“I had an argument with my teenage daughter. Through her tears, she said the one thing I have been dreading. I knew it was coming, but when she said it, it still took me to my knees. I was speechless. But you know what? She’s right. She is absolutely right. It’s not the same after her father’s death.”
‘None of this would be happening if my dad didn’t die.’: Widow feels guilt that teenage daughter is ‘absolutely right,’ learns to ‘forgive herself’ for not ‘saving’ husband from terminal cancer
‘No, we are not a same sex couple, but we do share a daughter. Not only did I gain a daughter, I gained a brother and a best friend.’
“The guy on the left is me, and the guy on the right is bio dad. This is real, and this is us.”
‘If you ask my boy, he’d tell you, he has two dads and two moms. All 4 of us kept Jaden’s needs before our own. A loving, crazy, enormous, blended family.’
“Kristen was young. So young, I had my reservations. I learned very fast that just because another woman was parenting my child, didn’t mean she was taking my place.”
‘The guy seated next to me is my good friend Chris. He is also my wife’s ex-husband and the father of my two stepsons.’
“Now, truth is, we didn’t start out this close. Blended families aren’t always easy. But I really love the guy. He inspires me to be a better man.”
‘I am grateful for all the stepdads that stepped up’: Mom’s heartfelt thank you to all the ‘BONUS DADS’ on Father’s Day
“There is a special place in our hearts for those men who stand up and step in. Let’s show them. Let’s tell them. Let’s be their champions. Who is yours?”
