Being A Triplet Analysis

It is no foreign concept that one begins to seek out his or her place in the world when they begin to mature. During this process, their responsibility and independence progresses. However, multiples are faced with an irregularly harder challenge. Being a triplet myself, people often tell me they would like to be a triplet because they think it is so cool, but they are unaware of the underlying problems. Trying to identify my own interests, while never being thought of or referred to as an individual, is daunting. Before I attended school, my mom transported me in a triplet stroller. Contrary to a traditional one, it has three seats that create a row. Thus, only the one in front is exposed to the public. Since we do everything by birth order, this meant Jon was in the front, then Sam and then me. Even though I do not recall how I felt being in the back, I believe it greatly influenced my introverted and reserved personality. Ever since I started school, I have been with my brothers. Although we have not always …show more content…
When I showed up to practice, or school for that matter, I never had to make friends because I already had two built-in friends. I would occasionally talk to the people who were on my team and went to my school, but I never considered reaching out to those I was unfamiliar with. Also in middle school, I went to a sleep away camp in the Adirondacks called Northern Frontier for three consecutive summers. While everyone was meeting and interacting with strangers from a variety of states, I was content with talking to my identical brother, Sam. Since Jon was in the front of the stroller, he has always been more comfortable with socializing. Because my brothers and I have always been on the same teams, attended the same school, and gone to the same camps, we have not yet had the opportunity to become individuals. It is a process I am anxious to embark on next