There are kids out there who have more than one dad. It’s not a culture thing either. I have mentioned about having 2 dads before. Even Jesus Christ had 2 dads, God, his spiritual father and Joseph his earthly dad.

There are kids who wondered, “Who’s Your Daddy?” This saying can have a different meaning, a more sexual meaning; that I won’t go into because of being out of context and inappropriate.

Some women would go out and get pregnant just to get welfare help. The more kids they have, the more money assistance they get. When the father comes around, kids may wonder who’s there daddy.

This is not just a social, economic, and cultural thing though. There are other reasons as well for wondering who’s your daddy. In this blog, I will be talking about actor, Sean Astin.

Now Sean Astin was adopted and raised by actor John Astin from Adam’s Family. He has a brother, MacKenzie Astin. His mother was Patty Duke.

Patty Duke was a child star who was sexually molested and suffered with mental illness. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her birth name was Anna Marie Duke. Her most famous role was the Helen Keller story; in which she played 2 different characters. She portrayed Helen Keller in the Miracle Worker, Then later on she portrayed the teacher to Melissa Gilbert’s Helen Keller.

Sean Astin became an actor himself in such movies as: The Goonies, Rudy, and The Lord of the Ring.

Even though John Astin adopted Sean and gave him his last name, at one time, it was believed that his father was Dezi Arnez Jr. Now Dezi Arnez Jr is the son of the Queen of comedy, Lucille Ball. She was the most famous red head comedian who married a Cuban immigrant, Dezi Arnez. She was recognized as being the most influential woman of the 20th century. She was accused of being a Communist during the height of the 1950’s.

Lucille Ball didn’t formally accept Sean Astin as her possible grandson. Lucille Ball didn’t get along with Patty Duke, because she disapproved of a highly publicized romance between her teenage son with Patty Duke. Patty Duke was 23, while Dezi Arnez Jr was 17. She saw Patty Duke as a bad influence to her son.

You may wondered how can a grandmother not loved their grandchildren, even in situation like that?

It was later proven that Michael Tell was Sean Astin’s father. He offered to marry Patty Duke to help with the scandal but that marriage only lasted 13 days; so she married John Astin.

In 1986, Patty Duke married Mike Pearce, when Sean was 14 years old. So you can say that Sean Astin had 4 daddies. Now that would be confusing to any kids.

Now Sean Astin is President of the Screen Actor Guild, just like his mother, Patty Duke was after actor Ed Asner.

At least I only had 2 dads; but some kids like Sean Astin would have more than 2 dads. I can feel his pain and imagine what he went through. So you see that it’s not just cultural or financial status for kids being raised not knowing who there daddy is.

I was lucky enough to know who my real father was, even though he left when I was 2 years old. I was lucky enough to have my uncles and older male cousins around growing for male role model influence. My step-dad may not have been my real father but he was more of a dad to me. I was his son in every aspect but biological. I’m proud to be his son and call him daddy. My family life may not have been perfect growing up ; but I’m glad for having a dad who cared for me as his own son.

You can say that Sean Astin and I have this one connection. I’m thankful for my real father in giving me life; but that’s all he did. I’m thankful for the opportunity of getting to know my relative on my real father’s side as.

Just like I’m thankful for my step-dad stepping up and becoming my dad and raising me as his own. I’m grateful for all he had done for me, even the inheritance I had received from him. My real father didn’t leave me anything. Just like Lucille Ball didn’t leave anything to Sean Astin in her will.

To all the dads out there who stepped up to the plate and raised another man’s child, I thank you for taking responsibility. I thanked my step-dad for being my dad.

Happy Father’s Day!!!