I'm Looking for my Father
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"I'm Looking for my Father" is an episode from the ninth season of the MTV
series True Life
that features three individuals in the United States
looking for their long lost fathers.
Meghan, (Detroit, Michigan
) 20, is a single mother looking for her father, but doesn't even know his name. She believes the only way to do so is by first contacting her mother. She fails to find either of her biological parents but reconnects with a lot of her past and learns to be the parent to her son that she never had.
Craig, (Sheboygan, Wisconsin
) 20, hasn't seen his father since he was 3 years old, when his father moved to Texas. Craig's mom and sister are unsupportive in Craig's attempt to reunite with his father. After exercising on the beach and talking to some ducks, Craig calls his uncle to get some information. As soon as Craig arrives at his uncles, he asks Craig if he wants to go meet his father. It turns out that Craig's father has moved back to Wisconsin from Texas the week before. Craig reunites with his father and maintains a great relationship with his mother. He loses contact with his father after speaking with him two months after calling him from college
Jaimie, (San Antonio, Texas
) 19, lives with her all-white family but is bi-racial and looking for her black father. She ends up being quite disappointed when she learns her biological father had died but is happy to meet her brother and aunt.
MTV
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series True Life
True Life
True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode, "Fatal Dose." The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives.-Topics covered:True...
that features three individuals in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
looking for their long lost fathers.
Meghan, (Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
) 20, is a single mother looking for her father, but doesn't even know his name. She believes the only way to do so is by first contacting her mother. She fails to find either of her biological parents but reconnects with a lot of her past and learns to be the parent to her son that she never had.
Craig, (Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...
) 20, hasn't seen his father since he was 3 years old, when his father moved to Texas. Craig's mom and sister are unsupportive in Craig's attempt to reunite with his father. After exercising on the beach and talking to some ducks, Craig calls his uncle to get some information. As soon as Craig arrives at his uncles, he asks Craig if he wants to go meet his father. It turns out that Craig's father has moved back to Wisconsin from Texas the week before. Craig reunites with his father and maintains a great relationship with his mother. He loses contact with his father after speaking with him two months after calling him from college
Jaimie, (San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
) 19, lives with her all-white family but is bi-racial and looking for her black father. She ends up being quite disappointed when she learns her biological father had died but is happy to meet her brother and aunt.