CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK DISCOVERS HOMELESS MAN IS HER FATHER

A young woman in Idaho was shocked when a homeless man walked into her convenience store and showed her his food stamp card. Shoshannah Hensley said the man standing across the counter from her Sunday night was her biological father, Brian Hensley. The two had not been together since she was a toddler. The 23-year-old clerk had seen the scruffy, bearded man around before. But she didn’t know who he was until Sunday night, when he asked her to check the balance on his food stamp card. Hensley said she saw the name and her heart dropped: “I said, what’s your middle name, and he said ‘Eugene,’ and I said, you’re my biological father! I’ve been searching for you for over 20 years.” Now that they’ve reunited, her father says he hopes they can stay together for good. “I’m going to be there in every way. Whatever it takes.” His daughter says she’s thankful they can catch up, and if the reunion goes well, she’ll invite her dad to live with her.
* Under the porch.
* Now THAT’S parenting.
* On HER part.
* “I’m going to be there in every way.” Well, duh, he’s got nowhere ELSE he has to be.
* Anybody else get the feeling he’s been stalking her?
* It’s a nice story but I’ve got a feeling the drama here is just starting.
* Step One, she’s got to get her valuables out of the house and into a safe deposit box.
* Not to be cynical but she’s 23 and she’s been searching for him for over 20 years?
* “I’ve been searching for you for over 20 years … and this is such a letdown.”
* I hate to think she squandered her Terrible Two’s out looking for this guy.
* “Nice to see you again, Shoshannah. You think you could buy me a case of beer?”
* “You know … for old time’s sake.”
* Next, they sell their story to the Hallmark Channel for 50 grand.