"I don't think anyone knows how to just be a parent. It takes work like anything else." He wasn't, though sometimes it felt like he was. Maybe watching eighth graders day in and day out.

"You do your best and you do it with love and I can't imagine anyone more suited than you." Because for all that could be said about Anthony, he did everything wholeheartedly. "I don't see why it's not going to happen, either. Not if you want it. There are plenty of options out there. Adoption. Surrogacy. Fostering. Don't give up on something you want before you've even tried."