.
   The bond that was formed at inception has created a life long "umbilical cord" that each of us share. We were womb mates.
3. Being fraternal triplets had its ups and downs. The two boys looked like twins and the girl looked nothing like them. Everyone assumed they were twins and that upset the girl. By examining that scenario, the two boys promised, when asked if they were twins, that they would always include the girl too. The inclusion of the girl ensured that the triplets would have the necessary fortitude when dealing with the twin issue.
4. The attention of being a triplet can lead to fruitful conversations. There are triplet clubs, twin clubs, multiple birth clubs and a host of other associations dealing with being a multiple. While I do not think being a natural multiple should place anyone in an elitist group, it puts them in a unqiue place since the onset of in vitro has made being a multiple a more common event.
5. When people learned I was a triplet it caused them to ask questions, and what better way to learn than to ask questions? That in turn provoked questions from me and I got to learn a great deal about people.
6. My sister was born first, followed a minute later by yours truly and seven minutes later, my brother. My brother and I look like twins while my triplet sister looks nothing like us. Because of that fact most people think we are twins, much to my sister’s chagrin. My brother and I promised that if anyone ever asks about us using the word twin, we will set the record straight.
   Dealing with being a triplet has been the way of our lives since we were very young.
   Standing out in the crowd when you are shy because of being a multiple can be hard. People are always asking questions. You need to overcome the shyness or rudeness of being a multiple because people are naturally curious.

Tips & Warnings

• Be proud of being a multiple.
• There are a mulitple (No pun intended) organizations for multiples in every major city.
• Make sure you stay in contact with your multiple brothers and/or sisters. The bond you share can not be overstated.
• If you are a multiple and you are shy, you will need to learn to overcome it because there will always be questions.