I Raised My Triplet Nieces for 22 Years-What They Did at Their College Graduation Brought Me to My Knees

want you?”

My voice broke.

I saw them as they were and as they had been: 3 infants beneath a flickering porch light, 3 little girls waiting for me to fix their hair, 3 angry teenagers slamming doors, and now 3 women asking me to become legally what I had been in my heart for most of my life.

I pulled them into my arms.

“Yes,” I whispered. “Of course I continue reading …