As we started toward the stage, I leaned closer to him. “You know you’re stuck with me forever, right?”
He laughed softly. “Best decision I ever made.”
“There’s only one person who should walk this graduate across the stage.”
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Maybe blood matters. Maybe biology leaves fingerprints on a life.
But I had learned something stronger than that.
A parent is the one who stays when staying costs everything.
Eighteen years ago, my dad walked across this field holding me in his arms. Now we walked it together, and everyone watching knew exactly who my real parent was.
A parent is the one who stays when staying costs everything.
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