In America, the divorce rate is 50%. In this case, the families are close, and they are so close that the father pulls the stepfather to walk their daughter down the aisle together. “Father’s Wedding Gesture to Stepfather Tugs at a Million Hearts” from the New York Times definitely tugged at my heart. Right before Todd Bachman walked his daughter, Brittany Peck, down the aisle, he quickly ran and got her stepfather, Todd Cendrosky, to help him walk her down the aisle. The photographer at the wedding thankfully got pictures of the whole gesture, and cried herself while taking them.  Being a stepparent, she understands how it’s often difficult and thankless. Todd explained, “For me to thank him for all the years of helping us raise our daughter wouldn’t be enough. There is no better way to thank somebody than to assist me walking her down the aisle.” The stepfather was so surprised and he even had had thoughts that he might never get the chance to walk his step daughter down the aisle. I think what this father did is incredible. Coming from a child who has separated parents, this is definitely something I want to happen at my wedding. My stepdad has equally been there for me and helped me get through life as much as my biological dad has, if not more. Also, the two men seem to be really close, so this story really relates to me. Both of my dad’s are really good friends, which is really uncommon, but I’m very blessed to have it that way. This event can impact stepparents everywhere that knows about it. The fact that this stepfather got recognized by the biological father by how much he does for his daughter, can prove to others that the really are appreciated. I don’t really know from experience, but from what I’ve read, many stepparents don’t get acknowledged for how much they’ve done for their stepchild, also, most stepparents to get along with the biological ones. This event can show those bickering parents that friendship between each other is possible. This event was posted all over facebook with over 500,000 shares, and one commenter had wrote, “Amazing act of unselfish love, respect, and recognition for his daughter.” and that’s exactly what it was.