"We Have a Lot in Common": Due to Lack of Money to Care for Them, Parents Gave Two of Their Triplets Out

"We Have a Lot in Common": Due to Lack of Money to Care for Them, Parents Gave Two of Their Triplets Out

  • Three sisters who were born as triplets but separated at birth reunited when they were 11 years old
  • Their mother put two of them up for adoption because she could not afford to raise them and thought they should stay together
  • They found each other by chance and formed a strong bond through letters and meeting in person

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Three sisters who were born as triplets but separated at birth have found each other and become best friends.

Rikki Jump, Julianne Scavo and Kendall Scavo were born on June 7, 1991, but they did not meet in person until they were 11 years old, NY Post reports.

The story of three sisters who were born on the same day
The sisters grew apart for 11 years. Photo credit: NY Post
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Sisters reunited after 11 years apart

Their mother, Kathleen, who is deaf and was a postal worker, and their father, Lee, a truck driver, lived in Lupton, Colorado.

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They were happy to be pregnant but overwhelmed when they learned they would have three babies.

They decided to put Julianne and Kendall up for adoption because they could not afford to raise them.

They also thought that the two sisters should stay together because they were facing the same direction in the womb.

Meeting at Fort Collins

Rikki grew up knowing that she had two siblings, but Julianne and Kendall did not find out until they were in elementary school.

Their adoptive parents, Tina and Ken Scavo, who lived in Fort Collins, Colorado, told them the truth after they noticed some similarities between them and Rikki.

One day, when Rikki was 8 years old, she went shopping near Fort Collins and met one of her sisters by chance.

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A little girl approached her and thought she was Julianne. They realized they looked alike and started writing letters to each other.

The girls quickly formed a friendship through their correspondence and finally met in person when they were 11.

They felt an instant connection and a strong bond that has lasted ever since.

Rikki said:

"We have a lot in common and we love each other very much. We are so grateful that we found each other and we are inseparable now."

Man weeps like a baby in video as he reunites with twin sister after many years

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young man burst into tears as he finally saw his twin sister after many years of being apart.

A trending TikTok video which has amassed over two million views showed the moment they reunited.

They first stared at each other for some seconds before the young man shed tears and then hugged his twin tightly. Keep Watching As they hugged, the lady soon burst into tears. According to the lady, they got separated following the demise of their parents.

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) With more than 5 years of experience in the media (Ikeja Bird, Prime Progress, The Movee), Basit Jamiu works as an editor at Legit Nigeria. He started his journalism career after graduating from Ekiti State University in 2018. He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. He can be reached via basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.