My 5-Year-Old Wants to Invite Her Real Dad’ to Our Father’s Day Dinner

On the Friday before Father’s Day, June 13, 2025, my world shifted. Driving home from preschool, my daughter Lily asked if we could invite her “real dad” to dinner. Stunned, I learned from her that he visits when I’m at work—playing tea party and eating with my wife Jess. She said, “You know him,” leaving me reeling. Instead of confronting Jess, I invited Lily’s “real dad” for a Father’s Day surprise dinner on June 15, 2025, at 6:07 p.m. Jess claimed a photoshoot, and I stayed home with Lily, who decorated with sunflowers. The knock revealed Adam,

my best friend and best man. Jess arrived seconds later. Lily declared Adam her “real daddy,” sparking silence, then excuses—Jess was scared, Adam wanted involvement. Betrayed, I told them to leave. I filed for divorce the next day, blocking Adam. Paternity tests started, but Lily’s mine by love. She asked if I’m still her dad; I affirmed it, and she believed me.