Post by robspace on Jun 19, 2008 10:47:30 GMT 9.5
On July 3rd I will be flying to San Diego to see my 35 year old daughter, her mother (my ex) and my 3 grandsons. This is going to be strange. I have not seen my ex since 1972! Her and I lived in N. Cal then and a year after my daughter was born we split up and lost contact with each other. Over the years I have tried to find my daughter and have spent alot of money on private eyes to no avail.
As God would have it, 1.5 years ago, and just two weeks after my sons death on a fishing boat in Oregon, I finally found my daughter living in Indiana. My son made me a grandfather but my daughter had done this many years before. I have 3 grandsons the oldest being 18! All these years have gone by and I never knew. So, a private eye found her and now she has moved to San diego and her mom and her and the boys all share a house there. I did fly last year to see my daughter for the first time since she was 1. She was in Indianapolis then.
Well in a few weeks I will see my ex and spend 4 days down there with all of them and we have plans to maybe do Disneyland on the 4th. I know, tons of people and my knees hurt but hey, this is a very special time in all of our lives. We are finally coming together under one roof to get to know each other. I have told my daughter how sorry I am to have missed her growing up and all I can do is give her all my time and love that I have remaining. If we had computers back then I would have found them. They moved quite a bit then my daughter was married a few times and changed names and address's making it very hard to locate her. Her mom said she has been looking for me her whole life. It's so strange that I found her right after losing my boy. Life is just full of surprises. So, next month it's time to stroll down memory lane. after 36 years. Since losing my son I gained a beautiful grandaughter and 3 handsome grandsons! HE giveth and HE taketh away- Who am I to question HIS ways.
As God would have it, 1.5 years ago, and just two weeks after my sons death on a fishing boat in Oregon, I finally found my daughter living in Indiana. My son made me a grandfather but my daughter had done this many years before. I have 3 grandsons the oldest being 18! All these years have gone by and I never knew. So, a private eye found her and now she has moved to San diego and her mom and her and the boys all share a house there. I did fly last year to see my daughter for the first time since she was 1. She was in Indianapolis then.
Well in a few weeks I will see my ex and spend 4 days down there with all of them and we have plans to maybe do Disneyland on the 4th. I know, tons of people and my knees hurt but hey, this is a very special time in all of our lives. We are finally coming together under one roof to get to know each other. I have told my daughter how sorry I am to have missed her growing up and all I can do is give her all my time and love that I have remaining. If we had computers back then I would have found them. They moved quite a bit then my daughter was married a few times and changed names and address's making it very hard to locate her. Her mom said she has been looking for me her whole life. It's so strange that I found her right after losing my boy. Life is just full of surprises. So, next month it's time to stroll down memory lane. after 36 years. Since losing my son I gained a beautiful grandaughter and 3 handsome grandsons! HE giveth and HE taketh away- Who am I to question HIS ways.