Like looking in a mirror

Three years ago I received an email from an old girlfriend I haven't seen in over 20 years. I was in a 80's rock "Hair Band" at the time and yes, I had the hair, with a lot of help from the Aqua Net Company! (We bands kept them in business) She told me that my son was coming to see me at "Limelight", a bar in Nashville. I was flabbergasted! Although I knew she had the son and moved away, I had not heard from her since then. I was horrified and didn't know what to expect. I had often thought that it would happen one day, a young man knocking on my door, telling me I was his dad and then he would blow my head off! As you can tell, it was kind of a stressful subject for me.

Lo and behold, the event came and I was on pins and needles wondering what we would talk about. He showed up with his 17 year old girlfriend and sat down at a table across from me. It really was just like looking in a mirror 20 years ago, except for his jet black hair. The poor guy had my physique too, skinny and long. After a few awkward questions he stopped for a second and looked me right in the eye and said, "I'm not looking for another father but I would like to be your friend". That did it. That broke the ice of all ices! After that it was easy to talk to him and I found out all kinds of cool things that he has already done in his young life. Before they left I gave him a big hug and his girlfriend too! After all was said and done, I had the coolest most laid back son I could ever think to have and he accepted me as I am.

Now he is married to that girlfriend and has a beautiful baby boy, which just happens to be my grandson! All I can think of now is how I was so worried and stressed out over nothing. All those years I felt like I had ran away from one of my life's biggest mistakes but in reality, God's biggest blessing came looking for me and I am so glad he found me.