It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.
- Friedrich von Schiller
I'll never forget the first time I heard Jacob call Greg his dad. It was just after Christmas in 2006. I had taken Jake to work with me and one of my coworkers asked Jake what his favorite Christmas present was. He said it was a gum ball machine, a gift from his mom and dad. (That gum ball machine is another story too! It nearly ruined his belief in Santa! I'll share it another time.) I was a little surprised that he referred to Greg as his dad. I never called Greg "dad," Jacob did it on his own. Even though Greg is not Jacob's biological father, I'm certain that Jacob can't remember a time in his life when Greg wasn't present. Greg and I met when Jake was only three months old, and by the time he was 18 months old, my relationship with Greg had become serious. There's never been a time that Greg didn't treat Jacob as his own, never a question of whose boy he was, and Jake has always known that. Even with the addition of a biological son, Greg has never differentiated between the boys. Greg is simply a sincere and genuine soul, kind and generous without discrimination, and the best father and husband we could ever ask for! If anyone has earned the title "Dad," it's Greg!
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