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The Ultimate Gift All Dads Can Appreciate This Father’s Day
My Story of Becoming a Dad and Looking Up to My Own Father
5 and-a-half years ago, the greatest blessing I’ve ever received suddenly came into my life at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. For as long as I live, there will likely never be an experience as vivid, gripping and powerful as when I saw my son for the first time. I wanted to be a father, and by the grace of God, my son gave me that opportunity.
When I hear the word, “Dad,” I still think first to my own father. I think about the remarkable, loving model he has provided for me and my two brothers. I’ve learned so much from him about how to be a loving and caring parent. It’s crazy, but even still, when I hear people call me a, “parent,” it takes a second or two to register with me.
Am I really someone’s Dad? It’s an exhilarating and renewing feeling.
No matter how much you prepare, you’re never really ready to handle every part of the management of another human being’s life; particularly one that is completely dependent on you for survival. And yet, you realize in that moment that it’s not all about you.
It’s about trusting in a higher power, as well as your partner (spouse or other parent) and those with whom you entrust the care of your…
