A stepdad who “stepped up” to raise his stepdaughter since before she was one was given a beautiful surprise when she named her newborn after him.
After coming into stepdaughter Haley Gren’s life so early, Brad Cone, 57, from Fairmont, Minnesota, immediately formed a close bond.
Brad has always been ‘that’ consistent man in Haley’s life, her mom, Vonnie, 52, said, but still encouraged her to have a relationship with her biological dad.
When Haley was expecting her first child, she knew she wanted to honor everything Brad had done for her.
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Having decided on a name for her daughter but not told Brad, she waited until her stepdad walked into her hospital room, on April 7, when he first set eyes on the newborn.
Brad read the baby’s name on a card – “Hello, my name is Lennon Bradley” – which caused him to look visibly emotional, while his wife captured the moment on video.
Vonnie, who said she can’t watch the clip without tearing up, said: “Haley wanted to surprise Brad with her name, so she made a ‘Hello, My Name Is Lennon Bradley’ card.
“When he came to visit the baby in the hospital for the first time, she handed him the card, and that’s where we saw his raw emotion.
“He is the most kindhearted man in the world, and I am so glad that we have him in our lives.
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“I can’t even watch the video without tearing up.
“I feel like I won the jackpot when it comes to him.
“Love does not have titles – he is not a stepfather; he is a role model for every man that is stepping up, has stepped up and continues to step up.”
