The Island Before You
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Before I was ever called "Dad," I was just a barefoot boy with a heart full of dreams, running through the streets of Puerto Rico.
This is my story-of fried plantains and ocean sunrises, of a quiet father who showed love without words, and an island that raised me before I even knew I needed raising.
Now, I give it to you-my child. A piece of where we come from. A piece of what made me whole.
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