Triple Threat
parenting triplets in the Capital District
On to a new year Despite the ups and downs of 2021, the Steuer family has managed to keep the light shining
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his year is just about over and I am not quite sure how I feel about it. There were some amazing parts of 2021, and those memories will always be cherished. In our family, we continued the pandemic battle, watched the insurrection, had a B’nai Mitzvah, started eighth grade and started making better choices. Each day I watched as the world and my kids changed. I watched Olivia, Benjamin and Rebecca change in so many ways and become better people. They are becoming the sturdy individuals I am going to send out into the world. Just like every other family on the planet, ours faced ups
and downs in 2021. We have some great memories, and others we would love to bury in a pit and cover with cement. I believe that even in the darkest moments, we all have a light inside us that shines and by connects us to one another. The lowest depth of despair, the highest happiness and all the feelings in between is part of life. My family has hit a bump or two, and now we just keep rolling.
weird world we are now living in. I am raising them with resilience and the ability to pivot and go down a new path, but the line between mothering and smothering is something I have to watch out for. I love my kids so much. They are almost 14, and I don’t know how so much time went by when I barely blinked. My kids are growing up, and my heart aches with love when I look at them.
if we weren’t all home together. Yes, the pandemic has destroyed parts of life as we knew it, but it also enriched some pieces of mine. I feel guilty for saying that. I learned my kids can multi-task. I learned I can sit and just be still. I know I can be in the moment and just enjoy it. The kids also learned more about their parents. Even on days that the house was loud and we couldn’t turn around without crashing into someone, we learned we could laugh and be happy.
Jennifer Steuer
Olivia, Benjamin and Rebecca are fantastic kids – 13-yearolds learning to navigate this
December is a tricky month. The proximity of Harlan’s birthday to Christmas is almost
This year gave me a chance to learn about each of them a little more. I got to see a part of their lives I may have missed
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