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Wrigley

Wrigley

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My father has a new brother..........huh?

I was on vacation this past week, when I received a weird text from my brother asking me "who does this guy remind you of"?  My very quick response was "Rocker Dad"  As the guy looked just like my dad but a little bit(okay a lot) more rock and roll

My brother then tells me that "that's not the best part, get ready for a bombshell" and includes this letter written to my father.

March 27, 2017

Dear Wrigley's Dad,

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Randy.   I have been going back and forth about contacting you and finally thought I would reach out to you to see if you would be interested in meeting me.  I have known for a long time that I was adopted, but I find now that I'm older I would like to meet my birth family and find out about them.  We have the same mother and father, I really do not know much other what I've been told by my adoptive parents.  I was told that my mothers family did not know she was pregnant and she hid her pregnancy by wearing an apron;  so I am not sure you even know I exist.  My research finds that you are my only sibling left.  I almost feel like we may have crossed paths at some point in our life.  I have included a copy of my adoption letter as proof of who I am, your brother.

If you are interested in meeting me, you can message me on Face Book, as I've sent you a friend request, or on my cell phone at 815....

Sincerely,

Randy
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My first response was NO ####### WAY

My mother and father went out to dinner with him this past Friday night, he very excited as his lone "original" brother pasted away a little more than 10 years ago

Guess I needed to share this, as to almost make it believable.

 
Aprilish... Fools?

Wore an apron? Wait...  Your grandparents have Randy up for adoption? Or is your dad adopted too?

:confused:

 
El Floppo said:
Wore an apron? Wait...  Your grandparents have Randy up for adoption? Or is your dad adopted too?
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Sounds like Wrigley's grandfather impregnated Wrigley's grandmother before they got married. She put the kid up for adoption, then she ended up marrying Wrigley's grandfather and they had Wrigley's dad.

 
El Floppo said:
Aprilish... Fools?

Wore an apron? Wait...  Your grandparents have Randy up for adoption? Or is your dad adopted too?

:confused:
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The apron is kind of telling as my grandmother loved to bake pies.

Grand parents were in the throws of a divorce, and must have slipped on past the goalie.

 
[scooter] said:
Sounds like Wrigley's grandfather impregnated Wrigley's grandmother before they got married. She put the kid up for adoption, then she ended up marrying Wrigley's grandfather and they had Wrigley's dad.
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Oh... for some reason I read Wrigley's post as if Randy was born later- but he didn't write that. Your version makes more sense than Wrigley dad having to ask mommy daily why she's wearing the same apron.

Eta... Oh.. so I could be right. Wrigly- who's older, dad or Randy Quaid?

 
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El Floppo said:
When are you going to meet him? Crazy story. I wouldn't mind a fresh uncle- both of mine are wankers
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Thats the other funny thing

My mother is the oldest of 17, so i've got more aunts and uncles than the average guy, whats one more?

My fathers other brother was an odd guy.....My dad says he's a very nice down to earth guy, I truly can't wait to meet him.

 
Enjoy your newly discovered family!   I found out I had a half brother a couple years ago.  What a wild ride that was.

 
My father in law has a very similar story. From his early-mid forties him and his three siblings knew that his mother had a son and put him up for adoption in her late teens. After a decade or so of looking, my FIL found his half brother and met about 5 years ago (my FIL is currently 60, his mom died about 10 years ago, his dad closer to 20 years ago). Two years ago my FIL cam across some letters his father had written to women in his late teens or early twenties that eluded to multiple other half-siblings from long lost relationships that were never discussed with my FIL or any of his siblings. We aren't even sure if my FIL's mother knew about the kids. So, now at 60, my FIL has a relationship with three half-siblings he didn't even know about for most of his life.

 
There is a show on TLC about situations like this.  Adoptees search for birth family or birth parents looking for the children they gave up for adoption.  Think it's called Long Lost Family.

 
My friend's husband had this type thing. He was the oldest. Then had a brother close in age. They grew up in a very angry unhappy home. The mother died and the dad tells them there was a younger brother. Also close to their ages that he made the mom put up for adoption. They found the brother. He had a happy life. Answered a lot of why everyone was so miserable. 

I hope your dad finds great joy in this new brother. 

 
Clown Car said:
My friend's husband had this type thing. He was the oldest. Then had a brother close in age. They grew up in a very angry unhappy home. The mother died and the dad tells them there was a younger brother. Also close to their ages that he made the mom put up for adoption. They found the brother. He had a happy life. Answered a lot of why everyone was so miserable. 

I hope your dad finds great joy in this new brother. 
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I saw you as the last post is this and was praying that it was a reply of 'envious' to Wrigley about his mom being one of 17

 
Same thing with our family.  Except instead of adoption, my dad's older half brother was simply lied to his entire life.  He was told his grandparents were actually his parents.   He was also told that his birth mother was actually his sister.  This went on for about 50 years.  Then he was told the truth.  That he was my dad's older half brother.  

I found out then that two brothers I knew from High School were actually my cousins.  

It was only after my grandmother passed that the family was able to reconcile.

Weird times the 1940's.  

 
Years ago - my Mom and siblings found out they had a half sibling.  I'm still not clear on if my grandfather or grandmother had the kid.   Anway something simlar happened.  They kept in touch for about 6 months,  She was a weird lady and kept getting "mad" her family was not including her with "stuff".

But my moms family wasn't doing anything.   

Good luck, hope whatever "works out"  is good!!

 
Good stuff, Wrigley.  

We all seem to have some stories.  Three years before I was born, my mother got pregnant, didn't tell her family, and moved out to california to have the baby.  She had him and then gave him up for adoption, and then moved back east.  She eventually told her family about it. She would cry every year on his birthday. It was a pretty open thing.  And a source of sadness for her. She went on to have me, and then 12 years later my kid sisters, and then two years after that my kid brother.  All of us to different dads.  It was a bit of a crazy upbringing, but good.

Anyway, when my sisters were in high school, I THINK there was some project where you had to use the internet for something. Not really clear.  And they put our mom's name on a national adoption registry website.  Or something.  A few months later my mom got a call out of the blue from a man who said "I think I'm your son."  One week later he had flown from California to North Carolina where we were all living.  I think it was the summer of 1999.  Ever since, my older brother has grown as one of the most important people in my life, and certainly one of the most important in my sisters' lives.  I was in short order replaced as the cool older brother, the solid rock to be depended on, the father figure.

And that was ok.  I was starting to fall down the the job anyway, and it was nice to get the help.

My joke is that my older brother has life that I would have lived if I was raised by someone who was actually sane.  He is one of the smartest, most centered, thoughtful, and strong men I have ever met.  Really incredible person.  And I'm so happy he found us.

Anyway.  This thread is about you, Wrigley, not me.  But wanted to share that these stories do have the opportunity to end well.  I'm happy for your father.  And I hope that this new relationship brings him the same joy that mine did. 

 
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