July 17th 2023.
Rikki Jump always knew she was a triplet from a young age, but had never met her sisters Julianne and Kendall Scavo. At just 8 years old, Rikki decided to reach out to them, and they became pen pals.
The trio finally reunited when they were 11, and now, as adults, are best friends. Rikki said, "We had been writing to each other for so long so when we met it was like seeing an old friend." Julianne added, "It felt like falling in step with a lifelong friend."
Kathleen, Rikki's mum, had been unable to afford to keep all three of her babies, and so put Julianne and Kendall up for adoption. It was only when Kathleen was 7 months pregnant that she found out she was expecting triplets.
Rikki explained, "When my mum was seven months pregnant, she was measured. She was 28 weeks and measuring at 32 and that was when they performed an ultrasound and found out she was having triplets. My parents weren't well off - my dad was a truck driver and mum was a postal worker."
Kathleen decided to put Julianne and Kendall up for adoption, as they were both head down in the womb, which she saw as a sign that they were meant to be together. Julianne and Kendall were adopted by a couple who lived just 40 minutes away from Rikki.
When Rikki and her mum were going to move to be closer to her grandparents, Rikki asked her mum if she could go out with Julianne and Kendall for the day. The girls arranged to meet at the mall, and when they saw each other, Rikki says, "We all ran up and gave each other hugs and it was like we had known each other forever."
It was an important time for the girls' mum, Kathleen, too. Rikki said, "We have a very strong bond and we established that in writing so when we met we felt like we had known each other forever. It was more meaningful for our parents, my mum had always suffered from a lot of guilt and shame about what she had done."
At this time, Rikki was told that her father was not her biological dad, and that the girls had been conceived via a sperm donor, which her father had begged her mum not to tell her until he had passed away.
When she turned 26, Rikki started searching for her biological father, and after a year of searching on Ancestry.com, she connected with her biological auntie and eventually found her dad. Rikki and her sister Julianne met with their biological father in April 2023, but Kendall is not ready to meet him yet.
Rikki said, "It wasn't easy but from finding each other, it has become more apparent that you do choose your family and your parents are the people who raise you. Something really beautiful has come out of this situation. I also find it really heartwarming how my mum was able to bless two people who had been trying for seven years to have a child."
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