06/16/2025
Happy Father's Day, to Brad, to my Dads and all the other amazing Dads out there ❤⠀
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Brad. The much quieter side to Candid Apple Collective. As remarkable of a business partner and husband he is, he is somehow an even more incredible Dad.⠀
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At age 22, this man not only fell for me, but also my 2 boys, aged 2 and 3. He picked up our broken pieces and gave us the love we didn't know we were missing.⠀
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He became a Dad, when he didn't have to and helped me raise those boys to be the incredible humans they have become. He unselfishly put in the devotion, the countless teachings...the quality time. He got us through the lowest of times, unconditionally, 200% by our sides.⠀
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Almost 10 years ago, our family grew by 1 and he got to experience fatherhood from the first breath. You know, It wouldn't have been fair to skip the diaper stage of fatherhood completely!⠀
He's the track dad like no other, the jack of all trades teacher, the driving instructor, the cooking master, the homework helper, the camping guru, the tech genius, the teller of terrible dad jokes, the chauffeur, the "clean up your kitchen mess" nagger, the overprotective safety guy, the animal dad extraordinaire, the birthday cake creator, the bike tuner and fixer, the field trip volunteer, the self-taught learner of anything his kids are interested in so he can better help them, the pick n' pull guide to teach them to fix their vehicles, the big kid, the horse show dad and donkey leader, my partner in work, life and crime, and SO MUCH MORE!⠀
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He even jumped into the "girlfriend dad" role; completely out of his comfort zone and unchartered territory, but whole-heartedly includes the girls in our family unit.⠀
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I'm not sure how we all got so lucky, but we could not be more grateful to have this amazing man in our lives.
