Like father like son
Ex-NBA baller Dennis Rodman has finally met his estranged father after 42 years of separation, following an exhibition game in the Philippines. Philander Rodman Jr., (we couldn’t even make that name up) who acknowledged fathering 29 children by 16 mothers, says he was happy and surprised that his son agreed to meet…
He tried to meet his son during another game in Manila in 2006. “It was great,” he said Thursday of the first time he held his son’s hands since they last met in December 1969. “I’ve been trying to meet him for years. And then last night, boom, I met him. I was really, really happy and very surprised,” he told The Associated Press.
Philander, who has been living in the Philippines for nearly 50 years, said he wanted to explain to his son that he didn’t abandon his family in the United States, but they only had time for greetings and handshakes.
He said he spent only about three minutes with his son, who was also busy signing autographs. “I really, really felt good,” he said. “It’s the beginning of something new.”
He gave his number to his son who promised to call. He said his son did not even want to talk about him six years ago, but he was encouraged to try again to meet him after Tuesday’s press conference where the former Pistons and Bulls star invited him to watch Wednesday’s game. “I don’t hate the guy that brought me into this world,” Dennis Rodman told reporters. “The fact is, if I saw him, I’ll just tell him, ‘You know, you’re a friend of mine.’”
During a break, with seconds left to the end of the game, Dennis Rodman grabbed a microphone acknowledged his father’s presence and pointed to him in the arena.
The crowd applauded as the elder Rodman stood up wearing a red baseball cap that said “Yes, Dennis Rodman is my son.”
Rodman’s vet daddy now operates the Rodman’s Rainbow Obamaburger restaurant in northern Angeles City. He said his restaurant menu includes burgers with red, yellow and green colored buns and fries, colors associated with his flamboyant son. Now we know we he gets it from.
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It was very gracious on Dennis’ part to embrace his father even though he was abandoned by his father. What I find very interesting though, is the truth that what one names a child is very important because so often the child will live up to their name as is the case with Mr. Philander Rodman, So, people should be careful what they name their children.
phi·lan·der
[fi-lan-der] Show IPA
verb (used without object) (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
Wow, in spite of the lengthy separation that previously plagued their relationship they were able to put their differences aside and reconnect with one another. It sounds as if Rodman Sr. was very irresponsible fathering twenty nine children by sixteen different women.
Great story, life is not always how it began but how it gets better thru all our craziness, Jesus taught forgiveness, that is the essential ingredient in love.
Very unsettling!