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25 Sweet Stepdad Quotes for Father’s Day

We all know that family doesn't end with DNA. These stepdad quotes will let your bonus dad know how much he means to you!

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bonusfamiljen: Bonus Family!rd.com

Stepdad quotes = bonus dad quotes

Father’s Day comes but once a year (in June!), but Father’s Day quotes are good for any day you want to honor dad. Children can get specific in their cards and messages with father-son quotes, or father-daughter quotes, but what about the words of appreciation for your other father: your stepdad?

In Sweden, blended families are called bonusfamiljen: Bonus Family! “Bonus Family” is also the name of a successful Netflix show about a blended family in Sweden. This leads to the terms bonusmamma (Bonus Mom) and bonuspappa (Bonus Dad), which have been adopted by many English-speaking stepparents. We agree that “bonus” sounds a lot nicer than “step,” so we made this beautiful list of bonus step dad quotes to honor stepdads for Father’s Day.

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"A stepparent is so much more than just a parent: they made the choice to love when they didn’t have to."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“A stepparent is so much more than just a parent: they made the choice to love when they didn’t have to.”—Unknown

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"No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child."—Abraham Lincolnrd.com

Abraham Lincoln

“No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”—Abraham Lincoln

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"It’s not flesh and blood, but the heart that makes us father and son."—Johann Schillerrd.com

Johann Schiller

“It’s not flesh and blood, but the heart that makes us father and son.”—Johann Schiller

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"Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s experience."—Azriel Johnsonrd.com

Azriel Johnson

“Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s experience.”—Azriel Johnson

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"We aren’t ‘step’, we aren’t ‘half,’ we’re just family."—Unknown rd.com

Unknown

“We aren’t ‘step,’ we aren’t ‘half,’ we’re just family.”—Unknown

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"Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child."—Tony Gaskinsrd.com

Tony Gaskins

“Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child.”—Tony Gaskins

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"A child cannot have too many people who love them and want them to succeed."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“A child cannot have too many people who love them and want them to succeed.”—Unknown

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"My stepdad may not have given me life, but he sure has made my life better."—Gerardo Campbellrd.com

Gerardo Campbell

“My stepdad may not have given me life, but he sure has made my life better.”—Gerardo Campbell

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"He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector."—Tom Wolferd.com

Tom Wolfe

“He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.”—Tom Wolfe

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“Family not by birth but by good fortune, I’m so lucky to have you in my life.”—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“Family not by birth but by good fortune, I’m so lucky to have you in my life.”—Unknown

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“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.”—Leigh Anne Tuohyrd.com

Leigh Anne Tuohy

“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.”—Leigh Anne Tuohy

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"Fatherhood requires love, not DNA."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“Fatherhood requires love, not DNA.”—Unknown

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"Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father."—Barack Obamard.com

Barack Obama

“Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.”—Barack Obama

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"Biology is the least of what makes someone a parent. Parenting comes from the heart."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“Biology is the least of what makes someone a parent. Parenting comes from the heart.”—Unknown

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"The only steps in this house are the stair steps and the only half in this house is the half & half creamer."—Al Hodsonrd.com

Al Hodson

“The only steps in this house are the stair steps and the only half in this house is the half & half creamer.”—Al Hodson

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"Actions speak louder than DNA."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“Actions speak louder than DNA.”—Unknown

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“My mom is my heart. But my stepdad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.”—Brian Urlacherrd.com

Brian Urlacher

“My mom is my heart. But my stepdad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.”—Brian Urlacher

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“Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static or set. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.”—Sarah Dessenrd.com

Sarah Dessen

“Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static or set. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.”—Sarah Dessen

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"Not being biologically related to a child, doesn’t make you any less of a parent."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“Not being biologically related to a child, doesn’t make you any less of a parent.”—Unknown

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"Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and made by love."—Dave Willisrd.com

Dave Willis

“Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and made by love.”—Dave Willis

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"You never tried to replace my parent, and now I could never replace you."—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“You never tried to replace my parent, and now I could never replace you.”—Unknown

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“Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a collaboration of two homes working together with the best interest of the child at heart. Work for your kids not against them.”—Anne Brownrd.com

Anne Brown

“Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a collaboration of two homes working together with the best interest of the child at heart. Work for your kids not against them.”—Anne Brown

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“I did not give you the gift of life. Life gave me the gift of you.”—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“I did not give you the gift of life. Life gave me the gift of you.”—Unknown

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"Family don't end with blood."—Bobby Singerrd.com

Bobby Singer

“Family don’t end with blood.”—Bobby Singer

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“I don’t have stepchildren, I have children who happened to be born before I met them.”—Unknownrd.com

Unknown

“I don’t have stepchildren, I have children who happened to be born before I met them.”—Unknown

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