Horrible story.
The only good thing is the kidnappers atleast gave him a good life but the other family I can’t imagine what they went through 7 decades. And that they already died not knowing what had happend to their child.
But at the same time I dunno… 7 decades is long. I think I would have been fine with knowing if my brother had a good life and is still alive and just not mention anything. He is 72 and his whole life was a lie… he was raised and loved by kidnappers, no contact to his family because he didn’t know about them…
I think everyone is different but maybe it is just me. If my parents weren’t my parents ( I am 31) I’d be fine not knowing anything at all and just keep it how it is. Now I am 31… imagine getting this information when you retire. Even if my parents weren’t my parents I’d be mad at them for kidnapping me but I’d be open for a dialogue. Sounds strange, but I can’t change the what people have done in the past and I’d have no “connection” to my real parents at this point in life.
I wonder what I’d do if I’d find out my parents kidnapped me. I’d be confused because I had been robbed my ancestry, history, people,… I’d be living a life I wasn’t meant to live. I think I’d need psych care. I wouldn’t want that at the age of 72. Right now at age 31 I’d need treatment but at the age of 72 I wouldn’t want to know that my life was not suppose to be how it was, especially if I can’t speak with my original parents and my kidnappers.
So I am basically vacuum cleaning my tip lol