“Slowly, the hurt went away, the appreciation grew, and somewhere in all of that, friendships developed.”

3 dads, 2 kids: How these epic ‘bonus parents’ make co-parenting work because they ‘owe it to our children’

‘Our foster son came home with Family Tree homework. Seems innocent enough—until you have a kid whose tree has gone through a hurricane’
“Who are we? Are we family?”

‘In tragedy, gifts will blossom’: Heartbroken wife thankful her children now have ‘two daddies’
“I knew in my heart that I was watching two daddies dancing with their daughter and I couldn’t help but feel so much love.”

Adopted woman’s birth family helps pull off epic wedding: ‘This stuff in life isn’t included in the manuals’
“My birth mother’s husband officiated our wedding! How amazing is that?!”

‘How could someone be this loved?’: Stepfather overcome with emotion as stepdaughter, her dad, walk down the aisle
“Not a whole lot of people could say that their dad walked them down the aisle, AND that their step-dad officiated their wedding. I am one of the fortunate people that could.”

Grieving wife thanks new boyfriend for stepping in as dad, loving daughters ‘fiercely’
“Not once has he looked at me or any of our kiddos and said, ‘Your grief is too much.’”

Successful co-parenting from two moms who fought their way to make it work and DID
“Marriage sometimes isn’t ‘happily ever after,’ but that doesn’t mean the FAMILY has to come to an end.”