I have something in both my eyes now, too. Thank you for being a 'dad' figure as opposed to a 'just a step-dad'. Taking responsibility for children who aren't biologically yours, can be a very difficult job. My dad isn't my biological father and I didn't even know it until I was 20 and my mom finally told me. He started dating my mom when she was 3 months pregnant and adopted me when my parents were married 3 years later. I can't even begin to tell you how much my dad has shaped my life. I bet your kids know what I mean. It's all the same ways you helped shape them. It's an amazing thing to know that a man who wasn't your biological father, and had no responsibility to you at all, found something in you that made him fall in love and WANT to be the one to be your father. I'm extremely lucky and forever grateful to my daddy. I know that your kids must feel the same way about you. There's a lot of love around you. You're a good man.