Dear Step Dad,

Well, let me just begin by saying you’re more of my Father than anything. You have shown me what it means to love someone who isn’t biologically yours. Every time I talk about you I just call you Dad because to me, a Dad is someone who has been there for you through the most important milestones in your life and who loves you unconditionally. You came into my life almost 3 years ago. It’s crazy to think that it hasn’t been that long; yet, it seems like I’ve known you forever. You became my best friend and the person I could always look to for support no matter what it was. You became my biggest fan and always was there in the stands to watch me cheer and of course watch whatever game it was that I was cheering at. You’ve taught me many things in the few years that we have really known and been together like how you won’t ever leave, you’ve got me and I’ve got you, that I’m not impossible to love, and that having a bond with a Dad is possible. You showed me that you weren’t leaving when you promised me to not only love my mom forever but my brother and I too. And that meant so much to me not only to see someone love my Mom but someone who also thought it was just as important to love the children like their own. You stepped up when my real Father decided to step out of my life and you took on the challenge of showing me that not every grown man is the same you were prepared for the scary, and tough challenge of letting me let you into my personal life. I thank God each and every day that you came into our lives and ever since that day you haven’t just made my mom the happiest but you’ve also made my brother and I the happiest that we’ve been in years. I want to thank you for all the patience you’ve had with me and the time it took for me to let down this guard I had. Thank you for believing in me when I didn’t even believe in myself. You’ve showed me that if I work hard and stay focused I really can accomplish anything. You were my biggest motivator when I wanted to give up you were right beside me telling me to keep going and not give up. You also supported me in my decisions even if you didn’t always agree with them. Thank you for showing me what it means to love someone. I cannot express the feelings I got when I would open my lunch bag or my backpack to find a note that you wrote me just telling me how proud you were of me and to keep pushing forward. Or the surprise of flowers you would buy me. The one thing I will never ever forget was that time when you were still just dating my mother you even bought me flowers with a note that said “every woman deserves flowers on Valentine’s Day.” Thanks to you I now know how I should be treated when looking for a relationship. Thank you for always putting a smile on my face no matter what. Even if I had a bad day at school I knew when I would come home you’d do or say something to help put me in a better mood. But most importantly thank you for being the most amazing Dad in the world to me I truly cannot express the happiness it has brought me and how grateful I am for the amazing bond we have created. I will forever and always cherish that because it’s the most special thing that’s happened in my life. Once again, thanks for everything you do for me, Dad.

Love,

Nadia