Triple Threat
parenting triplets in the Capital District
Celebrating a milestone A B’nai Mitzvah for the triplets caps a year of challenges
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ne of the most magical days of my life was when I found out I was pregnant with Olivia, Benjamin and Rebecca. It was like a cross between prayer, science and magic had decided I was worthy of these tiny beings. There have been many other days since that have been magical, and they have always revolved around my kids. I became the kind of mom I never thought I could be.
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next to other kids and quickly became friends. After they sat down, Harlan and I walked away, and they never looked back at us. I wasn’t sure if this should make me sad or not. Part of me was so proud! I watched their smiles over backpacks that were big compared to the little hands clutching them in excitement.
middle-schoolers felt weird in the beginning, but by March, I had figured out the best balance of time and energy. Then … COVID happened and all reasonable expectations went out the window. At the end of sixth by grade, there were plenty of questions and very few answers. The start of seventh grade could only be defined as anti-climactic. The only thing that changed between In the past 13 years, Olivia, After graduating from sixth and seventh grade were Benjamin and Rebecca have fifth grade, my babies were off Cantarella Culpo, Director the teachers. The classes were learned to walk, talk, read and to middle school. Benjamin, Cantarella Culpo, Director completely virtual for half of have started school. On theMadeline Rebecca and Olivia soared sixth grade and all of seventh. first day of pre-K, the three of like falcons and found their So much screen time! them sat down on the cold tiles footing. Being the mom of
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There have been so many moments that did shine brightly through the blue light of the computer screens this year. One that will forever shine brighter than the sun for me is the moment my amazing, smart, funny and courageous children became adults in the eyes of the Jewish faith. On June 16, Benjamin became a Bar Mitzvah, Olivia became a Bat Mitzvah and Rebecca became a Bat Mitzvah! The original date was set long before COVID happened, and we held our breath hoping that the world would re-open so we could celebrate with friends and family. We were also hoping that everyone
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