Gifford harbored resentment against his mother and that his account of what happened was riddled with contradictions. According to the message,
Doreene was raised by violent parents who were often in and out of jail, went through an abusive foster system as a youngster, married an abusive spouse, and eventually abused crystal meth.
“I was a kid when all of this happened, but now I have to pick up the pieces of something that really still has an impact on my life and drag me to deal with that,” Gifford said.
“I feel that I have a duty or obligation to him to do this and discover the true identity of his biological father.” Gifford informed the source that a therapist had suggested.
To him that he may be his brother’s father. “I was 17 at the time,” he said. That caught me off guard. After receiving a disability check, his younger brother moved in with Gifford,
Who is presently under temporary guardianship. Prior to moving in with his older sister in January, the adolescent had been living with Theodore.