Kay Mclaughlin - Middle Child
My father chose to sever ties with his children in 1982 when he was told to by his second wife. Still, he made his own decision and I never talked to him again. I was fortunate to find out he was in the hospital on October 16th, the day before his 79th birthday and actually got to visit him while he was still alive. He was not aware of who I was but I was still able to talk to him. It gave me some closure after 27 years. He will never know who I became, who my son is, or what I have accomplished in my life. I pray that he is allowed into heaven when he has to explain all his earthly actions to GOD. He was terribly broken from his own family's dysfunction and carried that on to his own family and children. He would not have been allowed to be alone with my children – ever. Most people did not know his secrets, but his children did and do. Now he has to atone to GOD for all he did. I am blessed to have my family and my siblings – we are better off not having known him for the past 27 years. He did so much damage to us when we were children. As for me, maybe one day the past will become just a faded picture hung in the back room of the art gallery that is our history. A reminder of when there were no colors, only fear. Go in peace.