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Elliot Landry and Micah Jones

Elliot Landry and Micah Jones had a chosen father–son relationship. Micah first knew Elliot around 2006–2007, when Elliot was approximately three. He called Candy to invite Elliot and Jazmine to dinner, and Jazmine let Elliot choose whether to go. Micah welcomed them with ribs, corn, and baked beans while Miles and Noah made room for Elliot. After Candy Jones began providing regular childcare in 2008, Micah became Elliot’s chosen father. Their relationship developed through daily household life, practical care, medical crises, housing support, and Micah’s consistent treatment of Elliot as one of his sons. Elliot eventually stopped calling him “Mr. Micah” and began calling him “Pops.”

Shared History

Age-Eleven Pain Episode

After Elliot hid severe joint pain through a school day, he came home and became too exhausted to hold his head up. Micah carried him to the couch because he could barely manage the stairs. While Candy held him, Micah massaged his calves and swollen ankle and said, “You can tell us, El. You don’t gotta carry it alone.”

P.E. Near-Heatstroke Crisis (2015)

Main article: Elliot’s P.E. Near-Heatstroke Crisis (Age 11)

Elliot became badly overheated during physical education and came close to heatstroke. Micah supported him during the drive home, carried him inside when his legs would no longer hold him, and massaged his ankles while the family cooled him and managed his nausea, vomiting, and joint pain. He told Elliot, “You don’t have to, baby. You’re not going back to that P.E. class. We’re gonna take care of it,” and repeated, “You’re safe. You’re home. We’ve got you.”

Housing and Furniture

Around 2014, Micah and Candy bought a home with an attached apartment for Elliot and Jazmine after their prior apartment became mold-infested and medically unsafe. Micah refinished a secondhand full-size bed, modified chairs, and reinforced bed frames as Elliot’s growth and joint pain changed his access needs.

Thirteenth Birthday (2016)

Micah had recently been laid off, and the household was under financial strain. He grilled ribs for Elliot’s birthday, used his last commission check to buy a secondhand knee brace, and continued reinforcing Elliot’s bed frame. When Reggie called Jazmine that day without asking about Elliot, Micah joined her on the porch with instant hot chocolate and reminded her that Elliot had a family who cared for him.

Care and Communication

Micah taught Elliot to crack eggs with one hand, called him “Tank” affectionately, used humor to ease difficult moments, and treated physical assistance as ordinary family care. Their joking included an ongoing argument about Elliot’s preference for imitation maple syrup. Micah carried Elliot, applied cooling packs, massaged painful joints, helped wash his hair and support his elbow during severe flares, and adapted furniture without framing those needs as burdens. He also attended school meetings when Elliot was unfairly disciplined.

Micah explicitly taught Elliot that softness was a strength. He told him, “You don’t owe nobody your bones, El. You deserve rest. Not ‘cause you earned it. Just ‘cause you’re ours,” and, “Being big don’t mean you gotta be mean. That softness? That’s your strength, son.”

Micah also stated his chosen fatherhood directly: “That boy’s mine too.” Elliot’s later use of “Pops” named a role Micah had already been performing.

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