Benton, who goes by @chloewbenton on TikTok, is in complete agreement with this statement because of her connection with John, her stepfather.

When she found it difficult to accept him into her life, he answered her with empathy. Despite their lack of biological kinship,

the stepfather went above and above to build a relationship with Benton. Soon after giving birth to her kid,

Benton created a beautiful gesture for him as a way to thank him for his love and perseverance. John was pleasantly surprised and started crying uncontrollably.

John is holding his newborn kid when the video opens. With such a valuable creature in his hands, he was obviously moved by something.

‘He feels so tiny,’ he remarked, sobbing. He is located over here. That’s when the daughter requests to see the name on the infant.

She described in the text overlay how the man took care of her starting when she was 11 years old and never hesitated to provide for her, even though she didn’t like him.

For the first few seconds, John was preoccupied with the infant and was unaware of what his daughter had done.

‘What a name, John,’ he exclaimed. Where did you get the idea for it?’ His understanding began to dawn when he was told, ‘She named him after you.’

John was astounded by what he heard. He had no idea that he was receiving such a sincere tribute.

All the father could manage to say was, ‘Thank you. It’s a significant honor. That’s when he started to value his namesake.

With tenderness, he said, ‘What a lovely baby. Whitman, John. Whitman, John. JWB. That’s a wise first step.

JW. JW, what are you doing? Gorgeous infant. Very lovely.’ He expressed his gratitude to all those involved, feeling deeply moved by the gesture.

The dad’s response and the gesture were praised in the comments section. After reading about the father’s tenacity, @warmlyanne became moved and commented, ‘That ain’t a step-dad.’It’s a DAD.

What a wonderful man to name your son after—he is so beautiful.’ @mamas828_ made the following observation about the grandfather’s love:

“He recently met his best friend. The friendship between those two will be quite valuable.’ @koko951_ said,

‘I know you literally had him yesterday, but I need 3 years of Big John & Little John content right now!’