Elliot Landry and Micah Jones - Relationship
Overview
Micah first knew Elliot around 2006–2007, when Elliot was approximately three. 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.”
Key Moments
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: 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.
“Pops”: Elliot eventually adopted “Pops” for Micah after years of chosen fatherhood.
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. He carried Elliot, applied cooling packs, massaged painful joints, and adapted furniture without framing those needs as burdens.
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.