The Daughter He Never Knew

Daughter / Father

Being a father is a blessing that should bring joy to you. Well, I have a story about a father who did not know he had a daughter until years later when I told him. It's never too late to catch up on the lost years. I found out through DNA results that a person I grew up with has an adult daughter. I contacted the young woman and her story matches the timeline of her father. The young woman without a doubt is the daughter of the person that I will not name for privacy reasons. 

I was very disappointed with the responses from the guy I grew up with when I explained to him that he has a daughter. He was in denial at first and then relived his past and he remembered the timeline of meeting and spending time with a woman that produced a daughter from their encounters. I was told by the father that he parted ways with the woman and had no knowledge of her pregnancy. 

The woman ended up giving the baby up for adoption. The young woman told me she was adopted by a loving family. The guy I grew up with is married with adult children. I feel sad for him that he does not reach out to his daughter because he is afraid of what his family will think.

I will never forget the Father's Day, I broke the news to the guy I grew up with and the outcomes were very disappointing. I know it's a lot to process that you have an adult daughter, but be a father and welcome your daughter to your family.

Happily ever after ending, not, we do not talk to each other anymore, he unfriended me on Facebook. Do I regret telling him about his daughter? Hell no! She is a very nice person.

The Aloha State - Closed (Covid-19)

Waikiki - Covid-19

Waikiki hotels are dark, with hope and optimism that better days are ahead in the Aloha State. The state imposed a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving into the state. All visitors need to stay put in their hotels for 14 days and residents staying put in their homes for 14-days. Break the quarantine and you will be fined and arrested with jail time. Vistors that have been arrested have been sent home to avoid jail time. The 14-day quarantine is scheduled to end on July 31st, 2020.

The state is slowly re-opening now with a majority of hotels opting to keep their doors closed until the 14-day quarantine is lifted. The business that depends on tourism is hurting bad. The 14-day quarantine can be extended past July if the Governor feels that the state is not ready yet to handle a large volume of visitors that could infect the state. 

Hawaii is counting the days to welcome back visitors. Right now the state prefers visitors to postpone their visit until the pandemic is under control.