Family
My Extensive Family
Having two fathers and three grandmothers may seem strange to others. But in my family that is the norm, which brings you to how my family became extensive. One weekend about four years ago my family and I went out for some ice cream at Dairy Queen. One of my mother’s friend showed up that she had not seen in a while. As we were sitting there he kept on saying “man, she looks just like my sister.” I just really ignored what he was saying. A little while afterwards he asked “what is your name?” I replied “”KiAna.” He said “what a coincidence my sister’s name is Kenyatta.” Then my cousin and I left and went skating. Once I returned home my mother told me she had something to tell me. So I sat down. She then told me the story about how they meet and what happened between them. Then I said “what are you trying to tell me?” She then told me that the man that I had known for my whole life as my father was not my biological father. Then she asked me was I mad. I replied “nope.” I said “things happen.”
About two days later we paid a visit to a house. I had no clue where we were going but I went. When I entered the house my mom’s friend introduced me to his mom. We took some pictures and then we left. The next day they swabbed my mouth for the DNA test. About one week passed and the results came back stating that in fact he was my biological father.
From then own I was meeting new people every day. My new father had a brother and a sister they both had kids. I meet his father, his wife and my new brother. It was crazy but hard at the same time. I also had to go through my father getting upset when he found out about it but, it worked out for the best! Once I became acquainted with my new family it was easier for me to be around them without being with my mom. They took me in just like I was there the whole time. That is a true family!
The man I knew as my father before still stayed in my...
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