Need restoration magic!
Dec 12, 2016 16:29:18 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
It had always been my dream to find my real birth parents before I die, and my twin daughters recently made my dream come true. Through the magic of DNA, a lot of research, hard work, luck and four miracles thrown in, they hit pay dirt! Unfortunately I missed my mother by eight short years, she died in 2008. My father died much earlier, in 1974. But we went on a road trip to Missouri and met our first and third cousins and had one hell of a weekend with lots of tears of joy. For the local newspaper story you can go to http://www.theconcordianonline.com/story/2349567.html. The climax of the whole weekend was the discovery that even though I was taken from her by the state, my mother never forgot me and carried a photo of me everywhere she went, her entire life. She would often hold up her wallet and show my picture and say "that's my baby". I made a brief movie about this which you can see at https://www.dropbox.com/s/zroyanavznkxpib/Finding%20Mama.mp4?dl=0. Anyway, it is that photo (which I was able to scan while in Missouri) that I would like to see if it can be enhanced, repaired, improved upon before I get prints made. Please feel free to try your hand and hopefully I will see something that will be an improvement. If not I will just go with what I have. It's the sentimental value that matters more than the technical. Thanks for your time.
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I am giving you 4 versions. I hope one will work for you.
Dec 13, 2016 06:04:51 #
Dec 13, 2016 07:37:34 #
Bob, Great story. My second oldest grandchild is adopted and I often wonder what will happen when he wants to know about his birth parents, he is only 8. He has been told he is adopted, and it does not seem to bother him that I can see. My son and daughter-in-law have records and I believe they contact the mother through the adoption agency once per year to update her his progress, but not sure if the mother bothers to pick up the letter. He seems very happy and well integrated in the family, but the siblings and cousins do not currently know, all under age 8. Pass on any advice that I can share with my son.
Dec 13, 2016 11:11:51 #
My oldest son is not mine Biologically. My wife was pregnate when I met her and he was born after we were married. I met her the middle of January 1984 and it took me two weeks to get the courage to ask her out, another two weeks of talking to her before she said yes and on March 2 1984 we were married and he was born in April. My friends said the the marriage would not last and we have now been married for 32 years. Those same friends got married before I did and they were divorced within two years. I also have two other boys that were born approximately 3 years apart. 1987 and 1990. The oldest does know who his biological dad is and has spent time with him (he was a marine), but he still considers me his true dad. The other two boys are aware of this and there is no conflict about it, they consider themselves brothers and they act it. My wife likes to tell everyone she meets that she has 3 boys and our last name is Beach so we have the Beach Boys (Band). All the boys took music in elementry school and played the Saxophone, they did not keep up with it in Jr High or High school
Dec 13, 2016 11:55:11 #
Tempted to replace the background, but chose to blur it some and to crop to draw less attention. Enhanced the girl's eyes and to make other edits and noise control.
Dec 13, 2016 12:04:02 #
rborud
Loc: Minnesota
bobbennett wrote:
It had always been my dream to find my real birth ... (show quote)
Bob
Here is my try at you very interesting story.
RBorud
Dec 13, 2016 12:23:20 #
I was informed when i turned 20 that my father was my step father.
No problem, it just meant i was one of the lucky ones with two fathers.
No problem, it just meant i was one of the lucky ones with two fathers.
Dec 13, 2016 12:52:39 #
my wife told my son when he was eight and he did go and spend some time with them but he still perfers to stay with me
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Dec 14, 2016 16:00:41 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Maybe it's wanting what you have been denied that makes it more desirable. The fact that the information is openly available may quell any curiosity before it gets started. I have always been jealous of "normal" people like my own children who have no doubt where they came from-all they have to do is look in the mirror and then look at me.
gwong1 wrote:
Bob, Great story. My second oldest grandchild is ... (show quote)
Dec 14, 2016 16:03:48 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
What a great story! Thanks, Bob
marine73 wrote:
My oldest son is not mine Biologically. My wife w... (show quote)
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