All photos were used with the explicit permission from Trelysia Hamerter.Trelysia Hamerter, Skylar’s mother, felt even more intense sadness over this situation because she couldn’t do much to help her daughter. The dance wouldn’t admit a mother instead of her father. This single mother didn’t have a man she could call to stand in for dad, or so she thought.

All photos were used with the explicit permission from Trelysia Hamerter.Christian, Skylar’s 11-year-old brother, was angered and spurred to action by this dire situation. He immediately decided that he was the man who would take his sister to the dance. According to mom, Christian said he wanted his sister to know she “… deserves a man keeping his word and making her feel special.”

All photos were used with the explicit permission from Trelysia Hamerter.Skylar couldn’t have been happier as she donned her gold dress and matching purse. Christian, clothed in a navy suit with coordinating gold bow tie, beamed with joy as he looked forward to becoming his sister’s hero. Mom was perhaps the proudest of all, gushing on social media:

“Just know that I’m raising someone a GREAT HUSBAND one day.”

All photos were used with the explicit permission from Trelysia Hamerter.Hearing about such a principled young man stepping up should make you want to do everything you can to help heal hearts, too. Is there someone special in your life who has helped mend your broken heart? Let us know and make sure to pass this story on to friends and family.