Daddy, can we invite my real dad over for Father’s Day dinner

always look the way we expect.

Sometimes they’re messy.

Sometimes they’re confusing.

Sometimes a five-year-old accidentally causes the most terrifying misunderstanding of your life.

But as Lily wraps her arms around both of us and declares we are “the best team ever,” one thing becomes crystal clear.

She doesn’t just have a dad.

She has a whole family that continue reading …