18-year-old daughter asks stepdad to adopt her in the best Christmas gift ever

Priceless.
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18-year-old daughter asks stepdad to adopt her in the best Christmas gift ever
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Some gifts are totally priceless.

Makayla Dabney, an 18-year-old from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, gave her dad the best Christmas present anyone could hope to receive.

She wraps it really, REALLY well. (In the video, it takes him about five minutes to get through all the boxes and wrapping paper! If you're really impatient, skip ahead to about 5:30.)

There's a lot going on as she gives an emotional speech -- the other kids playing around, with the excitement of Christmas.

But when her dad, Stephen Dabney, opens it, he's moved to tears. It's adoption papers -- an amazing thank you to the man who has helped raise her since she was 5. Her mother said he "stepped up when he didn't have to."

Not a dry eye in the room.

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Liza Hearon

Liza Hearon was the Deputy Editor for Mashable UK. Liza started her career in journalism writing about punk bands for a 'zine in Florida, and her wanderlust has led her to work for news organisations in Russia, Japan and now London. Prior to joining Mashable, she was the European homepage editor for the Wall Street Journal. Liza loves podcasts, karaoke and really, really spicy food.


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