Daughter Finds Father After 35 Years
Dear Cell Door Magazine,
I am a new reader to your magazine. I thought my story might give others some hope. Like any other child, I had a mother and a father who loved me very much. It wasn’t until I was around 13 or 14 years old that someone cruelly told me that my dad was not my real dad and that I had been adopted. The more I learned, the more questions I had. The story that my mother had given me was one of sadness and anguish. She told me very little about my real father. And the things that she told me were all very negative. I later learned that much of what was said was false, or was not the whole truth. I am very close to my mother and would never do anything to hurt her. Nor would I ever let on that I know all the things that I know now. She had her reasons.
Several
months ago I did a search on the Internet for my real father.
I found him in a Michigan prison, about 45 minutes from where I live.
So I wrote him, I was of course doubtful that he would even remember me
as I am 35 years old now. But
what he wrote back both shocked and delighted me.
He had filled in so many blanks that were missing from my life.
He has been open and honest. And even though he is very limited in all
that he does; he is still one of the most generous people that I’ve ever had
the pleasure of knowing. We write
to each other every week and every week I realize just how alike we are.
I
also learned in our writings to one another that my father is falsely
imprisoned. I read the case and I
know it to be true. Like the
majority of society – I had no idea what the prison system is really like. The more I learn, the more disgusted I become.
I truly have no idea what to do to help him.
And just like most things in this world, if you don’t have the money
to hire a fancy, fantastic lawyer then you’re not going to get very far.
So, I write and I write and I send all the happiness that I possibly
can. I’m still learning, and
I’m still searching for a way to help.
My
relationship with my father is a well-kept secret. My husband is extremely
supportive about the situation as is my uncle who was the first to give me the
positives, and some important details about my father. I love my father and am
so very happy to have him in my life. I
will continue to seek out the answers to try to help. And I will continue to
show him that he is loved.
In
my search for truth I ran across your magazine. Although I am not a prisoner I
truly enjoy the stories and poetry and truths of the whole thing. I will continue reading Cell Door Magazine, and I will
continue to pass it on. Thank you
for being just one more thing to open my eyes.
There
is power in knowledge!
Sincerely,
Angel Arthur
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