Two Dads

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Oliver's teacher walked to the front of the classroom. "For our next activity, I would like everyone to write the names of their parents on a piece of paper. Then turn to your neighbor and see what names they wrote down."

When Oliver finished writing, he whirled around in his chair to face Preston. "Whoa!" he exclaimed. "Our moms have the same name! Except I wrote her full name, 'Samantha,' and it looks like you shortened it to 'Sam.'"

"Sam is my dad's name," said Preston with a furrowed brow.

Oliver looked at Preston's paper again. "Then your mom's name is David?"

"No, that's my other dad's name."

"So you have two dads? And no mom?"

"That's right," Preston said.

Oliver turned back around and set his paper on his desk. He had a funny feeling in his stomach about Preston's two dads.

"Your funny feeling was right, Oliver," Mom said as they drove home from school that afternoon. "God tells u