When commercials come on, Roland will usually watch them
and critique them. Depending on the
station, he will sometimes tire of them and start changing channels. Recently during his channel hopping, he
landed on a program focusing on individuals searching for biological connection. As the story unfolded, a connection was made
due to a facebook post in which the biological mother wished her unknown
daughter a happy birthday. It matched
the same birthday of the child who was seeking her mother. It got me to wonder if the boys half sister
on their mother's side might be looking for her biological past.
About six months before Roland met his first wife, she
had given birth to a part white/part Asian daughter. She'd given her up for adoption and said that
the adoptive family had named the baby Heidi.
Roland said he was willing to raise the baby as his own, but Deborah said
that it was too late - which I find odd as almost every adoption I have known
about has had a one year wait-to-see-if-the-biological-mom-may-change-her-mind requirement.
I remember Tony having mentioned it first. He was hoping to establish some kind of
connection. I don't know if that will
ever happen in this lifetime. Heidi
would be about 33, I think. Possibly
turning 34 by the end of the year?
Roland does not have many details to go on, and I have even less, I'm
sure. I suppose if Heidi were to look
for answers about her biological mother, she would have to ask Aunt Judy - as
she seems to be the family matriarch, but I could be wrong. She may have at least some clue to who the
biological father might be. Roland
doesn't have any information.
Clyde & Barbara Walden [not their real names] gave
birth to eleven children. Five are now deceased along with mom and dad. Judy is their eldest daughter. I met her for the first time after Jenna had
turned two. We had missed Clyde's funeral
by only three days and had been invited to the family barbeque (here) - which
is when I met at least eight of Deborah's
siblings and their families. Waldens are
truly hospitable people. If indeed,
Heidi is looking, they will definitely embrace her.
