I Raised My Brother’s Triplet Daughters for 22 Years—At Their College Graduation, They Called Their Father’s Name and I Fell to My Knees

Claire.

Sadie.

Three women old enough to decide for themselves what legal relationship they wanted.

That is why the adult-adoption petition meant so much to me.

Not because it proved I had won.

There had never been a competition I wanted.

It meant the choice had moved.

For twenty-two years, adults made decisions around them.