00:00 This is 6ft 9, Ela Thani.
00:02 She fell in love with 5ft 4, Francinaldo.
00:06 Embracing their height difference, they tied the knot
00:15 and not long after welcomed their son Angelo into the family.
00:18 Despite being a happy family unit,
00:21 this hasn't stopped others from judging their love
00:24 because of their unusual height difference.
00:26 When we were walking down the street,
00:28 we saw them smiling and laughing.
00:31 Even if they didn't say anything,
00:33 we could tell they were thinking about something.
00:36 I thought it wouldn't work out with him.
00:39 My name is Elisane.
00:46 My name is Francinaldo da Silva Caivara.
00:48 I'm 6ft 9.
00:51 I'm 6ft 9.
00:54 The couple met 8 years ago when Francinaldo saw Elisane at his workplace
00:58 and was instantly smitten.
01:00 They got married 2 years later and decided to start a family.
01:07 But sadly, this wasn't an easy journey for them
01:11 when Elisane lost her first pregnancy.
01:14 She wants a twin, right?
01:16 So...
01:17 It still hurts.
01:21 It was my dream.
01:25 As a mother, to have a son.
01:28 And the doctor told me
01:31 that I had lost two.
01:35 That they were twins.
01:39 I was desperate.
01:42 I cried alone.
01:44 I cried alone so no one could see.
01:47 So no one could see.
01:51 Luckily for the couple, not long after,
01:55 Elisane found out she was pregnant with their son Angelo.
01:58 I'm going to be there today.
02:01 Three years. It was the happiest time of my life.
02:04 I was very worried because the doctors always said
02:07 that because of my height, I might not be able to have him.
02:11 But thank God, everything worked out.
02:13 Daddy!
02:14 Let's go to the beach?
02:16 Let's go!
02:17 2.6kg today.
02:20 He was born normal, without any problems.
02:23 And here he is, my son.
02:25 Three years.
02:27 I'm going to tell him my father's story.
02:31 I'm going to talk to him a lot, give him advice.
02:34 I want to be a good father too.
02:36 My son.
02:37 And if there's another one, I want to tell him too.
02:41 She doesn't want another one, but I do.
02:43 Can we do another one?
02:45 I think so.
02:46 Stop it.
02:47 With the couple finally getting the family unit they've always dreamed of,
02:52 that hasn't stopped onlookers from judging their relationship
02:56 because of their large height difference.
02:58 When we went out on the street,
03:00 those little glances, those little laughs,
03:03 even if they didn't say anything,
03:05 we could tell they were thinking about something wrong.
03:09 People's prejudices were too much before.
03:13 I suffered a lot, I've had depression.
03:16 So I try not to...
03:19 If they talk to each other, I go in one ear and out the other.
03:23 I don't keep it.
03:25 I don't listen, I delete it.
03:27 I can delete it in a way I don't like to remember.
03:30 Don't do that, look at your nose, it's dirty.
03:35 It's dirty.
03:36 Even some family members had doubts about their relationship.
03:45 What did you think of your son when you got married?
03:51 When I started sharing the family with him?
03:54 Like I said, I thought it was a bit strange,
04:00 because of your height.
04:03 I thought it wouldn't work out,
04:05 getting married to him,
04:07 when he said he was going to get married.
04:10 It changed.
04:12 When they leave, the three of them are very happy.
04:16 Today she's much happier because her will,
04:19 her dream is to have a child.
04:21 And she did it, God gave it to her.
04:23 I think it's beautiful.
04:26 The two of them, with their son,
04:28 just the three of them there.
04:31 I hope for our future,
04:33 because I'm not going to say "my",
04:35 I'm going to say "ours", because there are three of us now.
04:37 That she achieves her dream,
04:40 that she keeps it, and moves forward.
04:42 And I want to pass a good future to my son,
04:44 put him in school, so he can follow his path.
04:47 Have a good future.
04:50 And mine is to teach my family to always stay together,
04:56 not to fight all the time.
04:58 So I can get something better for my son and for her too.
05:02 But there are people, there are many people who live together
05:05 because of their children.
05:07 And we don't, we live together because we like to fight,
05:10 we like the way we're doing it, building.
05:13 [Music]
05:17 People leave nasty messages.
05:19 You're a pervert, there's something wrong with you.
05:21 Yeah, that hurts.
05:22 I feel like they're hurting your feelings, they're hurting you.
05:25 People perceive us as weird as a couple,
05:29 because we don't follow the regular status quo.
05:32 You know, what the hell is she doing with that little old wrinkly, ugly dude?
05:37 She must be cheating on him.
05:39 There's a lot of people that will bash us at any chance that they possibly can.
05:43 It's so unbelievable that she's together with me,
05:46 that there's no way that she's a real woman.
05:48 There's no way this could be real, so she must be in danger.
05:51 You're too short and he's too big.
05:53 People just don't get it.
05:55 He's crazy, he lost his mind, what's wrong with him?
05:58 It never deterred me one bit.
06:00 [Music]
06:10 Interabled relationships are beautiful.
06:14 You can date somebody who's transgender and not be thought of as a weird person.
06:17 I know that it looks weird from the outside,
06:19 but it just makes my little puppy heart happy.
06:22 Humans today, we are all judgmental.
06:25 All I know is I love her and she loves me.
06:28 We're just going to continue loving each other.
06:30 No matter what, nothing's going to change us.
06:33 The thing I love most about Mason is how cute he is,
06:38 and nothing else.
06:41 [Laughter]
06:43 It doesn't matter your gender, your height, your disability.
06:47 Love is love, and love will conquer.
06:50 F*** the haters.
06:54 [Laughter]
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