When my son was five, he\u2019d point at a local news anchor and yell, \u201cDaddy!\u201d My wife would laugh and say kids live in their own world. I joked along, changed the channel, never thought twice.<\/p>\n
Nine years later, the same anchor\u2014Rafael Medina\u2014popped up on TV. I called into the kitchen, \u201cTomas! Come see your TV dad!\u201d He walked in, took one look at the screen, and went white.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis name\u2019s Rafael Medina, right?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d I said slowly. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen him before,\u201d Tomas whispered. \u201cNot just on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n
My wife, Clara, came in wiping her hands on a towel. She gave Tomas a quick scan, then looked at me like there was a conversation we should\u2019ve had years ago. Tomas stared at the screen, then said, steady and small:<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s my real dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence. I tried to laugh and swallowed glass instead. Tomas stormed upstairs. His door shut\u2014no slam, just a heavy, final click.<\/p>\n
I turned to Clara. \u201cWhat is he talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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