Young Man Who Never Knew His Parents Pushes Father Away, Learns about His Will Months Later – Story of the Day

Jake grew up an orphan and had no idea who his parents were until his father found him one day. The young man could not accept his father’s reasons for abandoning him, so he pushed him away only to find out that he died months later.

Jake grew up to become an adult without ever knowing his parents. All he knew was that he was abandoned at the hospital as a baby and was placed in an orphanage once he was released.

He grew up in the foster care system, having foster parents until he graduated from high school. Although his needs were taken care of, they treated him like somebody else’s child and not their own.

When Jake was 21 and studying business in college, his biological father found him and asked to meet. It turns out they lived in the same city all along, and his father had hired a private investigator to find out where he was.

Jake was not sure he wanted to meet his dad. He had gotten so used to living alone and being independent that meeting him would not have made a difference. After all, he knew he was abandoned, and that was enough reason for him to pull away from ever wanting to meet his parents.

Jake confided in his girlfriend Mandy about his father wanting to meet up. “What do you think, babe? Should I meet him?” he asked her that night.

“I know what he did to you was not right and absolutely not what you deserved, but it wouldn’t hurt to meet with him. I’m sure you’ve had questions in your mind about who your parents are, and this is your chance to meet one of them finally. You don’t have to start a connection with him, just meet him and see who he is,” she replied.

Jake nodded. “You’re right. I am quite curious about who he is. If it ends up being too much for me, I can just leave,” he said, typing a message on his phone to reply to his father.

The very next day was a Saturday, and they decided to meet at a local coffee shop near Jake’s campus. His father had...