Today is a very happy Christmas Day for David Goldman of New Jersey, because today is the first time he has spent Christmas with his son at home in five years.
If you don't know the story here' a quick recap. Five years ago Goldman's wife Bruna took there son Sean back to her homeland of Brazil for what was supposed to be a two week vacation. She decided not to come back. Bruna divorced David in Brazil and kept Sean against the wishes of his father, beginning a five year long fight for Sean's return. Last year Bruna died while delivering her daughter with her new husband, a Brazilian divorce attorney, leaving Sean in the custody of her husband and her family.
David has spent the last five years in and out of court and going between the US and Brazil in order to regain custody of his now nine year old son. This week he finally got the best Christmas present, his son. Yesterday they left Brazil on a plane chartered by NBC bound for Florida. Sean is finally back in the United States.
Personally I think that this outcome has been long overdue. There are so many men who neglect their children and act as if they don't exist (slight personal experience here) and here is a man who has stepped up to the plate and is willing to be the father that his son needs and at every turn he was denied his right to be a father by Bruna's family and second husband. In regards to Sean's step father, he had his own child so couldn't he imagine the pain that he must have been putting Davd through?
Remember the Golden Rule, do unto others as you would wish them to do to you.
All that is left to say is welcome home and Merry Christmas to you Sean. It has been long overdue.
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