With Steve as their dad, she continued, she and her brother were able to do the normal childhood things that many of us took for granted as kids.
“He showed up every time we needed him to,” she recalled. “He gave me back the second half of my childhood. I was finally able to ride my bike, go to school, play sports, and never worry about dinner. He gave me someone you want to call when my life feels like it’s falling apart. He gave me the safety I had never known. My life wouldn’t look at all like it does without him.”
For her part, Jordan is ecstatic that her TikTok about her dad’s sacrifice has reached so many.
“For the world to stop and say ‘hey man thank you for being a good man’ is something I never thought I’d see,” says Jordan. “All I want to do in this life is to repay and be worthy of the sacrifices he made for two kids who had nothing left. So for so so so many people to pour that love back into him has made us feel like he’s finally getting the recognition he’s deserved his whole life.”
@jordan.elise truly my hero since the day he came into my life ❤️ #worldsbestdad #myhero #adoption #fyp ♬ paradise – favsoundds
I must say, this kind of story restores my faith in humanity, in unselfishness, and in the ability to heal from some really hard things. Maybe, just maybe, Steve’s story will inspire a younger generation of men and women to step up for some kids in need in their lives someday.