Definition Essay On Triplets

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Everyone has at least one special, personable thing about them that people will always remember when they meet for the first time. Something that defines them. It can be as little as what they look like, where they work, or where they grew up. For me, I’m always thought of as “One of the Triplets.” I realize that triplets are very rare and I understand how people get mesmerized when first learning that I am one. But there’s more to it than that, to me being a triplet is a huge part of me, but it doesn’t define me.

I’ve grown up all my life with people referring to me as “One of the Triplets” or “One of the Davidsons”, and grouping my sisters and I together almost as if we all are exactly the same person. When most people hear the word, Triplet, they picture three identical, indistinguishable, dependent siblings. Although this may be true for some sets of triplets, but for me and my sisters that wasn’t the case. Regardless of this I love both my sisters and enjoy spending time with them. But I hit a point in my life where I realized I wanted to be my own person and have people remember me for me. I got tired of dressing alike everyday in school, being involved in the same activities and sports, …show more content…

This is because everyone always compares my sisters and I to each other. They would compare our grades, looks, personalities, etc. This has shaped me into teaching myself to work hard on many different aspects of my life. I’ve learned to work hard to achieve the grades I want. Growing up being compared to my sisters all the time has shaped me into being a hard worker, and having the motivation to achieve my goals. Academically, being a triplet has also caused me to want to break away from my sisters and choose my own path. While I want to major in business, one of my sisters wants to go into engineering. Our career paths are extremely different, this is because of an individual longing for being

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