It's a good question, and one that deserves an answer.
My great grandfather was ****************.
My father was ***************
My son, the only male heir at the time, was *****************
every other generation.....
My son asked about his grandfather (my father), and I felt that he should know more about him. He told me several times that he wished he had been able to meet my father, since he is his name sake.
Needless to say, it takes more than a week or two to recapture almost 18 lost years. I never got to see him grow up, wasn't there to play ball with him, etc. He has learned after all these years why he never felt "at home", never felt as though he "fit in" while growing up. After being with me, and spending a week in Florida with me last year at what turned into an impromtu family reunion in his honor, he now feels closely drawn to his original family - us.
He told me as we walked down the beach that for the first time in his life, he knows who he is, and feels as though he belongs now.
Thanks again everyone.
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