Will I Meet My Daughter Before I Pass Away? | Only Human 

How sad to finally meet up with your parent after 41 years only for it to fall apart.

The Mari welcome by dad and sons made me tear up. Such an overwhelming acceptance must have felt marvelous after thinking he didn’t want her because she was a girl.

I knew a man who died alone although having four children. He, too, liked to say that his door was open and that they knew where to find him if they needed him. That's not how it works. YOU reach out. Everything else is just cheap talk.

I contacted my father as an adult, married with children. The first call he cried and cried. We flew him out to visit us- I was so nervous! We connected on many levels but I wanted to understand why? Why did you leave me? I was in an orphanage and foster home, then at eight my mother literally kidnapped me. She was mentally ill and addicted to pills. It was quite bad. I left home when I was just 14 years old. I am so very glad I contacted him- over the years I began to understand him as a person. He had a very tough life, he grew up on the streets of Brooklyn, served in merchant marines when he was 15! Was drafted into Korea. He had no one. Very sad. He didn’t know my mother was mentally ill, she was only 15 when she feigned pregnancy and they married. She was a Russian immigrant and her mother died when my mom was only ten. She lived in an orphanage. They were very poor, he shoveled coal and did odd jobs. It was a disaster of a marriage! When I understood that everyone has a story and we all have regrets. I forgave both of them. I’m so thankful I got to really know them before they died. My sons have wonderful memories of their Grandfather! ❤

Kees and Carolina unknowingly demonstrated the nature versus nurture theory. Despite being half a worth apart for 50 years, never seeing or speaking to each other, when reunited at ages 57 and 80+, it was clear that they both shared exactly the same temperament and the same starched backbone as each other!

He could have said how incredibly sorry he was for not being in contact with his daughter.

The first lady was very gracious to her elder father. What he said when she was leaving, that he had shut the door on his past and she was part of that... I imagine those words haunted that poor girl for years. But he was granted a very special gift of being forgiven even though he couldn't lose his pride enough to say he's sorry all through the years. I hope she gets the welcome she's due!

All of these reunions touched me, but the second one really touched my heart , as I met my Father and learned of my heritage. Now 8 years later I know much more about my Norwegian heritage, the language, foods, traditions. All of it somehow feels so natural !! Skól !

i HATE people who expect a CHILD to contact them first…..

As a Canadian and coming across this show from NZ- I am amazed at the Mauri culture and how proud and traditional they are.

It good enough for the first father 41 years without seeing his daughter tell me he just wanted her because he is old and alone.

The old man suddenly remembered his daughter after 41 years as he wanted a carer 😂😂 So pleased for Rhianna, definitely a good connection instantly.

Watching Reihanna being so powerfully welcomed by her father and brothers, was 'soul settling' resounding around the world.💙

I feel Karolina was too harsh on Kees. He, an elderly man, had flown a long way to come and see her. He is a victim of the war, was homeless and no doubt has had multiple traumas which will have affected his whole life. Why could she not just be kind?

The 1st story blew my mind that humans can be so stubborn and they willing to live with it .The daughter and father is 2 peas in a pod

What a beautiful program this is, this is such healing work. I felt sad about the Dutch guy; abandoned by his parents in the war, then he abandons his own child. Life has its way of going full circle; and though that didn't end happily, at least he got to see his sister again; extraordinary that they had not met that they had not met for 70 years. His stubbornness cost him dearly.

First story is tragic. Sad for the daughter, who made the effort to give this very broken man another chance at redemption. Great to see the joyful meetings with father and child in the last two stories. Kudos to the perfect host/narrator.

OMG The 2nd story simply brought me to tears! I am so happy for that young lady, her son, & her newly found Dad & siblings. The Dad seems like the type of man I wish my own Father could have been. Best of Luck to all the reunited families! 💖

When she opened the door and was greeted with an Amazing Dad and Brothers, it was all so powerful and touching, I myself criiiiied like a baby! Such a very lovely welcome! So happy for you all, God bless you, thank you for sharing your stories!

Carolina needs therapy. She was a teenager when her parents divorced and that made a huge impact on her life. She still has resentments and resistance and is still angry. Perhaps that’s why she has no children or husband. Parents should understand what harm they can cause when they choose to do the things they does especially when children are involved

van den BOSCH, Kees. Passed away peacefully on 27 July 2017, aged 82. Loving husband of Shirley. Father of Caroline. Step-father of Debbie, ...

😢. This was a real tear jerker. The obvious grief/relief when the father was told his daughter wanted to see him ❤

Awe. The second story was a real tear jerker. So much love and open hearts on both sides. Father and daughter with a beautiful connection. God is good.

In all three segments, the kids were amazingly like their long lost fathers. In the first segment, it was really sad that the father somehow triggered the daughter. The two seemed so alike in temperament. OTOH, that might have been what did it. The second story was such a contrast. Here you had a father and daughter who were also very alike, but the circumstances and the personalities were very different. He hadn't known she existed, yet he immediately took responsibility and welcomed her into the rest of the family. That Hakka welcome was amazing! I've been loving all the Maori culture that comes up in this show, and this segment was full of it. In contrast to the first segment, in the third one, the similarities between the father and son helped them bond.

I could have cried, watching that Haka, it was so beautiful.

I would really like know why Carolina and her aunt had a fallout with her Dad Kees during his stay in Holland. What happened?

The first guy was mad at Carolina’s mom, rightfully so , and took it out on her too.

Keith n his brother during german occupation was just so heartbreaking g. Stealing to survive.😢😢

There are the foundations of family love that seem to never leave us. It makes me happy to see the reunification between father and daughter, a happy outcome.

Carolina and her father are both stubborn beings.

That is so sad that on the 1st story that the daughter will not forgive her dad. You tell he isn't remembering how things ended but the daughter is just like her dad. Bitterness never wins. When you stay bitter it reflects your heart to others and you become a heart of stone.

So sad to see that father-daughter relationship went south... I would hope they found a way to repair the damage... Such lifelong conflicts are tragic...

It's amazing how people's memories of a situation can be so polar opposite.

Brave souls to live life without knowing their family or culture. These reunions touch the depths of my soul and tears to my eyes.

I can't believe she made her 80-year old father travel all the way to Holland. Where is the forgiveness? 😔

Wow....what a meeting in pure Maori culture...you had me in tears ❤

I love this program. How it helps people to find lost family

i felt so bad for the woman in the 1st story, she was being reasonable and knew that it was a good idea to guard herself against an abusive parent.

Well, the first guy dropped the ball as a father but i feel bad for him after realizing he was abandoned to the streets by his own parents. He did the same thing to his own daughter. It takes a lot to overcome this kind of neglect

Wow. Now I understand why Case/the father is remote. Hiw own father deserted two tiny boys alone on the streets of Holland.

Story 2. I’ve never seen a better welcome.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

There's no timetable when they'll be ready to see their past in person. One person may be "there" and another it'll take years. There are so many reasons why, with time, but they just aren't ready. Many times, rejecting responsibility at a young age can be very prideful to admit. But, once the heart opens, it can be beautiful through forgiveness.

The stubborn Dutch... my late husband was like this also.

Wow wow I can't stop crying 😢. This is great. God bless you.

Carolina does not seem like a nice person. I think her mother poisoned her against her father the entire time, and as soon as her father said something she didn't like, she decided to cut him off like the brat she was raised to be.

These all so good the last one where son and father meet,David Lomas,AMAZING,I LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR THESE FAMILY REUNIONS 🌎☮️🙏💛💛💛Miracle maker

There was no explanation as to what happened with the first story

WHAT A "TEAR JERKER" !!!! THANKYOU XOXO

First case didn't seem like it ended well. Sometimes it's okay to "not" reconnect with some family members. Just because someone is your biological relative doesn't mean having a relationship with them is necessarily good for your well being.

You can tell your daughter you love her

The second episode made me cry

Her younger brother looks like her son, rihana

First story, he blew it as a dad. Imo. I don’t know if I’d want to meet a father who abandoned me like that 40 odd years later. Perhaps for curiosity if nothing else. But possibly not. It could possibly be too painful. It was up to the father to continue to bond with his child, not up to her to continue the relationship with him.

I love this program. Thanks for sharing. God bless. 😇❤❤❤

I don't understand why the adult thinks that the children should look for them?????

The Maori welcome was fantastic

Over the years I’ve watched David Lomas connect whanau. And this is the second time I’ve known someone 😊. Geoff meeting your son. Happy father and son😊.

Sometimes reunions just don't work. It's sad but everything is not a happy ending.

Kees was 80 in this and he died aged 82.

How do adults expect that its the child's responsibility to keep in touch is beyond me.

I hope he finds a good charity to leave his inheritance.

Wow Gary you are awesome connecting your blood ❤

Sounds like the old guy’s desire to reconnect with his daughter was for the purpose of her taking care of him. If he’s bothering her and his sister so much that they’ve told him to leave them alone, it sounds like he also just up and stayed in Holland.

This may sound weird but I didn't see any tears come out of the Dutch dad's eyes.

more than a movie. a welcome like that...

My dad always said that most of being a father was just showing up. Being there. Interesting the old man that was the first father featured did the opposite and expected to still have a father daughter relationship after his long time choice to be absent in her life. I'm thinking my dad may have a good point. This man could have reached out when she was 18 at least. Whatever age dutch people start living on their own would have been a decent enough time to reach out. Somewhere between 18 and 25 maybe? That period of time when a child grows into adulthood and begins thinking for themselves.

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That haka was powerful ❤

I'm not crying, you're crying ❤

I loved these episodes!❤

Omg that dutch mans personality and attitude is almost identical to my dads. We've been estranged for over 25 years. He did the same thing. My sister has to twist herself into a pretzel just to get to visit or a visit from him. She said he sometimes asks about me. Although i can never imagine him EVER saying he did anything wrong.

The 2nd family, ain't no denying that!!!

The second case, I would thought, what this crazy man doing, haha

Maori reunite was absolutely beautiful ❤

I love this program

Why is it so difficult to take the first step to reconciliation and to remember blood is thicker than water.... we Indians respect our parents generally

Very interesting to watch your program and very sad too

the 2nd story got me in the feels

Amazing

In my opinion it is the parents who need to keep in contact. You do not expect your kid to keep trying to reconnect with you. You are the adult, you are the one who got a divorce, it was your decision... you reach out to them. Parents need to stop thinking their kids owe them, parents owe their kids for bringing them into this world and not being good enough and be around them

Heart breaking

Well bet he was shocked to see her old ,as he kept seeing her photo of her younger .Wonderful they found each other again ,hope they can develop a father and daughter relationdhip ,not sure but hopeful

Having seen a few of your videos now, I am reminded of the famous quote by Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their entrances and their exits; And one man in his time plays many parts...." What is not resolved in this incarnation will have to be resolved next time around, long after we have all "gone back to the ranch" (as my American friend says). What a pity Kees' daughter could not understand that her father probably has dementia and is most likely playing his very last part.

Did she really say she loved him? She said she’s willing to see him, that’s not the same thing.

I really wonder why men think the child have to contact them first even if they are 9 yrs old. The child wants to feel important and is hoping their dad will reach out to them.

Wow nice work!

No i wouldn't call the daughter stubborn at all sir. HURT is the word. Rejected another. Her father made a selfish mistake but its good he is trying to make amends before he meets his maker

Poor Rihanna, so much emotions

Its a long walk for them to meet their dads

David Lomas I love your work

I so wish that you can finish one story at a time....

The person who said parents think their children to see them first. I dont understand how your brain works. But it does think the same as mine. As i see it, you were born to your parents. They raised, fed you, cloth you. Educate you. Then you grow up and make a life for yourself. But you dont ever forget who.raise you. No matter what the circumstances are with the parent. They didnt turn their back on you. Children as adult is their turn to be incontact and visit their parents. To so their respect to them for what they did for us. But without them we wouldnt be here. To give them the love and support they gave us. Thats what family is. There. Is a thing call forgive or forget. People now a day hasnt the intelligent to do thst. As they think that the world owes them. Isay one day their children are going to do.the same to them. Then they will know what it feels like to be sick and lonely.but thank fully his daughter is going to.see him. Which is wonderful. I want to also.that you only have one set of of parents. So what difference you have, make amends before its to late. Love of your family is most imprtant part of life that you will ever have.

Maori culture is nothing u ever seen....no comparison....just beautiful

Lovely

The daughter that was 57 years old and met her very old father had to gouge him and say he was the one that said I turned my back on you. She didn’t need to say that. Somethings are best left unsaid.

High principles equals arrogance or Stubborness! No one wins that way!

So sad both stubborn

Would have been funny if after that Hakka she said 'I'm here to tell you that Reijana can't make it today'!

He could have said let's make things right.

That is Petone Wellington beautiful place