An Adopted Man Discovers His Biological Father Is Michael McDonald
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Michael Goessling, a St. Louis man who was adopted as an infant, discovered his birth parents are both 14 years old at the time of his adoption, with his biological father being musician Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.
- Goessling connected with a previously unknown half-brother through a 23andMe DNA test, which led to reuniting with his birth mother on his 58th birthday and later speaking with his biological father.
- McDonald expressed longtime guilt about giving Goessling up for adoption but was relieved to learn he had a good life with his adoptive parents, whom he called the "real rock stars" of the story.
- The father and son have since met in person, sharing a heartfelt reunion, and McDonald also learned he is a grandfather, expressing pride and joy about his expanded family.
