I am an adoptive father of my daughter who is now 26 year old. I adopted her when she was four months old. I take great offense to your use of the phrase ‘real father’. There are birth fathers who are the biological parent but I raised my daughter for 26 years, through healthy and sick, through 18 years of education from kindergarten through a Masters Degree and she is now a therapist specializing in autistic children, through studies, tearful boyfriend breakups and everything in between. Adoptive parents are there every step of our children’s lives. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad they finally connected but the mother and father that raised her are the real parents. He is simply the birth father. I wish them all the best but get your terminology right!
Listen John. I'm 50 years old and my father is (in Scotland my Da). I was adopted and he has Alzheimer's and I couldn't see him through the lockdown and waiting for my turn for the jabs. But when I went to see him he remembered me. He told me that when he picked me up from my birth mother that I was his son. And that's all that matters to me. He raised me up well and I'm so proud to be his son.
Oh ease. That child does not share your DNA. You are not her father. You may be a dad to her but you will never be part of her creation. 30 years from now if she does a DNA test for ancestry your DNA won't show up. Get over it. Stop denying reality
This strikes very close to my heart. I'm 64 years old and just found out about four months ago that neither parent on my birth certificate are my biological, real parents. Needless to say I was shaken up quite badly. My dad had told me a story in 1981. He was drunk when he told me, and nobody in the family believed him. His wife (my birth certificate mother) had died many, many years earlier. My dad never, ever talked to me about it until one day when he was drunk it came out. He died in 1984. I never really believed him, and neither did the rest of my family. That is, until I took a DNA test and found out that what he said was true. I had just lost my wife a few years earlier and I'm thinking to myself "God, I cannot go through another severe depression. I just can't do this." Anyway, I come across somebody who is a close family member as far as DNA is concerned. I managed to get a hold of the person who was running her page, and found out what had happened. I found out the whole story. I found out also that I have a wonderful family on my mother's side. Every one of them knew about what had happened, and they always wondered about me. They never stopped wondering. So needless to say, when I spoke to my aunt on the phone she did the talking. I did the crying. It was wonderful. As far as my dads side? There are several people that come up with strong DNA that are of Jewish ancestry. I can't get any of them to answer me, which makes me wonder why in the hell any of them would ever even bother going on any of these DNA sites if they weren't going to at least give me the courtesy of a reply? We'll see what happens in the next few months.
No. She never put the biological father on the birth certificate, so he never had to pay child support. She did threaten to take him to court for back child support, but it didn't work due to the fact that she never listed him on the certificate.
I can tell you that he actually didn't know that he got her pregnant because she never told him. They only had a casual relationship, so when he moved they didn't keep in contact.
Something you often find...few strangers bang and after a decade comeback and becomes emotional. Unorganised life to other level.
I am an adoptive father of my daughter who is now 26 year old. I adopted her when she was four months old. I take great offense to your use of the phrase ‘real father’. There are birth fathers who are the biological parent but I raised my daughter for 26 years, through healthy and sick, through 18 years of education from kindergarten through a Masters Degree and she is now a therapist specializing in autistic children, through studies, tearful boyfriend breakups and everything in between. Adoptive parents are there every step of our children’s lives. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad they finally connected but the mother and father that raised her are the real parents. He is simply the birth father. I wish them all the best but get your terminology right!
@ALTON SOILEAU Thank you Alton!
My thoughts exactly, it’s the people that raise you that are your real parents
👍🏻 I understand what you’re saying.
Listen John. I'm 50 years old and my father is (in Scotland my Da). I was adopted and he has Alzheimer's and I couldn't see him through the lockdown and waiting for my turn for the jabs. But when I went to see him he remembered me. He told me that when he picked me up from my birth mother that I was his son. And that's all that matters to me. He raised me up well and I'm so proud to be his son.
Oh ease. That child does not share your DNA. You are not her father. You may be a dad to her but you will never be part of her creation. 30 years from now if she does a DNA test for ancestry your DNA won't show up. Get over it. Stop denying reality
This strikes very close to my heart. I'm 64 years old and just found out about four months ago that neither parent on my birth certificate are my biological, real parents. Needless to say I was shaken up quite badly. My dad had told me a story in 1981. He was drunk when he told me, and nobody in the family believed him. His wife (my birth certificate mother) had died many, many years earlier. My dad never, ever talked to me about it until one day when he was drunk it came out. He died in 1984. I never really believed him, and neither did the rest of my family. That is, until I took a DNA test and found out that what he said was true. I had just lost my wife a few years earlier and I'm thinking to myself "God, I cannot go through another severe depression. I just can't do this." Anyway, I come across somebody who is a close family member as far as DNA is concerned. I managed to get a hold of the person who was running her page, and found out what had happened. I found out the whole story. I found out also that I have a wonderful family on my mother's side. Every one of them knew about what had happened, and they always wondered about me. They never stopped wondering. So needless to say, when I spoke to my aunt on the phone she did the talking. I did the crying. It was wonderful. As far as my dads side? There are several people that come up with strong DNA that are of Jewish ancestry. I can't get any of them to answer me, which makes me wonder why in the hell any of them would ever even bother going on any of these DNA sites if they weren't going to at least give me the courtesy of a reply? We'll see what happens in the next few months.
How many men out there have no idea that they have a child who wonders about them?
02:28 "Now after a long flight from Nashville to Texas..." Seriously? Every nonstop flight between Nashville and Texas is 2 hours or less.
I don't think that what they mean by long. Probably meant it more so as mentally enduring
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The appropriate term is birth father
One of them dad's was thinking about JACK DANIELS
It's an insult to hear this reporter using the phrase"real dad." Get your act together, dude.
Her “real” dad is the man who raised her.
You look like your family
Oh wow please don't use words like 'real dad', 'real father'...
Biological father ....is probably more appropriate...I am glad it worked out for her ...
BirthFather
Sperm donor.
She met her biological father.
Any child support issues?
No. She never put the biological father on the birth certificate, so he never had to pay child support. She did threaten to take him to court for back child support, but it didn't work due to the fact that she never listed him on the certificate.
Why didn't the dad want anything to do with her for her entire life? He knew he got a woman pregnant & he never did anything about that kid?
Oh u know how it all happen? My word
Stop working on your daddy issues. And find your dad... smh
JG JG All he knew was there was a POSSIBILITY
I can tell you that he actually didn't know that he got her pregnant because she never told him. They only had a casual relationship, so when he moved they didn't keep in contact.
rude to say H caw
mayh Salaam ??
@@margaretgrupski4548 don't know what your on about