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I value my grand daughter(step),we don't use that word around here.I met my wife in 1988 and she had a daughter who was nine years old at the time,it was a joy watching and helping her grow (we became very close),when she got out on her own i became depressed thinking my good days were behind me(i did'nt think my (step daughter would have kids,she did'nt seem the type).Then in 1998 the very same year i was going to call it a day here comes this bundle of joy named Alexis,and 13 years later we are the best of friends,she knows to call papa for anything that she may need.What she does'nt know is how she saved my life so many years ago,i have never told anyone that story until now.

13 years ago. Rating: 5
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iwas with my wife for seven years before we got married.we dated off and on for quite a while. we both decided to take a break ,which turned out much longer than antisipated. in fact we almost didnt get married, i finally smartend up and realized just how much i love and miss her. i called and made a date and proposed to her.. i feel as if i waited any longer i would have lost the one of the greatest thing that happened to me.. still together going on 32 years and we dont even have kids, i guess we reall do love another

13 years ago. Rating: 4
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My "dad" (step dad#2)told my mom that she had no right to complian about the way the step dadI had growning up treated her... she should be more concerned about the way he treated me. That was the first time I felt a fathers love.

13 years ago. Rating: 4
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I have a joke one that might be PG-14, so I'll keep this to myself for now...

I was working on a cattle ranch, I borrowed my friends extremely sharp pocket knife to cut the plastic netting of the giant circular bails of hay. Well I wasn't paying attention, it was early and I hadn't had my coffee yet. The knife got snagged on the plastic net and came down and hit my index finger, cutting it to the bone.

I went to the local hospital they glued it back together, instead of stitching it. A few days later I noticed my finger started to smell a little strange, and the coloring was going yellowish, so I went to a city hospital. They kept me in there for a week to get rid of the infection and save my finger.

I suppose I re-learned to respect sharp tools, and valued my digits a little more after that.

13 years ago. Rating: 3
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I get a real buzz when one of my children says "love you"
I get a real buzz when one of my grandchildren told her mother over a broken item " don`t worry mummy grandad has his special glue in his garage that he will fix it with"

I am a step dad and My son (step) has put his arms around me and said" I would not be the person I am without your help" He was 47 when he did this.

13 years ago. Rating: 3
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I wish I knew more about my family's relatives, the ones that were long gone when I was born. My Mom and Grandmother used to talk about them but I don't really remember much. I wish now that I had paid more attention to them. They carried the knowledge of the ancesters with them to their graves and I'll never be able to recover it as I have no other family.

13 years ago. Rating: 3
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Thank you folks! It is so special to hear things that are inspiring or touching!

13 years ago. Rating: 2
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