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Single gay father here. My son is 8 1/2 and I adopted him from Vietnam at 7 months, so we've been together for a long time. Not only am I a single father, but I also run my own business singlehandedly. Yes, the pressures are great: the right school, the right summer camps, the right dinners, the right lunches for school, field trips, sports, vacations, and the laundry, laundry, laundry! I finally got a nanny a year ago to pick my son up from school in the afternoons and help with homework and allow me the time to work and go to the gym. I think it gets easier, but I'm not sure about that! The rewards? Well, if you don't have kids you can't imagine the work; nor can you imagine the amazing love and bond between child and parent. Father's Day is just another day for me, but I'm glad we're honored, at least for a day!

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