we're here with robert mitten, celebrating his 40th birthday, read a card his son damian gave him. >> stop. >> joking around, come on, babe, be serious. >> trying to hide those real emotions. >> since i was a baby boy, taught me to ride a bike, kept me going through the tough times. >> damian's biological dad left and that's when robert stepped right into the role, since he was 2 years old. >> so here's my 18 years of life. >> yes, he's surprising robert with final adoption papers. all he has to do is sign those suckers and they are officially legally a family. >> there's no greater gift than family. >> and it's an honor for your son to now take on his last name because he's been serving in that role his entire life. >> yep, and to tell us more about this entire journey, we skype right this minute. welcome to the show. >> thanks, guys. >> oh, my gosh, how are you still not crying? >> actually, just wiped a tear away. gets me every time i watch it. still getting me. >> tell us why it was such a difficult adoption process and why it took this long. >> he's been my son since he was 2 and

we're here with robert mitten, celebrating his 40th birthday, and right now he's starting to read a card his son damian gave him. >> stop. >> joking around, come on, babe, be serious. >> trying to hide those real emotions. >> since i was a baby boy, taught me to ride a bike, kept me going through the tough times. >> damian's biological dad left and that's when robert stepped right into the role, since he was 2 years old. >> so here's my thank you for my 18 years of life. >> yes, he's surprising robert with final adoption papers. all he has to do is sign those suckers and they are officially legally a family. >> there's no greater gift than family. >> and it's an honor for your son to now take on his last name because he's been serving in that role his entire life. >> yep, and to tell us more about this entire journey, we have both damian and robert via skype right this minute. welcome to the show. >> thanks, guys. >> oh, my gosh, how are you still not crying? >> actually, just wiped a tear away. gets me every time i watch it. still getting me. >> tell us why it was such a difficult adopt