Sometimes it is easy to forget how difficult being a parent really is.

There are so many decisions that need to be made every day, each that could have a huge bearing on your childs life. The post below was originally shared on Reddit but I thought it was so moving, I wanted to share it with you too.

It was written by a Russian father who came down one morning to find his daughter on the couch with a strange boy. What happened next turned into an epic story.

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By showing compassion and good judgement this father not only enriched the lives of his daughter and her partner. He also found a new son in the process.