Children are often more dedicated to their mothers due to the 9 months they spend inside their mothers’ wombs, but the importance of a father’s role in parenting cannot be overstated.

Hank Blankenship, who is deaf, has two stepchildren and two biological children with his deaf wife Deidre.

Cassidy, one of his stepkids, came to Deidre in secret to assist her in terminating her biological father’s parental rights.

According to Deidre, Cassidy had suffered mental, verbal, and emotional abuse at the hands of her biological father. She further said that he would lie to Cassidy and would not provide financial support.

Cassidy’s older brother, Alex, also “legally” disowned their biological father when he reached 18 by changing his last name because he has never been actively involved in their lives and they don’t want to be a part of his life either.

Deidre decided to raise money to help Cassidy legally make Hank her father.

When the big day came, they put Hank in the middle of the room. Cassidy then held up a sign that said, “Any guy can be a father, but it takes someone unique to be a father.”

Hank’s two biological siblings named Savannah and Trey came up to him and said, “We want a whole brother and sister, not halves.”

Cassidy then handed him some paperwork, which turned out to be adoption documents. Hank couldn’t stop crying happy tears right now.

The surprise did not end there for afterward, it was Alex’s turn to hand him his adoption papers too. Hank gave each of his kid’s great big hugs that are evidently full of love.

Watch the emotional surprise Hanks’ children pulled off for him.