 Growing up, Rikki Jump, now 32, always knew she was a triplet – but she'd never met her sisters. Her mum, Kathleen, had been unable to afford to keep all three of her babies, and had no choice but to put her other two daughters, Julianne and Kendall Scavo, up for adoption. But at just eight years old, Rikki decided to reach out to her long-list siblings – who were growing up as twins – and the trio became pen pals. They finally met up, aged 11, and now, as adults, they're best friends Rikki said: 'We had been writing to each other for so long so when we met it was like seeing an old friend.' Julianne added: 'It felt like falling in step with a lifelong friend.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Rikki Jump and her sisters, Julianne Scavo and Kendall Scavo, were born on June 7, 1991 (Picture: Courtesy Rikki Jump/SWNS) Rikki, a head of sales who lives in Texas, USA, says that her mum didn't know she was expecting triplets until she was seven months pregnant. 'When my mum fell pregnant, this was the early 90s, so they didn't do as many ultrasounds as they do now. 'When my mum was seven months pregnant, she was measured. She was 28 weeks and measuring at 32 and that was when they performed an ultrasound and found out she was having triplets. 'My parents weren't well off – my dad was a truck driver and mum was a postal worker. Rikki, Julianne and Kendall became friends aged 11 (Picture: Rikki Jump/SWNS) 'My mum and dad had only prepared for one baby. With my mum being deaf and not being well off financially, my parents made the decision to put the other two up for adoption.' Kathleen decided that, because Julianne and Kendall were both head down in the womb, it was a sign hey were meant to be together. Julianne and Kendall up for were adopted by a couple who lived just 40 minutes away. While Julianne and Kendall didn't know they had a sister unti){kind=link}
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Growing up, Rikki Jump, now 32, always knew she was a triplet – but she’d never met her sisters.
Her mum, Kathleen, had been unable to afford to keep all three of her babies, and had no choice but to put her other two daughters, Julianne and Kendall Scavo, up for adoption.
But at just eight years old, Rikki decided to reach out to her long-list siblings – who were growing up as twins – and the trio became pen pals.
They finally met up, aged 11, and now, as adults, they’re best friends