FATHERHOOD

Being a father is an act of conception, being a dad, is being---When we first got together, Frank had two sons, Jason and Jeremy (superimposed bookends) I had Mike and Chris, and we had Jennah and Philip- but Frank is dad to all my children- Not only did he adopt Mike and Chris legally, he accepted them emotionally in his heart, long before paper made the bond legal- When Michael was about six or seven, suffering from probable growing pains in his legs, Frank looked at me in dismay and said,"You don't think he inherited it from me???" It referred to the genetic trait in his family for weak knees, and a brother with MS. Such a simple question- to me spoke volumes-- he loves selflessly, unconditionally, and passionately- He is so proud of all of them- they are his life- So thank you Frank, for being the dad to my children---