Was a ummmm different weekend for sure

[StormCrow]

This weekend was a slightly different weekend from your normal weekend, Saturday we did the Celebration Of Life for my Dad who passed back in February, buncha family ad friends over and shared stories and laughs and a final goodbye

Then Sunday comes along and I met my Son who is 29 tomorrow and I have not seen since he was about 1 year old and also got to meet my Granddaughter for the very first time!

Little quick backstory, I was a shitty teen, in and out of trouble with the law, kicked outta my house, kicked outta school, got my girlfriend at the time pregnant, I was 17, she was 16, I went to jail for 1 year when she was 3 months pregnant, got out, got into more trouble almost right away and back into jail for 9 months. She had enough and took him and started a life without me, TOTALLY Understandable, I harbor no ill will to her at all, she made the best choice she could being 17 and with a child. My life was in shambles. I moved out of that town to the town I live in now, got into drugs, ended up in jail another time. I was about 22 or so by the time I got my shit together and realized it was not the life I wanted to live if I wanted to see 30.

I asked around about him and her to a few mutual friends and found out she was married and had a couple more kids with a guy and that Jessie (my son) was being raised to believe that this other guy was his father, he was doing great in school, was set in a life and I spoke with my parents and came to the conclusion it would not be right to disrupt his life at that developmental age and if things were ment to be then things would happen in their time

Well I guess his grandfather spilled the beans about 7 years ago to him and he found me on Facebook. We have been talking for the last 7 years, getting to know each other, I always told him the ball was in his court as to when or if he would like to meet up in person, and fully explained everything that went on and told him it was all my doing and his Mother just did what she thought was best. We did the 23 and Me DNA matching ad it all came back that he was mine (His Mom still claims it wasnt me, so, for peace of mind for him and I we did it at his request) 

well we finally met up this weekend! afterwards he sent me a text saying that for 29 years he has felt like the black sheep of the family and in 1 afternoon my family made him feel so at home and natural, yeah I may have gotten dust in my eye at that

Here is me and my son Jessie James

Funny thing is, i toss on a Metallica tank top and my leather vest to go  and meet him, wife shakes her head, I say "Hey, he is meeting ME, the real ME"

He shows up, wearing a Metallica tank top too, we both just started laughing then hugged

and here is my most adorable 4.5 year old Granddaughter Alivia

 

 

She loves heavy music like he Dad and Granddad I was told, so, I got her a stuffed Ozzy Ozbourne bat, the head has velcro and comes off, she absolutly loved it!!!!

 

 

 

So yeah, a pretty decent weekend   

Edited June 28, 2022 by StormCrow

[Smeggie]

You know what @StormCrow your story got to me (I must have got some of that dust in my eyes!). 

Seriously I could not be more happy for you.

I am thrilled you reconnected with your son after all those years and got to meet your Granddaughter.

Thanks for sharing your story....all of it.  You're a really good dude.

Edited June 28, 2022 by SGTSmeg

[TBB]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[RobMc]

One post I won't hijack, great story and a great start to my day, well done and she's a sweetie, spoil her.

[NuTzOpaNts]

HAIL Jessie!   HAIL Storm Crow!  

 

Frickin' love Metallica.   

[loaderXI]

You are a good man despite your misguided ways that I am sure most of us has had...You did the best thing and now it has come full circle...A persons heart knows there is a reason to search and even a question to ask...Yes some years were lost but you own every tomorrow so now you can live them as father and best part Grandpa...

Thanks for sharing and jacking up every ones eyeballs...Just what I needed @ 7am and good read and damp eyeballs...Cheers my brother !

[Dot80]

Beautiful

[lTplkey336]

Wow, took a while but I think you were just really blessed! Beautiful weekend.

[Sharpe]

Hahaha, the bat is awesome.

[ShadyBrady]

Ahhhh that's so great to hear you were able to reconnect with your son and the rest of the family. The Metallica shirts part was great haha! Great story, Stormy. Thanks for sharing, pal.

[Hoth]

That was a great story to hear. I am really happy for my dood. Really I should say I am happy for you gramps!

[BUDMAN]

You should sell your story... loved it!!

[Bogleg]

I'm glad I stopped by and was able to read this post.