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Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf

As a stepdad myself, well done sir….

Hollywood Rob

Yeah, me too. Lots of trouble but it worked out in the end.

Anonymous
Anonymous

This is Lone Wolf again-
I feel you HR… it’s hard enough for most men to raise their own offspring… Then try doing it with both hands tied behind your back, if you know what I mean….

Crawfisher
Crawfisher

I am a ‘step dad’ but my wife would not allow that term in the house.
The biological dad had mental health problems that got worse as time went on. (much later committed death by cop) I would not trade my wife or my daughter (step) for anyone. I am very lucky, but yes, being a step dad (daughter is grown and now married) was like walking a tight rope – had to be done, but not easy. Would do it again!

Donkey Balls
Donkey Balls

Being a stepfather is one of the toughest jobs to get right. Kudos.

EL Fenix
EL Fenix

One of El Doggie’s reasons for not being a step-dad is that the mom won’t let you exercise the authority that comes with the job. My step-son complained one time that his mom wouldn’t allow him to mess with me. I said, I can’t mess with you either. Only recently, I was telling my grandkid, your mom and uncle (my stepkids) gave me this watch for father’s day a long time ago.

Dr. Death
Dr. Death

i gave my father a little clock on whose face it says that Everything under heaven is beautiful in its time.

Even his little girl.

Do you see what I’m doing HERE?

Dr. Death
Dr. Death

Being a stepmom is hard, too. Especially when the mother was a lesbian. It took special gloves.

Kid gloves.

Now, they are off.

Dr. Death
Dr. Death

If you want to bait a dog, you really need to learn how to hunt.

These boys down here say it is painfully obvious that this dog don’t hunt.

motley
motley

What a great story !

grace country pastor

Yes… awesome!

Peaceout
Peaceout

That was very cool!

Lager
Lager

Very noble, of the step daughter, to A. Keep & accumulate the notes, and B. To assemble and frame them with a picture to present to him.

Anybody notice that when he silently felt a wave of emotion, the family pup came up and gave him a nose bump on the leg?
Dogs know. They can sense humans at peak emotion.

Funny story. My sweetie had a great female golden /lab mix, with awesome personality and character.
We took Maggie the pup out to visit sweetie’s ex mother in law and her new hubby at their place.
They were huge karioke fans, and had a home version.
The old man starts beltin’ out “My Way” by Sinatra, and he’s laboring on it toward the end, but screeching ever louder.
That dog walked up to him, sat down, looked up at him with compassion, and pawed at him as if to say: “There, there, Pops. It’ll be okay.”

I almost pissed myself I was I was laughing so hard.

musket
musket

There are multitudes of wonderful people out there who work their collective butts off doing the right thing. However we seem to see thru the media only the self-aggrandizing a$$hats who take from others on a consistent basis…..

This family has it down pat and it shows…….congratulations!

Mary Christine

I know there are not enough good guys available to do this but that is how you try to reverse the “missing father syndrome”. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not throwing stones at guys who are pushed away because a shrew of an ex-wife will not let you have any say. I am just saying that you can begin to help. One child at a time. It’s like the starfish story about the kid who was throwing back starfish into the sea after thousands had washed ashore when asked why he bothered because there where so many that would die and it would make no difference. He said “It will make a difference to this one” as he threw one back in. If you help only one it can make a world of difference.

My husband is a stand in dad for my grandson, even though he is the child of a stepchild. I can see the difference.

John Galt
John Galt

Too bad kids today would take it as advice or a controlling dad complex and throw them in the trash. Cudos to you for saving them all!

Connovar
Connovar

Truly moving !

Dr. Death
Dr. Death

I learned almost 80 years ago… four whole turnings, that it really isn’t over until a certain lady sings. I have it on good Authority, as well, that when she sings, it will be this song.

And not the swill the Flim Flam Man is selling.

Aslan is the real big dog. Even CS Lewis knows that. And he writes kids’ lit.

Hardscrabble Farmer
Hardscrabble Farmer

That was great.

Kids pick up on things every moment, good and bad. You have to make a concerted effort every day to get through to them in some way no matter how insignificant it may seem until the weight of all those interactions build character. Her response to his daily actions of trying to be a good parent paid off in a lot more than that single gift. It was a totem of the kind of person she has become thanks to his series of small kindnesses.

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