{"id":5873,"date":"2025-10-05T16:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:01:17","slug":"how-two-ex-mormon-gay-dads-built-their-beautiful-family-of-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=5873","title":{"rendered":"How Two Ex-Mormon Gay Dads Built Their Beautiful Family of Five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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But their journey to fatherhood wasn\u2019t without heartbreak. Before welcoming their triplets, Jake and Sean endured the devastating loss of their first child through surrogacy. It was a pain that could have closed doors\u2014but instead, they chose to keep going. That decision led them to Heather, their surrogate and now cherished part of their story, who carried not one, but three little miracles into their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes their family so remarkable is not just the number of diapers changed or bottles washed (though anyone raising triplets knows that deserves a medal), but the way Jake and Sean have approached parenthood with transparency and openness. They\u2019ve invited their followers to walk alongside them through the surrogacy process, sharing both the emotional and practical lessons they\u2019ve learned. In doing so, they\u2019ve helped countless others who might be navigating similar paths feel less alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two first met on Grindr (proof that yes, sometimes the swipe-right-of-it-all leads to soulmates), and they\u2019ve now been together for 13 years. Their bond has only strengthened as they\u2019ve transitioned from couplehood to parenthood. Even in the whirlwind of raising three children at once, they remain intentional about nurturing their relationship. They\u2019re the first to remind their followers that self-care\u2014and couple-care\u2014are not luxuries, but necessities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between bedtime stories and school drop-offs, Jake and Sean are also full-time realtors in Utah. Their days are packed, but they still carve out time to travel, go dancing, attend concerts, soak in the hot tub, and indulge in plenty of Netflix-and-chill evenings (*wink*). Their love story is as much about carving joy into everyday life as it is about surviving the chaos of triplet parenting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At its heart, their journey is a reminder that family isn\u2019t about fitting into someone else\u2019s mold. It\u2019s about resilience after loss, choosing each other every day, and embracing the chaos with laughter. Jake, Sean, and their triplets show that it\u2019s possible to honor where you come from, break away from the expectations that no longer serve you, and still find beauty and belonging in a new path forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Instagram bio might be simple, but the story behind it is extraordinary: two dads, three kids, and a whole lot of love. And if that isn\u2019t inspiring, we don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

But their journey to fatherhood wasn\u2019t without heartbreak. Before welcoming their triplets, Jake and Sean endured the devastating loss of their first child through surrogacy. It was a pain that could have closed doors\u2014but instead, they chose to keep going. That decision led them to Heather, their surrogate and now cherished part of their story,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-todaygaystories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5875,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5873\/revisions\/5875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}