A stepfather from Maryland just realized how much his words impacted his daughter throughout the years.
Brian Sandusky would always leave handwritten notes of encouragement on Sophia Wilcox’s bedroom door when she was in middle school.
Sophia, now 20, saved each and every one of the sweet notes. When Father’s Day arrived, she decided to do something special for her stepfather.
She wrote on Twitter: “[D]uring middle school, my stepdad used to leave me a note on my door each day to inspire me.
“[W]ell, I kept those notes & It’s been 6 years since then. [T]oday I gave him those notes back.”
Speaking about the heartwarming surprise, Wilcox told The Irish News: “He was so shocked when I gave it to him because he hadn’t known that I kept all the notes. He told me later that he was beyond moved.
“He’s been in my life for about 10 years now. He’s a very supportive man and always tries to make me laugh, even on a bad day. He’s changed how I see the world and I’m very grateful for that.”
One Twitter user commented: “What you did was super dope. Stepfather’s don’t get the credit they deserve. While it seems like something small, those notes mean the world and to know you saved them mean even more.”
Another wrote: “I don’t know if I’m crying harder at the fact that he wrote you all of those notes or at the fact that you kept them all.”
A third said: “When he started crying I lost it.”
Someone else commented: “It’s so beautiful that she treasured his feelings.”
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