He Didn't Have To Be A/N & Disclaimer- This story is inspired by the song, "He Didn't Have To Be" by Brad Paisley. As usual I do not own anything but my laptop and my Perry the Platypus tee-shirt. I don't really remember him. The man who would be considered my biological father that is. The same man whom I haven't seen since I was a small child. Although I vaguely remember him, I still have memories of those first few months that he was gone and it was just the three of us; mom, my infant brother Phineas and I. It was really tough for all of us in the beginning as our mom adjusted to being the sole provider for us two. I remember coming home from Kindergarten and seeing her close to tears as she rocked my colicky brother to sleep, while the house remained a mess and ramen, the only thing w