Kidnapped: Dante Sr. Jamison, father of 4 and husband of Toya
Kidnappers: Sons Dante, age 13, Demani, age 10, Demarius, age 9 & daughter Laila, age 4
Commutes are always rough…especially ones that are an hour and a half each way. However, that isn’t the only distance between Dante and his family each day. Once the dad who coached his kid’s team, Dante was barely present. Practically a single mother, Toya shared “what’s providing for my family is also destroying my family…and that’s Dante’s job.” Dante admitted he felt he needed to give work 100% of his time although his family would like to see him more often. Feeling as if their father doesn’t care about them and with Toya ready to leave, it was clear that a kidnapping was needed.
After working out the details with Dante’s boss, the kids put the plan in motion with Disneyland as their destination. Sitting down to write a letter to their father, they tried to express how they felt about him not being present in their lives. Dante Jr. simply stated “I want my dad to learn….me.” Once they packed their bags, they quickly followed after their father hoping to ambush him at work. His children read their letters that expressed their need for him in their lives, as Dante sat quietly. When his wife began to read her letter, she couldn’t help but cry with Laila helping to wipe her tears. After confiscating their dad’s phone and laptop, they headed off to Disneyland.
Enjoying every moment of their dad acting like a kid again, the trip was off to a great start. However when dad tried to get Laila dressed the next day, Dante couldn’t help but get frustrated and he pulled out the go-to parent trick…he was calling her mom…or at least pretended to. [read more…]
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