Originally Posted by
DonnaFreak
My mother had a boyfriend named Ray for over 20 years. They were together every day until they both went into nursing homes. The only reason they never got married was because if they did, his bills and her bills would have become THEIR bills...and someone would lose their social security check! But Ray was more of a Dad to me than my own father ever dreamed of being, and my kids grew up calling him pawpaw.
Donna
This is exactly why DH and I can not be married. My DD's call him "dad guy" and have both offered to take him in if anything happens to me. <3