But now I have the closest thing to a second chance.

You are the closest thing to a real mother I have ever had.

Maybe she was just the closest thing I had to a real friend.

He may be the closest thing to a father I'll ever have.

He was the closest thing I had to a church.

He was my mother's husband and the closest thing to a father figure I ever came to know.

For four years she'd been the closest thing to a mother the girl could have.

They were his family, or the closest thing he had to one.

And the closest thing I am ever likely to have.

He is the closest thing to a father figure these kids have.