The concept as well as value of family is embedded into the core of every human being. Yes, you might sometimes hate your older sibling for being mean or think your parents are not equal, but at the end of the day, they still love you, and you still love them.
Family is a life-long relationship, often the longest one we have throughout our lives. Our family has a deep impact on who we grow up to become in life. Above all, family is always a special group where we can feel loved and safe from the sometimes terrifying world.
That's the kind of example that Damian Pighin and Ariel Vijarra are now showing to the world.
They're the first openly gay couple to be wedded in Santa Fe, Argentina, and now the parents of two adopted young girls, Olivia and Victoria. Ariel and Damien bothwork for an NGO that helps couples adopt undesired children.
Damien and Ariel adopted Olivia when she was just less than a month old.
After being rejected by ten families because she was born with HIV, the couple got a phone call and were offered the opportunity to adopt her. They'd been waiting about three years for this call.
The two gentlemen had absolutely no doubts about that. As soon as they could hold and feed her without a single cry, Damien and Ariel understood that ther's a special connection.
Olivia began her treatment soon thereafter, and interestingly test results came back indicating that the virus was no longer in her body.
Although there's no cure for HIV as of now, that was still good news as it meant Olivia would no longer need to suffer the negatives of the virus, nor would the virus be able to spread to others.
Since then, the pair has adopted a second girl called Victoria. The two young girls are of similar age, turning five this year.
That's how the internet expressed their support for the lovely family of four:
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