• Since I was little, I knew I wanted to be a dad, and kept asking our neighbor to let me feed her baby. • As I got older, I focused on my career instead of growing a family. • At 49, I realized I didn't want to spend the rest of my life alone, so I had twins through surrogacy.

Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to be a dad. I wasn't into Little League or sports like most boys. I was more into puppet shows and action figures. One Christmas, I got a Jerry Mahoney ventriloquist dummy, and in my mind, that thing became my son. I'd sit him at the table, try to feed him cookies and pretzels, and talk to him like he was real. My mom wasn't exactly thrilled, but to me, I wasn't playing — I was practicing.

That instinct to nurture stuck with me. At 10 years old, I was constantly pester

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