From “aNoteToMyKid.com: Heartwarming Messages of Love from Parents, Family and Friends of LGBT People”:
A Note To Oliva From Her Two Dads, Burnz Fernandez And Steve Price
To my dearest Olivia,
At 18 months, I know you are not in the position to comprehend some of the complexities of life that surround you, but there will be a time when you will, and you will realize how special you are. Everyday, I look at you and wonder how my life would be without you in it, and that’s when I realize how lucky I am — we are — to be your Dads.
Yes, you have two Dads! :0)
There will be a time in the future when someone will ask you where your Mommy is. Some people may even look at you weird and make fun of you because of this. I want you to know that there is nothing wrong with having two Dads — or two Moms. Our family structure is a little different than others BUT what we have in common with other families is the LOVE we have for each other, and that, my princess, is something to be proud of!
I want you to know that you are a very special girl because you have the love of not only one Dad but two Dads, and really, how many little girls can say that!? I promise you that your life will be full of happiness, adventure, excitement, and you will experience a world where everything is possible… All you need to do is BELIEVE!
We — your Dads — never thought that we would be able to have a child of our own, because unfortunately, some people in our society do not think that two gay Dads are capable of raising a beautiful baby girl such as yourself. But we kept on believing and we kept our faith that someday, the goodness in mankind will prevail, and you will come into our lives and change it for good!
May 24th was, and will always be, a very special day for all of us, because that was the day that our dream came true and you came into our lives bringing nothing but happiness, love and hope — hope that one day, our society will be free from judgment, prejudice, bigotry and hate — and people will realize that indeed, all we need is LOVE (I know, I stole that line from a group that rhymes with “Beetles”) but it is true!
You have your whole future ahead of you, and the world is yours to conquer, and your gay Dads will be behind you every step of the way. We have never loved anyone as much as we love you, please do not ever forget that!
XOXO,
Dada Steve & Daddy Burnz!
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