NEW BEGGININGS
Growing up in a single parent home as a single child was plain out boring. There were only two things I really wanted in my life. A dad and a younger or order sibling. I wasn’t the only kid with one parent and no siblings. A majority of the kids I knew growing up where in the same situation I was in. The fact that I wasn’t alone mad things more comfortable because we all had things to relate to. I believe this is what motivated me to become better than my poverty stricken environment and later put a end to my mystery. I had just graduated high school still not knowing who my father was. I didn’t have a clue as to who he was or what he looked like however, that didn’t stop my mind from always wondering and thinking about who it could be. I used to hope it was a celebrity or something. After I graduated I realized how expensive college was and decided joining the United States Navy was for me. I graduated in May and was sent off to basic training by August of 2011.
My time in the navy was amazing. I traveled the world meet my wife and meet some of my close friends today but what was most …show more content…
I was at the airport boarding the plane when I answered and heard a man on the other end asking to speak to me. I was hesitant at first because it was an unknown number and nobody knew about my return stateside. I wanted to surprise everyone. We introduced ourselves and he told me he had been following me on social media and wanted to reach out to me years ago however he felt it would have distracted me and probably cost my life so he decided to wait. We talked for about ten minutes before he asked me would I be willing to take a DNA test because he though there was a possibility that he was my
Growing up in a single parent home as a single child was plain out boring. There were only two things I really wanted in my life. A dad and a younger or order sibling. I wasn’t the only kid with one parent and no siblings. A majority of the kids I knew growing up where in the same situation I was in. The fact that I wasn’t alone mad things more comfortable because we all had things to relate to. I believe this is what motivated me to become better than my poverty stricken environment and later put a end to my mystery. I had just graduated high school still not knowing who my father was. I didn’t have a clue as to who he was or what he looked like however, that didn’t stop my mind from always wondering and thinking about who it could be. I used to hope it was a celebrity or something. After I graduated I realized how expensive college was and decided joining the United States Navy was for me. I graduated in May and was sent off to basic training by August of 2011.
My time in the navy was amazing. I traveled the world meet my wife and meet some of my close friends today but what was most …show more content…
I was at the airport boarding the plane when I answered and heard a man on the other end asking to speak to me. I was hesitant at first because it was an unknown number and nobody knew about my return stateside. I wanted to surprise everyone. We introduced ourselves and he told me he had been following me on social media and wanted to reach out to me years ago however he felt it would have distracted me and probably cost my life so he decided to wait. We talked for about ten minutes before he asked me would I be willing to take a DNA test because he though there was a possibility that he was my