Oh my Shell. I have a friend who, at his dad's deathbed, had five or six adults, who looked a little like him and a little like his dying father. He then learned that he had some "half-siblings." It was a shock. And no one spit into a vial.
I could not help an audible intake of breath reading this. What a time to discover such a secret! Both sides seem to have handled it far better than I would have imagined.
Wow...bless your heart and your family's heart too. What a terrible way to find these things out. Hopefully they've all been able to make peace with it.
I think they’ve all made a kind of peace with it, but certain turning point events like that in life sort of shape us, don’t they? I seem to write about uncovering these secrets a lot lately. Stay tuned. . . haha
Shell Norman - so many secrets out there - this one really weighed on my heart and psyche. I need to do better with being kinder, we just never know what people have gone through/going through. Thank for the reminder :)
even when telling the toughest time, you show great empathy for others
What a beautiful thing to say. Thank you.
Oh my Shell. I have a friend who, at his dad's deathbed, had five or six adults, who looked a little like him and a little like his dying father. He then learned that he had some "half-siblings." It was a shock. And no one spit into a vial.
Yeah, wow. Many families have these buried secrets.
I could not help an audible intake of breath reading this. What a time to discover such a secret! Both sides seem to have handled it far better than I would have imagined.
Wow...bless your heart and your family's heart too. What a terrible way to find these things out. Hopefully they've all been able to make peace with it.
I think they’ve all made a kind of peace with it, but certain turning point events like that in life sort of shape us, don’t they? I seem to write about uncovering these secrets a lot lately. Stay tuned. . . haha
Shell Norman - so many secrets out there - this one really weighed on my heart and psyche. I need to do better with being kinder, we just never know what people have gone through/going through. Thank for the reminder :)
Thanks for the comment. :-) I’m glad to know the stories spur on good thoughts—more understanding. It’s a nice outcome of writing.
Whew that was quite a story!
Wow! What a story!
Just a little bit of craziness to end your Thursday! Haha