Unshakable Roots
As the truth settled over me, I finally understood why my dad had never told me about the fierce fight he waged to keep me. He didn’t want my love and gratitude to ever feel like a debt I owed him.
As the ceremony concluded and we walked out of the stadium together, his warm, heavy hand resting reassuringly on my shoulder, I realized something profound and unshakable:
Biology may have started my story, but my dad’s daily choice to love me is what truly raised me.
