My wife left me and took our son. 27 years later she called on me to take him as he was a drug addict and out of control. At that time I found out I had a grand son and a grand daughter. Now my grand daughter has a new baby girl. THEIA. I suppose I have a new family now. I do hope it works out for all of us.
@crazyboy43051
3 жыл бұрын
Hey hope things are working out for you. God bless you sir
@ufodeath
3 жыл бұрын
How have things been going Doug?
@pradhanh1641
3 жыл бұрын
How is your family now Doug? And how are you doing?
@colinellesmere
3 жыл бұрын
Good luck. Taking all that on. I wish you the strength compassion and sweetness that can help you bring these people hope and a sense of belonging.
@firstlast2514
3 жыл бұрын
Wow brother! My ex ran away with my son 12 years ago. She put a permanent restraining order on me just to do it,her cousin was her attorney so she got free representation. She also had two states coming after me for child support and caused me to go broke and homeless because of that. She literally disappeared with him. I found out two weeks ago that she moved five states away. Still paying child support (I wouldn't ever stop) But I haven't seen him since he was 9 months old. It ripped me to pieces. I'm finally a person again. I hope it works out for you and your new family, congrats. Much love.
@madisonpage5483
3 жыл бұрын
This was almost too painful to watch. My mom died at a young age and left my father widowed. He never remarried and even over 2 decades later I can still see the loss and pain in his eyes.
@amybowen5800
3 жыл бұрын
My mom passed when I was 11 it's still hard n I'm 39 hard to let go isnt it....
@resolecca
3 жыл бұрын
yeah but what about his son
@Ruach77
3 жыл бұрын
@@resolecca No excuse, but not everyone can move on. They just get stuck in time.
@bonniewatson178
3 жыл бұрын
@@resolecca He couldn’t cope and a mental reck his son was better off with his grandparents just like I was.
@tundrawomansays5067
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a widow for nearly 29 yrs. I never remarried although he wanted me to. I still love my husband and miss him profoundly. I was so young then and just bereft. On the outside I was OK because I had to be but the inside just wouldn’t heal somehow. One evening as I was driving home from work alone I got caught up in my endless loop of rumination, why did he have to die, just as we were finally building our home, we had struggled so hard etc. And suddenly as if someone else was in the car and spoke so plainly and directly to me, “OK, TW. So *when* would have been a “good time” for him to die?” Never. And that changed everything.
@dozerboy67
3 жыл бұрын
My father left us when i was 5 yrs old. My mom always berated me and resented me cuz i reminded her of him. All my life she said what a terrible person he was. Then she joined a commune back in 74 and we spent our young lives traveling around Europe and the Middle East running from Interpol on kidnapping charges. It was a wonderful traumatic experience. The one thing I've learned is don't give up trying to reach people, to be a part of their lives, cuz once they're gone, you're stuck w the guiilt.
@thalmoragent9344
3 жыл бұрын
Sucks your mom treated you bad because you look like your dad. Seems both your parents kinda let you down mate, sorry.
@drophammer776
3 жыл бұрын
@@thalmoragent9344 It's not because he looks like his Father, Kids have characteristics of both Parents so in divorce if a Parent is vindictive, narcistic, when their are two children one that has more characteristics of other Parent that child will most likely be the scapegoat and other will be Golden Child who can do no wrong as long as they please Vindictive Parent. It is sad and emotionally damaging towards children and pure hatred/jealousy towards other Parent. Hatred for their Ex spills everywhere and usually the next generation continues trait unless they understand.
@drophammer776
3 жыл бұрын
The emotional burden must have been heavy. I hope you are able to be an example towards your children from your experiences growing up.
@lowrider81hd
3 жыл бұрын
We’re you from the Children of God commune? I grew up partially on Gomera in the Canary Islands in the 60’s, we also were on the run.
@dozerboy67
3 жыл бұрын
@@lowrider81hd no it was another, a name I'll not mention here on soc media.
@shauntreadwell8029
3 жыл бұрын
My ex moved away with our son and I didn't see him for years.. when we were reunited the damaged relationship was too much to repair. We are strangers now and so I was moved by this.. I never wanted to lose my son, but I did.. this is a very upsetting, moving piece. 😢
@mlbonfox8199
3 жыл бұрын
Ty
@thalmoragent9344
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, thats a shame. Yeah, I guess some kids just vibe better with one patent over the other, so I guess when your ex moved, you son chose to go with him?
@shauntreadwell8029
3 жыл бұрын
@@thalmoragent9344 he was young.. under 2 years.. I didnt see him again until he was almost 10... its tragic.. women have much power over the family.
@thalmoragent9344
3 жыл бұрын
@@shauntreadwell8029 Shame you didn't see him for such a long time. Why did you guys split up? And yeah, it sucks that courts only really view women having much power over the family without taking men into consideration. Yes mothers are very important but we shouldn't discredit the fathers, they also have a vital role to play and are just as important. How'd she get away with it?
@yellowmelancholy4875
3 жыл бұрын
Shaun, that’s heartbreaking. Maybe when your son is an adult you two can form a relationship. A boy needs his dad. I’m sorry...
@kalstonii
3 жыл бұрын
I dont really understand why the dad couldnt have just said “i got pictures of you, and I am proud that you....” sometimes we humans make things unnecessarily more difficuly
@sawman7169
3 жыл бұрын
maybe the father feels really guilty. and his pride couldnt let him say those words to his son.
@cchapa7470
3 жыл бұрын
Coming from an older generation (my dad's about his age) I might be able to shed light. 1. stoicism in men is ingrained deeply in the older generations. Articulating those emotions doesn't come naturally. Even after confronted he didn't Say any of those things, he just said "Consider them said." 2. He's a recluse with few visitors; Literally doesn't know how to socialize anymore. 3. Also deeply rooted, actions speak louder than words. He loved his son and followed his life even though he wasn't welcome in it (by the grandparents). Son recognized the reality matched his desires all along, even if he never knew. (Hence the wedding invite) 4. His wife's death destroyed him (though stoically under acted). As a man who feels Passionately about his wife even after 9 years, when she dies I'm going off to life in the woods alone, because that will Also be "it" for me. 5. As time went on it probably seemed less and less likely to ask for forgiveness. 6. The tears at the end show the joy and gratitude for the forgiveness he probably felt he would never have to right to ask for. And the permission to come into his son's life. And you better believe he'll probably overcompensate and spoil his grandkids rotten. Note: I'm not saying I agree with the above or that it's right; only that I understand.
@baronsaturday9529
3 жыл бұрын
It's not for every man to raise a son on his own, or to deal with the loss of the woman he loved. He's from an older generation, and the way he deals with it now seemed fine with me. But I can also see where the son is coming from..
@arthursmith5409
3 жыл бұрын
The Dad waited for his son to grow up and be free from the brainwash of a manipulating family. So yea, he acted like they had always been together, like a father. The son was to busy being hurt over a past that he or his dad had control over. Yup
@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1
3 жыл бұрын
I always ruin things for myself when I come to comment section too early...
@thedaggonator
2 жыл бұрын
Ok on this viewing I finally figured out what was in the envelope and I have GOOSEBUMPS!!! It was a Wedding Invitation.
@renzo6490
2 жыл бұрын
Thank You! That's very important information. I'm streaming with chills....
@thedaggonator
7 ай бұрын
@@renzo6490your welcome
@colinellesmere
3 жыл бұрын
The father is a great actor. Multiple emotions shown at the end. I understand the son. But the father needs great compassion. Losing a real love you have found in the way he did. Taking off to nature seems quite a sane approach if the in-laws are so hostile.
@jhitt79
Ай бұрын
It’s Jack Arnold.
@col.cottonhill6655
3 жыл бұрын
In watching this while holding my newborn baby son!
@jeremywithacamera235
3 жыл бұрын
Not all of us were blessed with parents we are proud of. I plan to raise my children with a father they KNOW they can count on/depend on and trust! I didn't have that. Sounds like you have your priorities in check. Good for you.
@baronsaturday9529
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@earnestlyaditya4261
3 жыл бұрын
Good luck 🍀💗🙂
@sexyshrekk8316
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations
@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1
3 жыл бұрын
HANK!!
@Finn-jp6pn
3 жыл бұрын
My dad died when I was 12. Worked really hard to do well enough in life and provide for my family. 14 years have passed since, and each day, I only hope he's proud of me. Miss you, dad
@discopurgatory
3 жыл бұрын
My dad passed away a couple of months ago I'm still young. I hope he is proud on me
@Finn-jp6pn
3 жыл бұрын
@@discopurgatory I'm so sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself and the loved ones round you.
@discopurgatory
3 жыл бұрын
@@Finn-jp6pn thank you, you too :)
@m.mcmillion9764
3 жыл бұрын
Losing a parent at age 12 is very difficult. That's a critical turning point in your life. I hope you are being kind to yourself and getting help from family, friends and counselors. You're still a young person and you need to make sure you get all the support that's out there. This happened to my husband 60 years ago and he couldn't have survived without his support network (that's the phrase we use today). He misses his mother every day and he's now 72-years-old. It gets better, but you need to reach out, get support, and try your best to stay strong.
@discopurgatory
3 жыл бұрын
@@m.mcmillion9764 how do you get support?
@silo3com
2 жыл бұрын
There's more depth in a couple years of 10 minute omeletto films then all the history of Hollywood
@Saoirse-xt7mi
Жыл бұрын
Feeling you on this! Americans, for the most part, hide from authentic emotions. Our films just mirror this sad situation back at us.
@pamt3130
3 жыл бұрын
I found this channel during lockdown 2020 and now I am still hooked ....👍❤️
@jopan1363
3 жыл бұрын
I am still sick..2021
@frederiquekruger4818
3 жыл бұрын
It is one of the best youtube channels out there. They share the greatest and most compelling films out there.
@rattusnorvegicus4380
2 жыл бұрын
I`m continuing to watch them in lockdown 2022
@mhjgh3834
Жыл бұрын
In my understanding the card at the end was a wedding invitation to his sons and the fiance Cathrine wedding. The father cried happy tears. So they are gone reconnect father and son.
@anikosebesteny845
Жыл бұрын
I like this interpretation, thanks! :)
@eg1197
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and exceptional plot.. Mr. Lauria and Mr. Etheredge played the part perfectly. Excellent acting 🏆🏆. When he saw the photos, I could feel his heart smile.
@drophammer776
3 жыл бұрын
Great Actor of Arnold's Father. I watched every episode of the Wonder Years probably 10times over.
@nimbleqwik
3 жыл бұрын
Right. Kevin Arnold's dad !
@cricketmonday1469
3 жыл бұрын
Really? I did not recognize Kev's dad. I watched every episode more than once... was in love with Phoebe. Hey, remember the song?: "happy ever after in the market place, Desmon ...
@KayJayKe
3 жыл бұрын
That's who he is!!!! 🙂👏
@jhitt79
Ай бұрын
It’s not “Arnold’s father.” It’s Jack Arnold. Father of Karen, Wayne, and Kevin.
@cs5384
3 жыл бұрын
My daughter's father abandoned us three days after she was born. I tried to always give her an honest but positive image of him. We were young and foolish, etc. He was an awful person then but I never wanted to be one of those moms who talked ugly about the dad even though he left us. Just in case. She found him a few years ago, 30 years later on social media. They met. she visited his home for a few weeks. They were so happy to finally meet. But then he abandoned her again, simply because she's not a heterosexual. He's still an awful person.
@noname-bt9ky
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@treasuretvjackson8018
3 жыл бұрын
Even though I don't agree with homosexuality, he didn't have a strong relationship with her, if he did, he wouldn't have left, then he never worked the relationship up. I do think he may have wanted to stay in God with his decision but he could have prayed for her and tried to bring her into the faith but I realized what I just mentioned with the praying is simply something somebody who loves the person would do.
@englishexpert1989
3 жыл бұрын
@@novioey - Who would disagree with heterosexuality!
@marih3286
3 жыл бұрын
Never too late to try and heal relationships. Sometimes it won't work, but when it does what blessings! It's good to at least try.
@amybowen5800
3 жыл бұрын
It's hard to make our loved ones understand our actions and even harder to be forgiven for them. But we can forgive and move on....
@Shailo911-
3 жыл бұрын
I wish you'd help me learn to forgive and move on. It's been 19 years and I'm still crying.
@HopesHaven81
2 жыл бұрын
I'm adopted and even thou my parents were great a part of me still wanted to know why my biologicals threw me away (figuratively speaking). I've met her....damn was I happy that she let me go. As far as him...theres so much mystery around who he is...but sometimes a parent(s) not being involved is for the greater good.
@jessicajohn1962
2 жыл бұрын
Phew, reading the heartbreaking comments this beautiful film has brought from a wonderful, appreciative audience has moved me greatly. One love ❤️
@monro2159
3 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Atmospheric, poignant, great location choice and simply but effectively directed. Two good performances and a clever minimal script that allowed for a continuous feeling of discomfort mimicking the situation. The finding of the photos is a well-used trope in these sorts of stories but the realism of the handling of the photos (not a sequence of full-frame shots of different photos but a more haphazard look at them as a group) gave it a different feeling. Great work.
@cutieetae3351
3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes these seem unsatisfactory in the ending ,but it's pretty realistic for what would likely happen
@cupivalhalla5189
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, outstanding! Please make it episode 2 : The Wedding!
@tichu7
3 жыл бұрын
Get Fred Savage to play the wedding official. Dark comedy at its best.
@jeremywithacamera235
3 жыл бұрын
After watching a couple dozen (or more) of these shorts, many of these shorts do have good endings. Then there are those with a less satisfactory ending. The point of these kinds of shorts seems to imply an intentional unsatisfactory ending. They're meant to make you think and not always give you proper closure (like Hollywood movies do). That's why these shorts are far more impactful. They're relatable. The impact is made stronger.
@crazyboy43051
3 жыл бұрын
I wish they could make man I really wish. But that’s the point of short films tho... as how we call it “short films”.
@flyifri
3 жыл бұрын
I think having a father you never knew would be better than one that despised you for altering his life.!
@6Haunted-Days
2 жыл бұрын
He obviously didn’t …..wtf didn’t you watch it until he end? Maybe you’re young and can’t see nuance
@a-dzikosimbagegele2119
3 жыл бұрын
Oh the music, the music, the music.
@amymizuno405
3 жыл бұрын
My father left when I was 1 year old. This film made me think about how it would be,one day,when I get to talk to my dad face to face...for him to see me again after 30 years. Makes you wonder...
@Ahiya2.0assdestroyer
3 жыл бұрын
It Will be all fine i hope you the best
@amymizuno405
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ahiya2.0assdestroyer thank you for your kind words. 🍀💚
@alldat06
3 жыл бұрын
The ambiance and overall cinematography in this film is beautiful!
@Jazzi32275
3 жыл бұрын
I never knew my dad this makes me cry
@renzo6490
2 жыл бұрын
Children don't know when an adult is damaged. They think that adults are strong, wise, mature and in control. When a parent abandons or is otherwise unable to love a child, that child assumes the fault is his. That child assumes she is unworthy of being loved. When I was in my 40's, my dad admitted to me ( his exact words) " I was cruel to you when you were a child ". I knew what he meant. He ignored me. He neglected me. He was embarrassed by me. Ashamed of me Sometimes he pretended I was not there so he didn't have to admit to friends and acquaintances that this effeminate boy was his son. Yet I watched him be a loving father to my brother. I watched from the shadows. I have spent my entire life time seeking acceptance from other men. But no amount of approval, affection or acceptance has eased the emptiness. I trust no one's love. Sometimes I wonder why this one man's opinion of me has been so important. After all, he's just another person on the planet... nothing special. But I didn't understand that when I was a four year old, a six year old, or when I was on the edge of budding sexuality and was left clueless and alone to figure out what was happening to me. It was quite a moment when he said that he'd been cruel. It only affirmed what I already knew. I never realized that he was aware of it too and was able to admit it. That was something, at least. But it was too late.
@lyriciarupsadesarkar2329
Жыл бұрын
Best comment
@renzo6490
Жыл бұрын
@@lyriciarupsadesarkar2329 - Thank You.
@cynthiagildea-dixon314
3 жыл бұрын
Both me and my sisters dad's abandoned us eight years apart my mother never spoke an ill word about either of them... When I was 11 my dad was supposed to come see me but he never did and years later we found out my sister had a sister 3 mo. Younger than her and my mom new about that other woman, my mom still never spoke a bad word... We grew up and drew our own conclusions
@krombopulosterry1005
3 жыл бұрын
Grew up similar
@judeirwin2222
2 жыл бұрын
"Both me and my sisters dad's abandoned us eight years apart " - Impossible to make sense of this mangled sentence. Do you mean, "My father and my sister's dad abandoned us eight years apart" OR "My dad abandoned me and then my sister eight years apart"? "Knew about", not "new about". Expressing yourself clearly reflects your ability to think and organise ideas clearly. The opposite is also true. You need some help with logical thinking and simple, clear expression. Get good language skills before you get bad habits for life. People judge one another very quickly, and those who master confident use of language rise in life.
@constancecurry1427
Жыл бұрын
@@judeirwin2222 Bad habits? Such as your lack of self-restraint? Or your arrogance?
@evetko
2 жыл бұрын
I can't make out what the card says. Does someone else know? Love the narrative to this film, reading the words 'emotionally constipated' surely fits for Issac. John's performance was right on the mark, my heart skipped a beat as his feelings heightened to tears.
@user-te9vr3dz9t
2 жыл бұрын
☺️
@hank1519
Жыл бұрын
Someone said it was a wedding invitation.
@MobileFilmmaking
3 жыл бұрын
This was very touching. A great way to start off today. As a dad.. and then a single father.. I can't understand how someone could just leave something in this cold world that they helped to create. I wouldn't have missed this experience for anything
@fernandoreynaaguilar1438
3 жыл бұрын
You're right. But what if the Mother kidnapped your kid and took It to another country?
@tattoodrdoke
3 жыл бұрын
Also what if he helped created it but realised that whatever going on his life he just wasn't ready or didn't want to destroy the kids life.
@fernandoreynaaguilar1438
3 жыл бұрын
@@tattoodrdoke he DID destroy His kid's life, you realize that, don't you?
@tattoodrdoke
3 жыл бұрын
@@fernandoreynaaguilar1438 Okay let me put it another way in a general context. If the parent is going through substance abuse or their own personal crisis they just can't switch off and their not ready to take on additional responsibility of being a parent and might even end up losing it disengaging or doing something worse. Rightly or wrongly staying will impact on the child or leaving will also impact. Not all parents who leave leave because they are simply selfish they have their own demons they don't want to bring to their childs life. Now i am no way disputing having an AWOL parent can impact on a kid, I can 100% agree with you, but it's not always black and white.
@MobileFilmmaking
3 жыл бұрын
@@tattoodrdoke that's a good point too.
@ianmacfarlane1241
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful piece - beautifully acted. Great to see Dan Lauria too.
@evillemike2009
3 жыл бұрын
Is that a wedding invitation?
@tanyad7894
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like it to me.
@rainbowofboxes8021
3 жыл бұрын
yes
@Victor-wc2vf
3 жыл бұрын
Part 2 better come soon man
@Sweetpjoe
3 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing.
@johnbee7729
3 жыл бұрын
This is anything but slow moving with stilted conversation. It is so much better than the introduction alludes to. Great conversation
@pauldavey
Жыл бұрын
Loved the log in the fire bit. Heart shaped (9.42 mark) very subtle.Feel very much for the father and his way of life since she died he obviously never got over her death.
@charlottewhite1277
3 жыл бұрын
Omeleto, thank you for these short brilliant films.I don't have the patience for the "regular" 2 hour movies put out by Hollywood,with their agendas. I truly enjoy these short films. Please keep them coming.
@charlottewhite1277
3 жыл бұрын
Correction there are some movies and actors that I could watch several times over,and maybe even a marathon.js. but these shorts are magical
@tananario
2 жыл бұрын
@@charlottewhite1277 You do know that the “Hollywood” you are talking about doesn’t really exist, right?
@salvatorefolisi3102
6 ай бұрын
great dynamic between father and son. i loved the scene at the table where they were silent. it said so much ...
@Tater4200
3 жыл бұрын
my best friend from childhood had found his father about 2 years ago at 30 years old. he has 2 daughters but his ex wife has them and never lets him see them. while we where growing up he was always so mad at him. hated him.. he had never even heard the man speak. but found a letter in a book when we where about 12 or so that his dad had written him and his mom had hid it. she knew the man was no good. when he finally did meet him they got along great. and eventually moved in with him.. got harleys together. joined a biker club. seemed he was doing good.. my best friend shot and killed himself last october. he was drunk. i had just spoken to him 6 hours before.. ill never understand why.. i think it was his ex wife not letting him see his little girls...i miss him so much man.. he was like a brother to me and i for sure considered him to be blood... we did everything growing up man.. and a year before that my other brother died. life sucks sometimes. i think about them every day. when i lay down at night i can hardley sleep thinking of them. and what it must have been like the last few moments before they died.. it kills me. if it wasn't for my own 2 little girls.. i would be with my brothers. for sure
@lilymolly96
2 жыл бұрын
Hang in there, your girls love you a lot. Make sure to not just endure life because of them, but to live it to the fullest for them and for yourself. Good luck and take care
@Wiwpsdd
3 жыл бұрын
I would have left the moment he said "I have everything I need."
@renzo6490
2 жыл бұрын
I was ready to leave at every moment...
@A0A4ful
3 жыл бұрын
4:21 Fried fish and beer at 11 in the morning. Superb! 4:37 Difference in beer level in the two bottles - attention to detail. Awesome! 9:38 Rarely does one see a real wood fire in films, unlike the sterile flickering staged yellow flames in most movies! Attention to detail! The log cabin : Impeccably finished. Takeaway: In the Old Testament, Issac was the chosen one by God, to be the patriarch of the Jewish nation. So, Issac, here, was just following the written word, of fathering John. Now, did I miss anything...?
@kaleahcollins4567
3 жыл бұрын
Yea BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE TRUE HEBREWS
@rattusnorvegicus4380
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaleahcollins4567 Yep, the Lamb of God was an African....but a very naughty boy...
@unrulyworkbench
2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure if there’s any meaning but it appears as if the record player sits upon a type of child’s high chair.
@judeirwin2222
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you did. See my comments about the fried fish. Continuity and attention to detail were pretty haphazard.
@mizzteareacts9397
5 ай бұрын
My father wasn’t even there when I was born. I went my whole life not knowing him. He raised his other family and kids. I saw pics of them and they got an amazing dad who was there for them. He recently passed away and I never got a dad.
@ParaAkula
3 жыл бұрын
i love this one, its so sad, but also there is hope. Im glad my parents never divorced. I always felt save as a kid.
@jahipalmer8782
7 ай бұрын
The movies on this channel always find the absolute best actors.
@michaelmccaffrey8044
Жыл бұрын
So much unsaid, unexplained but we can see the pain. Very good thought provoking situation with no explanation, I confess for once the best way, any which way it’s a true sad story well done.
@raghavbansal4510
3 жыл бұрын
A very perfect film, very perfect dialogues.
@springbuck66
3 жыл бұрын
Good likeness ..They could be Father and son for real _}
@doronron7323
3 жыл бұрын
Haven't seen my boy in 10 years, he's 22 now. He took his mothers poison and her families too. It would seem he's got his choices to make now. I told him I loved him. Still do.
@jeffffro7674
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the same thing here, it's been 11 now. Not a single day goes by without thinking about where he is and what he's doing. You would think with all this digital crap everywhere that I would be able to at least watch him from afar, but he is so upset that he is determined to stay unknown to me. Sorry you share a similar story to me, I wouldn't want anyone to feel like I do.
@neyalek5024
3 жыл бұрын
contact your son. Try again.
@doronron7323
3 жыл бұрын
@@neyalek5024 Believe me, I've tried, time and again.
@rasheedahsilvertreemusic
3 жыл бұрын
For a father to be kept from his son??...Now, that is a different type of longing and sadness I wouldn't wish on any man. Keep reaching out to your sons. Don't ever stopped. I am a 32 year-old woman. My father was relentless. He was addict, homeless, a complete wretch, but kept fighting. It was hard for both of us, but I have him and he has me. Don't give up. Keep trying! @Gurdjieff @Doron Ron
@jeffffro7674
3 жыл бұрын
@@rasheedahsilvertreemusic He has too much of me in him, somehow he was able to completely scrub himself off of every digital platform I knew he was on. Deleted his gmail that I was trying through, FB, everything. I think the worst was the last time I got him on the phone, he said he was someone else and I had the wrong number. Then changed it all together. I don't know how to even try to contact him anymore. Everyone keeps saying he'll come around, I don't know if I believe it now. I've been in 19 car wrecks, my body is destroyed, head to toe. The pain pales in comparison to what this does to my heart and mind. Some days I just don't get out of bed. Thanks for your response though, I hope I don't bum you out too much!
@IAMGiftbearer
Жыл бұрын
This really hit home. I was given up for adoption under very strange circumstances, sat in a children's home for 6 months, the city I was supposedly born in has no record of my birth, and recently my adult son found my father through Ancestry DNA. I found out through a nephew that he's not a nice person, abused his wife for years, went to live with my mother for 2 years, then went back to his wife who made him promise never to have anything to do with his children he has out of wedlock (he has several with other women) and made him promise never to have us meet her children, and to this day he is the only one who knows who my mother is. She is believed to be still living but the nephew who is the peacemaker in that family doesn't want me to approach him and wants to do it in his own time when he thinks the time is right, because he also doesn't want it to get back to the wife as she's in poor health and it might upset her to know I'm around asking questions. She just wanted to bury the whole thing, so in some ways she's complicit in the abandonment. From the little bit I know about him I assume my father never paid child support and so my mother could not financially afford to support me by herself. This has even made my nephew bitter and it has been a sticky situation even talking to him because I can feel his annoyance at having to deal with the results of my father's actions and in the few conversations we've had he somewhat took it out on me. He feels he is doing me a huge favor and seems to resent it at the same time.
@Saoirse-xt7mi
Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry this happened to you!
@silverasana219
2 жыл бұрын
The card was a wedding invitation.
@Vivalarosa45
3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful story.
@aliasreco
3 жыл бұрын
"Consider it said" . But we don't say it. How we need to have softer hearts especially for our family. May God change our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. Ezekiel 36 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
@deborahsiahaan9261
3 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said, brother
@zirilli3
Жыл бұрын
It would be nice if children were interested in seeing a parent after so long. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Everyone without exception has good and bad times. I'm a 55 year old man, two daughters and a granddaughter, but they don't live close. And we can only live in the present, no going back. This is a good film.
@grahampilkington252
Жыл бұрын
One of the best short films.
@michaelpace2321
3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised as I read the comments how so many people can relate to this movie but in ways that are completely different from each other if that makes any sense. Our lives are different and unique but yet this movie finds its way to be relative. At least for some people anyway including myself. Also for the guy whose wife left him with his kids decades ago , it would be nice if the sacrifices that you were forced to make in the past were worth how much better your life is now. Life is only as good or bad as we believe it to be it's a decision that only we can make.
@mrshappilymarried1
Жыл бұрын
I've never laid eyes on my Father. So many questions remain...this was a hard piece to watch but how envious am I of them both.
@SasquatchGirlSandraRainsDeBusk
3 жыл бұрын
That was so touching.
@anqproductions
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing short film by Omeleto as always. Stay strong for all the people who had went through something similar though. I will never understand what it's like to be in your shoes. But you guys are the living proof that people can withstand a whole lot of damage in their life yet are still able to stand on their own two feet. So much respect for you guys!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 BTW the son looks like Denver Nuggets' Jamal Murray 😅😅😅
@jime6739
3 жыл бұрын
Not made by Omeleto
@schwags1969
3 жыл бұрын
Well done. Great story, this I am sure resonates with a lot of people.
@anthonyschembri8575
3 жыл бұрын
I think he still wanted his father to be in his life because he left his wedding invitation.
@hadoukenhadouken9219
3 жыл бұрын
Digging in the past will only open up old wounds. Like mama use to say "Life is like the river it only flows one direction" - Forward thinking.
@andriyshapovalov8886
3 жыл бұрын
Settling the past, doesn't change the direction but stabilize the flow of the current. The wounds was never healed. He came to have the closure on that past and move forward... The wedding invitation.
@iceberg3721
2 жыл бұрын
Woah, was that mac miller diablo sample beat in the beginning very faintly when he was in the car?
@ChilliCheezdog
5 күн бұрын
Very touching.
@G3ntleChaos
Жыл бұрын
This is so sweet. You know his butt got to that wedding!
@hcutter
2 жыл бұрын
Even with so many years apart, the love is ALWAYS there. 👨👦
@michelleredmond4450
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@Deepbluecat
3 жыл бұрын
Great acting, great story, great cinematog, sound editing.
@rattusnorvegicus4380
2 жыл бұрын
....& what about the dawgie?
@andriyshapovalov8886
3 жыл бұрын
I guess they tried to give us some hints with that proverb of good and bad fathers teaching their kid to fish vs giving son a fish.
@littlejonathorn6860
3 жыл бұрын
Dan Lauria, reminds me of a young Roman Reigns for some reason. Idk why? Great acting and short.
@lloydrobert6182
3 жыл бұрын
"Then what?" "We went fishing." I would've dropped him right there!
@bigherm70068
3 жыл бұрын
That's the dad from Wonder Years.
@jonathansmith9235
3 жыл бұрын
This was moving.
@madelinejones9745
3 жыл бұрын
this short is true from the ❤, nice
@seanmackenzie8726
2 жыл бұрын
There is only one lap in life we do truly experience, why linger on the past.! the past is hard to forget.!!!
@anugroho4203
10 ай бұрын
Great acting on both parts
@Cement_Feathered_Bird
3 жыл бұрын
Ol' Jack Arnold's still got it!
@afterthedash9784
6 ай бұрын
Wait. He said he was with his mom for 5 months, but he had to have been in her life at least 9months to see his son born, and for he and his mother to take trips to Europe, etc. What am I missing?
@judeirwin2222
2 жыл бұрын
Funny how, without any flour or breadcrumbs, those fillets (sea fish, not fresh water, I think,) got all crispy in the pan. Impossible.
@use100ame
3 жыл бұрын
The dog shaking was pure coincidence, and I'm guessing you kept the clip a little long to include it. 🙂
@stephenhensley5631
3 жыл бұрын
I caught that too.
@rattusnorvegicus4380
2 жыл бұрын
Aye, my thoughts at the time too
@christaleehoward2969
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely magnificent 💯
@jspurs22
3 жыл бұрын
This was deep
@thefeatheredhag4279
2 ай бұрын
Romeo is a very good actor 😊❤
@samiam4544
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent film.
@liskorea317
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@judeirwin2222
2 жыл бұрын
The fishing tackle is wrong. The sinker is right up against the hook! Is he fishing for bullheads? He sure never caught the fish in scene one with that mess.
@daveweller9579
3 жыл бұрын
Is that the father from wonder years?
@marylevin9262
3 жыл бұрын
💜 i hope he goes
@alexanderlouelllopez5860
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Kevin's dad from The Wonder Years was still active.
@rattusnorvegicus4380
2 жыл бұрын
A squat, bow-legged Bob De Niro.
@truthunfolded1300
3 жыл бұрын
He looks like the dad from 'The Wonder Years'
@jslack8973
3 жыл бұрын
I knew he knew who that was from the get go
@mysticalmystery80
Жыл бұрын
Yup. I had a dead beat absent father. He's in hell now soooo, I'm good
@two2young93
3 жыл бұрын
Great film.
@LittyLux
3 жыл бұрын
Well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@lagaman11
3 жыл бұрын
It's funny, the things we attribute our success's and our failures too.
@wilkopebesma
Жыл бұрын
wish there was a filter to hide every comment beginning with "My..."
@thebat099
Жыл бұрын
Superb acting
@danieunderwood7665
3 жыл бұрын
I might not be the smartest person but I do know 5 months typically isn't how long it takes to make a baby. So how could he be the dad? If him and the mom were only together 5 months? Hmmm
@andriyshapovalov8886
3 жыл бұрын
I would assume 5 month before they got married/engaged. 12:08 'you don't just leave your kid like that'
@joymelton-bollen6383
3 жыл бұрын
I want a part 2!
@stevekrause5931
3 жыл бұрын
Good film, thank you. I just came from seeing Good -- Etheredge's new full-length theatrical release -- and it carries the same thing -- a father abandoning his child. I assume Good was based off this film. Etheredge has a smooth and easy acting style which I like. I hope he goes a long way. If this film is any indication, he most likely will.
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