Finding My Birth Family - A Story of Adoption Search and Reunion - Part 2

Mistur Andirsun

More of this Feature PART TWO - REUNION • First Contact • To Meet Him or Not? • Mistur Andirsun • Was It Worth It? PART ONE - SEARCH

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The very next day, Lauren and I were having a peaceful weekend off from her daughter. In fact, the phone ringing kind of startled me. Lauren answered it and based on the mighty yet countrified HELLOW that came from the other end, thought it was one of her husband's old buddies. I should mention that Lauren despises the "old buddy" and was about to hang up on him when he asked to speak to me. Her first thought was, "Why would Sonny want to speak to her?" No longer sure of who it was, she asked.

"This is Mistur Andirsun," he replied. (Just so you know, Anderson is spelled that way on purpose. He really sounds like that.)

Realizing who it was, Lauren handed me the phone. The beginning of the conversation was a little weird; the rest of the conversation was pretty funny. Here's an idea of how it went:

Mike: "I got yur letter this mornin' and it got me thinkin'. So I bin sittin' here for a couple a hours tryin' to figur it all out. I think I remember yur mama. I don't member her tellin' me 'bout you though."

Me: "So, you're it. You're my Birth Father."

Mike: "Yeah, I reckon so."

As it turns out, he's a retired fireman, has two daughters, lives in a mobile home, and his mother was a War Bride from England. And, "the stuff 'bout us bein' part Seminole Indian cain't be pruvin."

He also told me he's been married three times, but "the last one don't count much, 'cause it didn't last more'n a few weeks."

He invited me to come up to the fish camp and meet his buddies or have lunch or something some day. He totally left the amount and frequency of contact up to me. I really liked that about him and I know I'll meet him in person one of these days.

As for Betty, I'm not sure when we'll be meeting again. After (and during) our visit, our relationship became a little more than I wanted to deal with, so I've backed away a bit. We still contact each other once in while, but right now, distance is a good thing for me. Ironically, her best friend Cathleen and I have become email pals. Cathleen has been able to fill Betty and me in on what's going on with the other's life. This definitely works for me. I like having a third party involved at this point.

PART TWO: REUNION
Page 4: First Contact
Page 5: To Meet Him or Not?
Page 6: Mistur Andirsun
Page 7: Was It Worth It?

PART ONE: SEARCH
Page 1: Getting Started
Page 2: Stepping Out on the Web
Page 3: Finding a Woman Named Jones
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