| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. 15:28 - Nov 9 with 6679 views | monytowbray |
A few (but not many) of you may know that when I was 16 I got an American girl who lived on RAF Lakenheath pregnant, who was shipped back to live with other family about 4 months gone. After a year or two of staying in touch (this was 2004/05 when social media wasn’t the connection it is now) we fell out and lost touch over some childish BS I can’t even remember. About 5/6 years ago I
made the call based on life experiences and people I know that if she ever wanted to know me or build a relationship she’d be in touch, but it would be her choice off her own back.
Fast forward to early 2016 and I get a message on FB saying “Hi, I think you’re my Dad” and from there it’s progressed to chatting online and her occassionally draining my disposable income for shoes that cost more than most my wardrobe combined. Kids are expensive even if they live 3-4k miles away.
Anyway, back story all laid out, she’s 14 now. I met her for the first time last week and it was amazing. Went on a tour of the AZ Cardinals stadium, went to the Grand Canyon and spent time hanging out. She was okay with vegan burgers and hotdogs but not a fan of scrambled tofu.
The good news for her is she’s not inherited my height but she does have my good looks. The bad news is she’s also inherited my attention span that I’ve always assumed was a form of ADHD (FYI she has been diagnosed with it but in MERICA they love selling people medicine so who knows).
We watched the PNE game together but she struggled to be interested (because let’s face it, Ipswich isn’t the team to watch for a good game) but I did explain the rules as they applied. Hoping next year I can fly her over to show her the English part of her roots and take her to a game. Perhaps that’ll be the tipping point to get her to follow her birthright as a Town fan.
Here’s a photo...
All the best. [Post edited 9 Nov 2018 15:29]
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 15:56 - Nov 9 with 2815 views | BrixtonBlue |
| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 15:52 - Nov 9 by monytowbray |
I played her my favourite band in the car (newest Single Mothers album, Hardcore Punk) and her only reply was “It sounds weird”.
She did think my studded jacket was cool. |
Ironic that you played her a Single Mothers record. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 16:00 - Nov 9 with 2803 views | SitfcB |
tl;dr |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 16:02 - Nov 9 with 2794 views | COYBitfc |
Fair play fella, wishing you all the best in building an awesome relationship with your daughter in the future. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 16:02 - Nov 9 with 2793 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Congrats, a nice good news story for a Friday afternoon. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 16:04 - Nov 9 with 2781 views | north_stand77 |
Good for you Callis, I was surprised you have a 14 year old tho.
You could be a grandad by your mid thirties you know! ðŸ˜
Hope all goes well In the future |  | | |
| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 17:31 - Nov 9 with 2723 views | Benters2 |
Well done buh |  | | |
| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 20:20 - Nov 9 with 2655 views | Pecker |
Good on you. A nice piece of news on here for a change. I hope that you and your daughter have a long and loving relationship. |  | | |
| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 20:36 - Nov 9 with 2638 views | evansblue |
I don’t know you buddy but that’s a great story and superb photo. Good for you and pleased it’s all going well. |  | | |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 21:42 - Nov 9 with 2595 views | Rob88 |
She must get her looks from her mother.
Tbf, so that I don’t come across too blunt I echo the sentiment of the other posts. [Post edited 9 Nov 2018 21:51]
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 21:46 - Nov 9 with 2586 views | Binner |
Great Story. Happy for you. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 22:00 - Nov 9 with 2573 views | caught-in-limbo |
You both look genuinely very happy. Great decision on the away shirt for her too.
I'm really happy for both of you. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 22:08 - Nov 9 with 2559 views | MaySixth |
Odd |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 22:09 - Nov 9 with 2557 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Class story, great to hear and good on you, hope you get the chance to see her again soon |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 22:31 - Nov 9 with 2537 views | Coastalblue |
I feel genuinely happy for you and hope you can manage to bring her across the pond for a visit. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 23:07 - Nov 9 with 2509 views | StokieBlue |
That's great news, I'm happy for you both and it's wonderful you'll get the chance to be a father to your daughter and get to know her.
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 23:49 - Nov 9 with 2459 views | stig4532 |
What an absolutely heartwarming story. Wish you and your loved ones all the best! |  | | |
| Bless you on 00:08 - Nov 10 with 2443 views | Dyland |
Fo real :) x |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 02:20 - Nov 10 with 2402 views | Guthrum |
Great stuff Callis. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 08:27 - Nov 10 with 2344 views | Swailsey |
Nice man. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 08:37 - Nov 10 with 2336 views | DanTheMan |
That's a touching story mate. Good on ya. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 08:38 - Nov 10 with 2335 views | Terry_Nutkins |
Awesome story. God for more positive stuff like this on the Forum! Love how something that must have seemed like a bad mistake for so long now must be like the best thing in your life!! Funny how things work out (he says desperately looking for parallels somehow with Ipswich - Hurst maybe has led to us getting Lambert haha...)
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 08:40 - Nov 10 with 2332 views | Mullet |
Things work out sometimes eh? Hope you have the adventure of a life time fella. |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 12:43 - Nov 10 with 2283 views | Ryorry |
Only just opened the thread, owing to the title top! but nice one Callis - tho god help her, she does look like you! |  |
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| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 12:51 - Nov 10 with 2276 views | GunnsAirkick |
Nice one, I'm glad it went well for you. I can't imagine what that must have been like, literally what a trip.
Well done for getting her interested in Town. If you can do that now she'll love it when we're not c**p again! |  | | |
| I went to the United States LOOK AT ME thread. on 12:51 - Nov 10 with 2276 views | stickymockwell |
One of the best stories on TWTD. Nice one Callis. |  |
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