At a time when most 23-year olds are going to college, attending parties, and thinking about their career paths, one young man in Queensland, Australia became a Grandfather. It is an amazing story, and people are curious about how that happened since Tommy is so young. A report by blog Wife Wine presented a lot of the details used in this piece.
A loving grandfather
Tommy has all the usual qualities of becoming a loving grandfather. His youth was the only thing that has sparked a lot of attention. In order for someone to become a grandfather, a man's child must have a child.
When the story first began, Tommy was attending the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland where he was active and part of the track and field team. At the time, he was popular and had a lot of friends. He loved to travel and had a girlfriend named Olivia.
Tommy was an all-around guy, but his life changed tremendously when he became a grandfather. He doesn't regret that it happened. Tommy discovered that his 17-year-old cousin was homeless and living on the streets. With no one else offering to help Kiarna, Tommy put his life on hold to help her as much as he could. Then he went one step further so he could help her even more. He adopted her. Therefore, Tommy became Kiarna's legal father.
Before adopting her, Tommy had not been in contact with his cousin, who is now his daughter. Therefore, he did not know she was pregnant. Only seven days after the adoption was finalized, Kiarna gave birth to a baby boy and named him Kaydan. Tommy was in the delivery room when the baby was born, and he cut the umbilical cord.
So, that's the story of how Tommy became a father and seven days later became a grandfather at 23.
Kiarna's life changed and so did Tommy's. He lost friends because he was not able to go out and party with them as he had once done. Instead, he chose to stay home with his family. Some people were negative and tried to talk Tommy out of the adoption and not taking on a grandchild.
They thought the father of Kaydan would come forward and claim the child and Kiarna would go back to him, but the baby's father was in jail
Social media
Tommy and Kiarna posted their story on Facebook because they are happy and proud of the way things turned out. Tommy's brother was so touched by what happened that he set up a GoFundMe page with a goal of $50,000 to help the family out. Tommy's girlfriend Olivia is very supportive even though she doesn't claim the role of a grandmother.
What do you think about this touching story? Would you have done what Tommy did to become a father to Kiarna and grandfather to her child at such a young age?