Twelve years ago, David Lynde came into Gabriella Guardado’s life when he and her mom Lori Ann got married in 2004, and since then, David has raised Gabriella like his own daughter.
So when Gabriella, who is now 22 years old, started thinking about what she wanted to get her step-dad for his birthday, she wanted to give him something that would reflect how much she loved him, and how much she appreciated everything he’s done for her.
As a teenager, Gabriella wanted to be adopted by her step-dad, however, her biological dad, who has not been involved in her life since getting divorced from her mom in 2001, would not allow it. And when she turned 18, she figured it wasn’t possible anymore and stopped trying.
But when Gabriella’s boyfriend told her adult adoption was an option, she immediately started looking into it. “So I did research and found out that I could do that without the consent of my biological dad,” she said. “He helped me grow into the young woman that I am and helped me through all the hard times of getting through nursing school and becoming a young adult.”
“She came to me and said this is what I want to do, his birthday is coming up and I want him to adopt me,” mom Lori Ann said. “When she told me, of course I cried.”
So when the family got together for dinner, Gabriella sat David down and presented him with his birthday gift, which he first thought was just a pen. But after the family urges him to keep looking in the bag, he finds the adoption papers and realizes what his daughter is giving him.
“Am I adopting you?” David asks as he starts to tear up. “I want you to, you don’t have to, you can say no, but I want you to adopt me. You’ve been my dad and I know legal papers don’t change anything,” Gabriella responded. “Gabby you have no idea how much that means to me,” he says “You have no idea.”
Watch the entire video below to see David’s incredible reaction to seeing his birthday gift.
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[Featured image: Youtube/Lori Ann Lynde]
Girl Gives Step-Dad Adoption Papers For His Birthday is an article from: LifeDaily