OT: Today is a great day!!!!

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This is offtopic, but i had to post in this section so that many see it. But today is one ofthe best days of my life. For those of you that know me personally, I have raised my two girls, Kylie, 12 and Paige, 10 years old on my own for a long time. Their birth mother basically walked out on them almost 7 years ago. And they have not seen her in 6 years. Luckily, 5 years ago i met a wonderful woman how took over the role of mother.

Well I just got home from court were the judge signed the papers to finalize and greant my wife final adoption on my girls. This has been a long battle and i feel so relieved right now. It cost me thousands of dollars, and many games. At one time i had to sell my collection of pins and vids to pay the lawyer. It is all worth it as well, and over the time i bought every video game and pinball back just so that i can say i am where i was, even the games that i really didnt want back.

So i am now very happy that my family is is whole, legally. Julie has been the mother to my girls, but now it is legal. They even issue new birth certificates that have her name listed as the mother on them.

So, thanks for reading my rambling, im not thinking completly straight right now as my mind is all over in excitement. My girls are so happy that it makes all the court hearing worth it

troy
 
Congrats to you!!! I tried for many years to gain adoption of my step daughter but to no avail. Luckily my wife had full custody and I have been her father for 19 years and no one including her real father can tell me that I'm not. Just because it's on a piece of paper doesn't make the man or woman but the person inside is what matters most.
 
Troy -

No matter that this is off topic, this DESERVES to be celebrated!

Congratulations to you and your wife, and your daughters!

Celebrate the good times! It's refreshing to hear the good stories.

Chris
 
Congrats Troy, this is the best thread I have read in a long time. Too many families are broken out there and it is so refreshing to hear about your family and how your amazing new wife has given your girls a second shot at having a loving mother. I am very happy for you and commend your self-sacrifice for your family. It will all come back many times over.
 
Thanks for the replies guy's this is one of the greatest day i have ever had, and i even ordered a NIB Tron LE, so that tells you that this is pretty important, lol

There are many here that remember seeing me at auctions buying games with my kids in my arms the entire day. It was hard to work while holding them, but i managed. Even the auctioneers back then knew the deal and helped me out when they could by making sure i was bidding or not since they knew i was distracted.

Ive been through hell and back in my efforts to get my kids what they wanted. Even though there mother did not see them for over 6 years, she would still fight the court battles just to fight. Plus, she was in prison for half the time so she had nothing better to do than to fight the adoption and custody issues. But the court finally realized it and found her unfit, and then granted the adoption.
 
.... But the court finally realized it and found her unfit, and then granted the adoption.

With all the injustices w.r.t. kids and custody, its always good to hear about ones that go the right way. Again, congrats!
 
Congratulations, Troy! You're a great father to those girls, and that is what all girls REALLY need. I sure wish other fathers would sacrifice and fight that hard for their girls in tough circumstances. And it's great to hear that the courts finally did what was right for them eventually, too. They are so prone to give mothers the benefit of the doubt that it is almost impossible for this kind of outcome to happen even when the mother is a total deadbeat.

I'm really happy for you and your whole family. Thanks for sharing it!

John
 
Congrats Troy! May you and your family enjoy many, many years of happiness together.
 
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