{"id":450860,"date":"2022-05-21T22:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alicia-dougherty-raises-her-adopted-twins-biological-son-as-triplets\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T22:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T19:09:22","slug":"alicia-dougherty-raises-her-adopted-twins-biological-son-as-triplets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alicia-dougherty-raises-her-adopted-twins-biological-son-as-triplets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alicia Dougherty raises her adopted twins, biological son as triplets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d827a9c152\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d827a9c152\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alicia-dougherty-raises-her-adopted-twins-biological-son-as-triplets\/#%E2%80%9CAlicia_Dougherty_raises_her_adopted_twins_biological_son_as_triplets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alicia Dougherty raises her adopted twins, biological son as triplets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlicia_Dougherty_raises_her_adopted_twins_biological_son_as_triplets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Alicia Dougherty raises her adopted twins, biological son as triplets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A mom of 10 told how she is raising her biological son and his twin brothers as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>lets \u2013 and if you say they aren\u2019t the little lads will \u201ctear you apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alicia Dougherty, the matriarch of the Dougherty Dozen, left people smiling when she shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on her TikTok page \u2013 largely because the youngsters are different races and heights.<\/p>\n<p>The boys are all the same age and are all in second grade which is year three in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>And we couldn\u2019t imagine three prouder siblings.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia, who adopted six children and gave birth to four, was responding to a person who had queried her \u201ctriplets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cOur adopted twins and biological son are all born in 2014 and in second grade and have been raised as triplets most of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cDon\u2019t tell them they\u2019re not triplets or they will tear you apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People were quick to praise Alicia and the boys who look utterly devoted to each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoesn\u2019t matter about the skin color you can see how much love they have for each other\u2026 triplets for life,\u201d said one person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook how proud they are!\u201d added another. \u201cSuch beautiful triplets!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can be whatever they want to be!!!!!!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?w=657\" alt=\"Alicia Dougherty said  she is raising her biological son and his twin brothers as triplets.\" class=\"wp-image-22362556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1314 1314w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=985 985w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=657 657w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=328 328w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\"\/><figcaption>Alicia Dougherty said she is raising her biological son and his twin brothers as triplets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@doughertydozen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alicia previously told how she\u2019d been trolled for her mammoth brood but ignored it.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cPeople keep trolling on my videos that they hate our smiles. I guess I\u2019m biased but I think they\u2019re all 100 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cH<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>iness comes from knowing we are worthy of being our true, authentic selves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see the negativity. But we brush it off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we know it comes from other people\u2019s insecurities and triggers. It\u2019s not on us. It\u2019s on them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate those of you who have checked in on us over the past few weeks as we\u2019ve been massively trolled by unhappy, insecure people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?w=819\" alt=\"Alicia Dougherty, who has 10 kids, left people smiling when she shared the news on her TikTok page - largely because the youngsters are different races and heights.\" class=\"wp-image-22362560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/adopted-sons-triplets-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Alicia Dougherty, who has 10 kids, left people smiling when she shared the news on her TikTok page \u2013 largely because the youngsters are different races and heights.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@doughertydozen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI promise you, we are good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alicia regularly posts updates on them on her popular Instagram pages.<\/p>\n<p>But when she showed off her food haul, she was also slammed.<\/p>\n<p>A weekly shop including 25 bananas, 12 pounds of chicken and 191 bags of chips was mocked by trolls.<\/p>\n<p>The total cost of the mountainous food shop was $1,094, adding up to around a hefty $56,000 food bill.<\/p>\n<p>In the short clip she said: \u201cThe following will last us for almost one week plus I had to get supplies for the boy\u2019s football party later today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not get apples we\u2019re going to go apple picking for those later. I did get produce including 25 bananas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued to move her camera around the huge stacks of food explaining what she had purchased.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cSome snacks including 191 packs of chips. Bread for the week, a few boxes of cereal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDairy for the week including 14lbs of cheese, lunchables, coffee, some canned goods, meat including 12.5lb chicken. 6lb of pasta and a few random things and that\u2019s all for today!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a 2018 interview with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/parents-of-10-give-great-life-to-6-adopted-with-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders\/\">People<\/a>, Alicia and Josh explained that all six of their adopted kids have behavioral issues and suffer from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) \u2013 making family life a little more challenging.<\/p>\n<p>Although they weren\u2019t aware of this when adopting their first son Alex \u2013 who was four at the time, the parents threw themselves into helping him \u2013 and went on to help other kids with \u201cdifficult behaviors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe became known as the parents who could handle the difficult behaviors,\u201d Alicia said, and now, the power duo share insight into their hectic family life in TikTok and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/doughertydozen\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/lifestyle\/5391330\/dougherty-dozen-triplets\/\">The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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