It is very rare that we see the other side of a story. For instance, women raise children and men bring food on the table. But more often than not, these men too contribute in raising children by working selflessly to make their lives better. And Father’s Day comes as an opportunity to tip down our hats to all these supermen. One of them is tinseltown father Daniel Weber (42), husband of actress Sunny Leone (40). The couple has been making headlines for their welfare work in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19. Recently, Daniel started an initiative to share positivity and create awareness around mental health.
The two are proud parents of three kids — five-year-old daughter, Nisha, and three-year-old twin sons, Noah and Asher. While Sunny is a supermom who strikes perfect balance between her professional and family life, Daniel, on the other hand, is the man at home who shares equal responsibility of their children. From taking them to school, birthday parties and even playdates... Daniel is a hands-on father. Sunny, in her several interviews, has spoken about the support she receives from Daniel when she is busy with her professional commitments. Not many, but Daniel is also a guitarist and Sunny's business manager, and heads their production company as well.
Currently, Daniel and Sunny are spending time with kids at their Mumbai residence. “Though I don’t know how healthy it is to spend so much time together, these are special circumstances and I am enjoying this time. I am sure I will miss this when we go back to work and kids go to school,” Daniel shares.
The couple is often asked about their surrogate sons, Noah and Asher, and adopted daughter, Nisha. They have faced immense criticism, but nothing affected their relationship with their children. “It was Sunny’s idea to adopt a child and I agreed. It took 18 months to finally meet Nisha and it was the most amazing gift. I cannot imagine my life without Nisha. I can’t believe she hasn’t been in my life right from her birth. She is my child forever,” expresses the loving father.
As the conversation deepens, Daniel travels down the memory lane to the first day they brought Nisha home. He says he was very nervous. “Probably scared and anxious too. For Sunny, it was an instant connection; they were in love with each other. It took me about a month to get accustomed to the idea and then one day I walked in the door when she was crying, she ran to me and said, ‘I love you’. I broke down in tears. After that day she has been everything to me,” he recounts.
From changing diapers to feeding the kids and putting them to sleep, Daniel does it all. And during the lockdown, Daniel says he has become a great teacher, too. “I’ve become more patient and understanding. It’s a trait my father had because he had three sons (including me),” he laughs. While the couple adopted Nisha, they opted for surrogacy for the second time. “We were trying to have babies for two years with no success, which was frustrating and then we decided to go for surrogacy. We became proud parents of twins,” he shares.
Daniel says he wants their kids to be good human beings and grow up to be caring and giving individuals. “And very independent too, just like their parents,” he gushes and adds that their kids should grow as individuals without any burden. “With individuality there is a risk but on the flip side the reward is great too. I let my children learn from their mistakes while I am always there for parental guidance,” Daniel opines before signing off.
