Determined To Be Dad

<p>Steve’s life has been consumed with the quest to create a family. As a boy raised Catholic in the Midwest he grew up thinking he was straight and would marry a woman and have children. When he was confronted with his attraction to men and the eventual realization that he was gay he gave up that dream of having a family and chose the route of gay singledom. As the times changed and he gained greater self-acceptance he re-ignited his dream for a family and started the arduous journey toward parenthood. </p><p>Determined To Be Dad chronicles his trials and tribulations of self-discovery to acceptance to building a new reality and finally to the joys of creating his own family through adoption. With this tender and painful story Steve offers his journey as a tribute to his desire for familial connection overcoming self-imposed handicaps and facing the harsh realities of two men trying to create a family. This is the story of faith resilience and the ubiquitous need for love and family.</p>