Russell Wilson is more than just a father figure to Future Zahir, he sees him as one of his own children. “The thing that I’ve learned the most is that being a stepdad and then also having our little daughter as well, being a stepdad, you really find out what love’s like,” shared Wilson with BuzzFeed in 2019 (via Ebony). “It’s easy to love somebody that’s blood and everything else, but when you can love somebody just like it’s your own child and everything else, that’s what real love is like.”
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One year later, Wilson appeared on “Good Morning America” and expounded on how raising Zahir has impacted his life. “Being a stepdad … has taught me, really, what love is like, what life is really like, [and] how God intends us to love,” Wilson revealed (via Entertainment Tonight). “One of the greatest gifts in the world is children,” he added. On Father’s Day 2023, Russell posted an Instagram photo of himself, Zahir, and their entire family and expressed how much he enjoys fatherhood. “The Greatest Gift God could ever give me is being a Dad to these 3 Amazing kids. The Best Job in the world!…Future, Sienna & Win…I Love You Forever! Glad we get to raise them together Momma! @ciara,” he wrote.
