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 I was just a few months old when my dad walked out on me. My mom became a single parent and I became fatherless. All because he had decided, too late, that he was too “immature” to raise a child. Luckily, for my mom and me, she was introduced to Brian. They got married, and when I was two years old, he legally adopted me. To this day, he is the one who raised me. Brian is the good out of a bad situation, because he adopted me, raised me, and built up a strong relationship with me.

My mom and Brian began dating when I was eight months old. Then, on April 15, 1995 they were married. Following this, Brian wanted to adopt me as soon as he could. So, after filling out, signing, and filing a myriad of paperwork, I was officially adopted on March 16, 1996. I was no longer Kynzi Thomas; I had now become Kynzi Grimes.

I was very lucky to have Brian there in my life when I was growing up. I was able to have two parents to raise me, togehter. He filled the void that would have been left by my biological father, and he taught me the importance of a father-daughter relationship. However, Brian is in the Navy, which meant that many times throughout my childhood, he was out on the boat for months at a time. It was difficult for me, sometimes, but we were still able to keep in touch. He helped me to become a better person, and always taught me to do my best.

The relationship that I have with Brian now is very strong. Ironically, we happen to have very similar personalities, and we even look alike. I am very close to him, and I look up to him. He is the one I call my father, because he was there for me when I was growing up ,and through my hardest times. There was never a time in my life that he was not supporting me. He understands me, and I love him.

I do still think about my biological father sometimes, and I wonder if he thinks about me. I do not know why he did what he did so long ago, but I can not change what happened. I can just be glad that Brian was put into my life, to make things better. He walked into my life, and on his own, wanted to become my father. Therefore, he is the best thing that came out of a bad situation.