They say blood is thicker than water. Well, thatโs all good and well when youโre trying to make a point about why itโs important to remain loyal to your family, but it posits one crucial problem. Of course, sharing a blood connection is one way to be family, but it is not essential.
Perhaps poet Maya Angelou said it best:
โFamily isnโt always blood, itโs the people in your life who want you in theirs: the ones who accept you for who you are, the ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.โ
Itโs a common adage that blood makes you related, but family is something far greater.
One family who seems to know this well is this one, with a very special gift for a deserving step-dad.
After a post-dinner gift is presented to him, his face lights up.
โฆeven though he doesnโt yet know what it contains or whatโs about to happen, heโs excited all the same. After tearing open the box, and fishing out a small parcel wrapped in tissue paper. With all these layers of wrapping, he jokes that thatโs why it takes his step-daughter so long to wrap things.
After removing the tissue paper, he reveals a scroll.
I bet heโs thinkingโฆโDid I graduate without realizing?โโฆWell, in a sense he did, but he doesnโt know that yet! Still understandably confused, he continues to unwrap the roll of papers, all tied up neatly with a little red bow.
When he unrolls the papers and reads them, his face drops.
As he finally realizes what this surprise gift is, he freezes.
Then, with a beaming face smiles up at his step-daughter.
Heโs so speechless that his wife asks him if he needs his glasses, presuming that he canโt clearly see what the papers are about. But the reality has set in, that these are adoption papers, and this girl is giving him the forms to make their father/daughter relationship official.
He gives her a long, heartfelt embrace, greatly moved.
He clearly has so much love for this girl as his own daughter. I challenge you to not become emotional when he does, good luck!
Then when Mom signs the papers, the deed is done.
And just like that, a few squiggly lines on some pieces of paper makes the family complete, although it seems like they were already a family full of love. As Dad is hugging his new daughter, you can hear him whisper โI love you so muchโ.
If you arenโt bawling your eyes out right about now, whatโs wrong with you!
Many of the commenters on this video have expressed just how moved they were by this incredible gesture of love.
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