Three times the fun as triplets gather at annual convention
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THREE was the magic number this week - as scores of triplets descended on Baltimore for their annual convention.
Onlookers could be forgiven for doing a triple take as the trios of siblings jetted in from as far afield as Bolivia and Puerto Rico.
Over 33 families - largely dressed in identical clothing - were in attendance for the 2013 event where they took part in everything from a mass photo-shoot to workshops on how to deal with splitting up the trios at school.
And Quadruplets - referred to as super triplets - were also welcome.
Elizabeth Kamosa - one third of her families trio alongside 18-year-old sisters Adrianna and Laurel -said: "It’s really fun. We do everything together. It’s a unique situation.
"Everything we go through, we go through together. We share experiences with each other – and how we feel about them.
"It's a connection with another person the same age – so it's a really fun time.”
The stunning Kamosa sisters have also capitalised on their triptych prowess and have done triplet modelling for print ads and TV commercials.
Over the years, they attended six Triplets Conventions, Elizabeth adds: "We meet a lot of fun triplets and we usually keep in touch and try talking to each other – until we go to the next convention.
"Once we meet up, it's a happy time because we get to meet up with more triplets. You don’t get to do that on a daily basis.”Richard Blasdell, from Edgewood, Maryland, is incredibly the father to two sets of triplets.
He said: "The second set kicked my butt because they were six years difference in age.
“We have problems going places because triplets are so rare. The triplets often stop traffic.”
Dana Bishop from Santa Barbara, attended along with sisters Kelly and Lauren.
She said: "I really like it [being a triplet] because you constantly have someone to grow up with.
"Almost everything you are going through – so are they. You always have someone who understands you – and I really like that.
"You get to meet a lot of people through it – as soon as people know you’re triplets – they’re going to ask you about it.”
The convention was started in 1991 by Kree Lindsey, a single mum with seven children - including a set of nine-month old triplets.
To date the largest was in 1995 when a staggering 200 sets joined together.
Kree said: "There’s just some kind of forces that causes people to meet with other people who have had the same life experiences as they’ve had.
The convention is extremely successful for the emotional well-being of the triplets themselves and the parents – that’s why it’s is so well worth it.”
Current director of the showpiece event in the triple-sibling calendar is Kim Jones.
She was in attendance this year with her own trio of 17-year-old boys, and added: “We are a community that comes together and have lots of fun.
“One thing people don’t realise – although they are usually seen as a group, they are very much individuals.
"That’s something we work hard to maintain - their individuality. It’s probably not as much fun as people think, being grouped together all the time.”
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