So please allow me to present to you
13 Photos of My "Other Dad"
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Naturally, this is one of my photos of Martin taken in that window, overlooking the moat.
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He obliged, of course.
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I repeatedly sneaked shots of him doing so.
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The highlight of the day: Martin created "The Fudge Song", snippets of which are sung to this day.
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We didn't get off to the smoothest start when I was younger, but over the years we came to a point of understanding I would never have thought possible. I only now realize just how much he loved and accepted me, and I'm sure he knew (and knows) how much I loved him.
His love and caring for my family - especially, of course, for my mother, but also for my siblings and and their families - meant the world to me.
I love you and miss you, Marty-man. Thank you for understanding me when you could, and for guiding me the best you could. I'm only sorry I made it so hard for you to do so.
I'm a better person for it, now.