Amen to that. I have such a HUGE respect for the man who raised us as his own, and think that helped guide me as a father. My brother was easy, but I was a pain in the a$$ to raise, but he did it the best he could. My mother never worked, just volunteered. Raised us on a farm, taught us how to work, be respectful, responsible, etc. I took a weird path to get to where I'm at, but eventually got here, successful, happy, etc. He's such a humble guy about it too. When I've told him how much I respect him for raising us as his own, he just shrugs and says, well, I got your mother out of the deal. Now he's got four grandchildren that adore him.