Marine Surprises Stepdaughter With Adoption Papers
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- A doting Marine left his stepdaughter speechless when he surprised her with adoption papers that were hidden in her sports team's backpack. Ariane Yocum, 12, thought she was receiving a new travel bag from the volleyball team she plays for when stepdad Drew Yocum, 32, presented it to her in the family's Palm Harbor, Florida, home. But as the emotional video shows, following some initial rummaging inside the backpack, Ariane began pulling out the items, like kneepads, which she assumed were associated with her team. Then, however, a perplexed Ariane pulled out a piece of paper that was tucked in one of the pockets and, on further inspection, the speechless 12-year-old turned open-mouthed to Drew and simply said, "Adopted?!" Drew said he has always felt like a father to Ariane, known as Ari, having raised her since she was a 2-year-old. The loving stepfather joined the Marine Corps in 2010 and married Ariane's mother, Ashley, 33, after completing boot camp. Since then, he has not only been Ariane's stepfather but also her volleyball and basketball coach since she was 5 - and so a backpack of sporting gifts seemed like a rather normal present for young Ariane ahead of the big reveal. Drew said he struggled to hold back the tears during his October 24 surprise. Mom Ashley admitted that she and Drew have struggled to have children of their own following a series of miscarriages and so, to Drew, Ariane is his, no matter what the blood.
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This is so inspiring. I'm putting my kids up for adoption tomorrow so they can have the same experience.
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Wait a minute! 🤔
What an idea sir ji
Hahahaha, thank you for that
This was not just about adoption papers. It was also, the fact that he waited till she was 12 so that she can have a say in it. That is the best dad ever.
Un hombre Maravilloso que quiere a una niña y la adopta como.fura su hija merece mi respeto y mi 👏
He could do it before
@@tikt99 Yeah but that's not her dad by blood so maybe she wouldn't have wanted that.
That was a awesome SUPRISE. CONGRATULATIONS.
Very thoughtful. From a Dad who adopted his daughter. God Is Good
I love the fact he had the respect for his daughter to give her the choice. What a man, and his daughter seems like she was stoked.
This is so boring, having a family, doing the same as everybody else, so selfish, instead of being selfless and helping humanity, by fighting climate change for instance, nothing is more important than that, I have no respect for people doing the “normal” thing, cause the world wasn’t changed by people who did the same as everyone else.
@@ncard00the world wasn't changed by someone commenting against a wholesome reply to a wholesome video on a video platform....get a life bud
Huh?
@@ncard00While true, it is also obvious that society is so dystopian as a result of late-stage capitalism that people need ephemeral dopamine hits like this.
@ncard00 hahahaha, npc
I adopted my step daughter when she was 9. Greatest thing I ever did in my life. She'll be 38 this year and we still celebrate adoption day every year.
I am happy for you.
It's imperative for children to grow with a dad and a mom.
@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495 nope
That is so freakin cool
@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495 stop reading syphilis writings
@@vahidintube9593 He's right and you're wrong.
He is a true marine. At such emotional moment, he still cares to fold her socks neatly...
yet..............................................................................
who cares about socks
Putting others before himself. This is the act of a true hero.
...but her crayons will NEVER be safe!!
Marine
He's a marine...
His 12-year wait for her to have a say makes him more than the dad that stepped up. He literary holds pure and genuine love for his daughter.
it was a ten year wait tops
@@MrLondonGo maybe 9 years 11 months minimum
Fue algo muy raro , me pareció extraño , como desfasado , hay más dudas por el comportamiento y los motivos. No me parece como normal esperar solo para ver esa reacción , no se que hay detrás , y jamás lo sabremos
It'll be quite weird if he started dating a woman pregnant from another man though 😂
@@danielweston9188 . Se z
The way she bolted to find something to write with was truly heartwarming.
him asking her if she’s sure this is what she wants….love at its most vulnerable
I adopted my son years ago. This guy did it right he let it be her decision just like I did with my son.
Hey dad, good job. You're a real man to do what you did to make a little girl feel so incredible. World needs more guys like you.
Yeah, quite of real men to raise another's bastards.
This dad is totally a first class act!!
Strictly a formality because he clearly has been a great father to her for many years. She loves him and her excitement to be his official daughter was awesome to witness. Thanks for sharing.
I love her reaction, not only did her jaw drop, but the backpack too!
I read that as jew lol
It was like it didn't even exist for her any more! Though I reckon the entire house could have collapsed around her that point, and she wouldn't have noticed that either - her Dad wanted to be officially her Dad, and that was all that mattered! So heartwarming - and I think she might have just also broken the land speed record there, in her rush to find something to sign those papers with... :)
It probably makes a huge difference. She knows he loves her & that he's not going anywhere but knowing he is your dad officially must be a huge subonscious relief.
Marines even save single moms. Amazing work.
After our father was killed in 1942, our mother would not care for my two sisters and me. Seeing our plight in a very bad family scene, in an event of huge importance, a childless aunt and uncle adopted all three of us. We went from a chaotic, Godless situation, we became beloved parts of a blessed environment that determined our futures.
My second cousin adopted his niece in an act of love and compassion as her birth mum (his sister) was a drunk unfit mother.... Fast forward 30+ years and they are a loving dad & daughter that will never part.
I'm glad it turned out well for you ! God bless your aunt & uncle & may He brightens your comming future eveb more !
@@fatimagh462 I was going to input same as you but thanks anyway 👍
Aloha hienz57 says tears flowing down so happy for you really thanks
@@bengosling4606 thank you love
I love the fact that, she immediately races to get a pen, to make it a done deal, “NOW”…
That there isn’t any question that you are my Dad!
Didn’t she say pencil?
@@toosweet6046…wow… I listened to it again… ding ding ding…you are right…congratulations !!!
Best respect ever toward her daughter.
Wait until she is 12.
Happy family!!!!
Solid dude, clearly a family without reservations.
A friend of mine had her stepfather do the same when she was 15. Still one of the greatest days in her life. Good to see a fellow Marine have that kind of impact in her life 🙂
Need more people like this man / father in the world thank you.
What a guy gave her the respect and love to wait till she could make a choice. Awesome hope this family live a happy and awesome life.
Especially because there was no question that she would accept, and she wouldn’t have objected if he did do it without asking her. Just showing a little extra love by letting her have the choice.
Now imagine being the poor dude who falls in love with her and tries to replace her daddy!!! :)
Dad of the year with a great example of parenting and respect for your child.
The step dad won't do this 👇
The fact that he waited until she will be old enough to decide and didn't want to decide for her makes it even more special. This is like next level parenting.
Also the bond they have you can see it is filled with so much love, respect for another person and freedom. She is so geniuinly suprised in the sweetest way that is not done yet.
100% And his respecting her Right to choice is a life lesson in it's self especially living in a Free Country. 🇺🇸
@@Mellow84 great vid but lol if you think were living in a "free" country right now
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I guarantee she picks a man as good as her father to marry and have children w, in large part to that moment right there..giving her the power to decide her future
Nicely done, Dad. Like the way you gave her the final decision on being adopted. She had ten years to ask you. Believe that her yes was heartfelt and true. Congratulations to the newly formed family!😊
Didn't the line, "it's like Christmas" just melt your ❤️? I love her excitement when she ran to get a pencil not realizing that legal documents can only be signed in ink. That just proves how much she loves her DAD. I am glad she didn't notice her new name on her new backpack. It just made the surprise all the MORE special. This day will never be forgotten!
God bless people who fulfill their duties as humans and than parent’s . Very heart touching. 👍
The dad is a class act.
Her reaction shows that she loves him and feels safe with him. That is what fatherhood is all about: make the kids safe and loved above all!
Hello Johan how are you doing today?
What a beautiful daddy and step daughter love. Best part was when he hugged and kissed her
I was adopted by my Stepfather when I was 12 as well! Best thing that ever happened to me. Have a wonderful life y'all. Positive thoughts and vibes to you and your family.❤
I was adopted. The love of an adoptive parent is as strong as the love of a biological parent. Unconditional!
really
Yeh but like.. If shes not alreaddy adopted. It seems like she has a parent? (mom) so isent it a bit weird? I mean to me adoption is for ppl Whowassent so fortunate this just seem cringe to me xD
@@nicklasberg5146 wrong lol 🤡
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@@nicklasberg5146 u seem cringe to me
There's one thing in her behavior some people might not see - she's acting like this was something obvious, cause "we've always been a family".
That means the guy who raised her is a true man.
1:24 "It didn't happen yet?"
She already considered him Dad a long time ago.
To this marine thank you for your service to our country more important God bless you for adopting this special young girl as your daughter
What a decent human being is that Dad!!! It is obvious that he and his wife have provided a loving and peaceful home for their daughter. Her beautiful nature and demeanor is its proof. They all deserve to be congratulated!!
OMG as an adoptive mom I understand exactly how important it is for adopted kids to have control over their own lives. The fact that he understood that and waited until she could have a say...what an awesome dad.
He's been her dad since she was two years old. She needed to have a say??
@@MarcusCapeCanaveral my oldest boy asked me at 5 if i would adopt him… (he had a friend who was adopted so he learned about it long before i had planned on approaching the subject with him(i was the only man in his life since he was 9months old). I was able to get everything done when he was 6… the judge even called us in on Christmas eve to finalize it… 20 years ago. No regrets. He turned into a fine man and father. He in turn did the same thing after he got married…
In some states it’s very costly.. but, as i see it? Very worth it.
Edit: the judge asked him as well.. what he wanted(she had taken him into chambers to talk with him..). At even 6, he could have said no. We told him we would wait or not do it at all if that’s what he wanted. I would have respected that and still loved him.
@@robertsenior8330 I think my point from 7 months ago was that he's been her dad since she was only two years old, so it was a foregone conclusion. She can't remember when he wasn't her dad.
Salute to this man, the act of kindness and deligence of a father to his child.
Now that's a real man and a true daughter
Takes a real man to step in and provide a model to a child of a parent when their biological father doesn't.
@@celebrim1 the biological father probably died who knows
@Eric Goltze and what about the mother? It is she who decides if the man who "steped in" is only allowed to play good uncle / grandfather or also to parent the child. If the man who steped in is not allowed to parent the child and only pay for the two of them and play good samaritan, then he is not a real man.
There is a reason why the "redpill manosphere" is so full of "hate" against single mothers. Genetic legacy is so big bs, but if you can not even raise the child, then there is nothing and the man is just an ATM.
@@mlaruex stfu karen
@@Zanoladab said the girl with the hurt fifis
Class comes in many forms. This classy marine dad and his wife are brilliant. Look at the happy face of their daughter. That says it all.👍👏👏👏
My wife and I adopted our daughter when she was just three days old. Best decision we ever made as a couple!
What a perfect gentleman and a special young lady. Best wishes to Mom and this family on their wonderful journey ❤.
Girl what
@@Hm-dh1vu a father who respects his stepdaughter's rights and daughter who is appreciative of her step-father giving her choice.
True love
She is 12 that's not close being a "young lady"
@@KyoFanDuB The term "young lady" is literally used all over the world by adults to refer to younger women AND girls.
It is either used when the girl did something that the adult disliked, like using bad language: "Mind your language, young lady!" Or it is used when a girl displays attributes one would associate with a lady, like grace, good manners and so on.
Seriously, this is even used the same way in other languages. In German for example one may say "Mein liebes Fräulein, das will ich nicht noch einmal sehen!" Which basically translates to "My dear miss/ my dear young lady, I don't want to see that again!". Whichc an be said in response to some action a young girl took the parent doesn't want the young girl to take again.
Or in a positive way one may say "Sie sieht in diesem Kleid aus wie ein kleines Fräulein", which translates to "She looks like a small young lady in her dress". Which may be said when a little girl behaves very lady-like while wearing a dress.
So no, I don't think she isn't "close enough being a young lady", because being called a young lady doesn't have an age restriction. It only matters that the person is considered young.
I see stuff like this and it gives me hope. So much of what we are 'forced' to see everyday is depressing. Thank you for sharing.
I told you already stop watching CNN
Stop watching all the news. You aren't forced to watch the trash that is so depressing.
A great story!! Thanks sir for your service to our country! God bless you and family!!
When I’m having a bad day I look at stuff like this and it gives a little more hope in man kind
the video made me cry. good luck and health. greetings from vienna/austria
I just lost my dad, who was my best friend, and my soulmate. Feeling lost, broken, and numb. This made my heart smile.
Having a dad like him is the best feeling in the world. I wish I had more time… missing you very much daddy 💔
Well u really
Merry me I m alone
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@@ImranKhan-tj3dr wtf bro
I am in Brazil, thousands of kilometers away from you, lying in bed and about to sleep when I see this video and my heart is filled with joy and happiness to see such a wonderful scene like this. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you good health and love.
Blessings from Canada!
Same here in Germany
I love that she was so eager all she could think about was jumping up and running to get something to sign it. So touching. She loves you with all her heart Daddy. Good job.
I m alone
I need 💑💑❤❤😍😍🌷🌷🌷
Hello you
This got me teared up. These are the moments that make life wonderful.
I've been in my daughter's life for almost 5 years and I don't care what anyone says she's my daughter weather im with her mom or not. I love her just as much as the rest of my biological kids
Hello Taylor how are you doing today?
She never thought he's not her dad. That's the cutest part.
Some how the girl's eyes and her expressions bought tears....it means a lot for a child to have a loving caring father....God bless 👏👏👏💞💞💞
That was so so thoughtful and kind.. This is how you lead by example and instill civility & culture in your children..
What a beautiful moment. There’s nothing better in life than unconditional love.
You know how to make a grown tough guy cry!..beautiful! That is exactly what a real man does!, in the face of so many boys who run from perhaps their only chance of knowing the love of a child!
Family isn't so much about where we come from or who we come from. I think it's who we surround ourselves with. Who we find later that makes such a simple word mean everything.
As a former marine myself that almost brought tears to my eyes semper fi brother you truly are a man of honor
Marines are snowflakes now… You’ve gone Woke!!!
@@toosweet6046 I’d like see people like you walk through a mine field, knowing that an IED could tear you to bits at any moment. Maybe you might start learning a little respect then.
@@toosweet6046 you're what is uncommonly phrased, "NUMQUAM FIDELIS".
@@LucaJacobson8168 faithful to whom? The Woke Joke Marines of now… I respect anyone who served before Obama’s Presidency anyone after that is a snowflake…
@@toosweet6046 you're thinking of the Army, Captain Sweetroll.
This is awesome. In a crazy old world this is another reason we can still believe in decent human beings:) thanks
I respect the fact that he waited until she was legally old enough and asked her if she wanted to be his daughter.
Man is not by his religion, morals, or money, but by the amount of love and mercy that fills his heart. That’s what it make human
الانسان ليس بدينه ولا أخلاقه ولا بأمواله بل الانسان بكمية الحب والرحمة التي تملأ قلبه🌺
So sweet! And thank you for your service, Marine!
This is what a man and a father looks like. Doesn't matter who had you but who is willing to stand and stay by you.
Yep a Marine alright. He calmly folded the socks in the middle of all this.
Attention to detail, OMG how this has given me a small dose of OCD, thanks Military for my hawk eye for missy things (sarcasm).
@@lexbustamante757 xdddd
How thoughtful of them to wait for her to make her own decision. Great parenting!
How lovely! Especially when she realises what the papers are about, just looks at him and nods her head. Most adults can produce a child but it takes a parent to actually parent one. Well done!
So true! I wish more people would understand that family isn't about blood. It's about love! ❤💖❤️
Lucky man. I always wanted a daughter, but I haven't been blessed. Way to go, dad!
He has already won the "Father of the century" award in our hearts
Sorry can’t he is disqualified… he is white and male can’t be a good person
@@toosweet6046 Yoh are racist...
@@dimitris17 its a joke lol
@@TheTrueAdonis Ah... OK... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Semper Fi Dad Well done. Congrats! You are doing it right. Thank you for your example as a Father and a Marine.
Thank you for your service 🇺🇲
It's the respect he has for her to wait till she can have a say. Crying happy tears for them God bless them... Of course he already has
Heartwarming video. I adopted my wife's two daughters when they were very young - her first marriage was a physically abusive one and we got her out of that. We now have two fine daughters who grew up into great women - the youngest of which recently married and is soon blessing us with our first granddaughter. Good job Drew! Wishing you and Ariane many years of happiness!
Bless you all. This is so heart warming and it shows a true "Dad" and "Daughter".
Its so easy to overlook the wisdom and humanity that continues to exist in a nation that sometimes seems beyond hope . You sir exemplify what i used to believe America was all about . Thank you
This is the most heart-warming, lovely thing I have ever seen. What a magnificent father!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is just awesome.
You brought this old Marine to tears.
You are exactly what God wants as a father and I pray your family only gets stronger.
Semper Fi brother...
R Wilson
What a wonderful, magnanimous & compassionate gesture of a loving father to his NOW dear daughter!
I love ❣️ her repercussions. Every father should be like that one.
I had this same opportunity and I blew it. It turned out okay cuz after twenty years of raising em they still call me papa. You have no idea how happy another person can be for you.
This is how families are strengthened. This is all kinds of awesome.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Thank you for sharing! Beautiful! With all that is going on this world, sharing precious moments like this, is food for the soul. God bless your Family!
I did the very same thing back in the 90s. I was an electronics technician in the Navy. I adopted my 13 year old daughter. She is now about 43 and I have two grandkids from her.
Plz Adopt me I don't like my family
This made my day 🥺
I have 2 stepdaughters that I love with all my heart… being a father is a privilege that not everyone is deserved of…. 💪🏻💪🏻
Great now im all tearing up while waiting in line at the supermarket. Much blessings to this familu
So cute how she jumped up to get a pencil.
This video is Beautiful, she's So Precious! Happy for you All, God Bless You Always!💐😇
Thank you sir for your service to our country, and to the service of being a father to your beautiful daughter! God bless you!
Need those feel good moments sometimes. Congrats to you both!
Crazy when you think the dad has wanted this probably for the best part of a decade…managing to stay as composed as he did given the reason he waited so long in the first place is impressive.
That explanation for the delay though. Empathy on full blast, QE 100%.
EQ is high.
@@drawingdead9025
Beautiful way to correct me. 👏🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾
I’m fighting back tears, I’m so happy for this young lady to have such a solid dude in her life.
Serving the country and now taking on the toughest job yet. I solute you sir.
what a beautiful moment for the father, daughter, and the mother
I love this with every fiber in my bone!!! That’s what this world needs more than anything
I love the respect he has for his daughter to let her choose.
Its not his daughter. All the paper says is you’re now financially responsible for me. Even in my mum decided to split with you and move her miles away you still have to pay. He trapped himself for another mans orgasm
Love that she didn’t break down. She’s genuinely excited and elated, that’s for certain, but she also projects confidence in a way that shows you that she is completely secure in her dad’s love for her, she doesn’t doubt it for a minute and hasn’t ever, she already sees him as her dad and doesn’t question that view. She doesn’t take him for granted, but she knows he’s her dad and is secure in that knowledge, so this surprise to her is a thrill; no tears, just joy. The fact that he managed to give her such confidence in his love and commitment that she never once needed reassurance speaks to an amazing knack for parenting.
This man right here is the model of every stepfather out there, LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS GUY
I was amazed by the rigor of the white socks and the black backpack: because there was something really valid inside; and he also made her sign a document concerning her life which is an important experience to do. When you meet people like that, that's good!
The Marines, saving one person at a time .🇺🇸
@Revan 1 For real. The marines kill far more people than they save.
What is a peole
He is a hero on many levels!
Marine’s are at the top of my respect list. This young man just made it go up!
Bloody hell got a grown man crying like a baby. Beautiful.