1:43:01
she had a stroke of her own
and died in July.
1:43:04
We buried them
side by side.
1:43:06
It's the way
they would have wanted it.
1:43:08
Ben Goodrich legally
adopted me...
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just two days
before my 13th birthday.
1:43:14
Not a day goes by that I don't
thank God for bringing him into my life.
1:43:20
With Simon's help,
I'd finally found my real father.
1:43:57
There is a prayer
I say for Simon Birch.
1:44:00
It's the same prayer
that he said at my mother's grave...
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that night I found him
in the darkness.
1:44:06
Into paradise...
1:44:09
may the angels lead you.
1:44:27
Dad?
1:44:29
Dad! I'd love to stay here
in the graveyard all day,
1:44:32
but I've got a game, remember?
1:44:36
Okay, Simon.
I'm coming.
1:44:39
You know, I was just thinking
about that.
1:44:41
Last year, you played
in the squirt league, right?
1:44:42
- Yeah. So?
- This year you're a peewee.
1:44:46
So, what do they want you to do,
play soccer or urinate?
1:44:50
Anyway...
I was just thinking.