My kids father did the same. I hated him for all of the tears he caused. He came around when the girls were over 18 and my son was 17. I had my first grandbaby around the same time. I wanted to put him in the ground but the girls wanted to get to know him. My son was ambivalent. So long story...
I went to Hawaii in 2008 to see my nephew graduate with his bachelor's degree. We did many fun things while I was there. We road all over the island of Oahu while him and I had long conversations. He took me to a tatoo parlor to get my old tatoo freshened up. His wife and mom wanted to go...