Adopted Man Discovers Life-Altering Truth About Co-Worker

This might be one of the wildest reunion stories you’ve ever heard, but it happens to be 100% true. Truck driver and Wisconsin resident Nathan Boos got the shock of his life when he found out that not only did he know his estranged biological father—but he had been working with him for the last two years.

When Nathan was growing up, he knew that his parents were not his biological mother and father. Through osmosis, he discovered that his adopted parents knew their identity and that they had lived in a nearby city, but he rarely probed the topic any further.

Nathan had learned his biological mother’s name, but that was as much as he knew. It wasn’t something he had ever felt hung up on. Now, 27 years later, Nathan is making a life for himself as a trucker, hauling goods over highways and back. 

One day, while browsing Facebook, Nathan’s adoptive mother picked up a strange story on her news feed. Nathan had accepted a friend request from his biological dad. She felt it was probably time to break the silence on the topic. And so, she headed out to see her son.

Coincidence? Maybe. But when Nathan asked if his biological father knew his identity, his mom couldn’t answer. If he had known, he hadn’t given any hints about it. It seems obvious that if you met your own estranged son at a job, you’d probably let something slip.

Nathan’s dad hadn’t reached out about it—he had been just as in the dark about it as Nathan had been. His name was Bob Degaro. He had added Nathan because they were co-workers at the same trucking company, Rock Solid Transport, based in Chippewa Falls.

Bob replied by telling him that she was his ex-wife. After two years of working together, the two men discovered they were related—father and son. With the truth revealed, the two men found the time to sit down and hash out some questions and answers.

If you’re wondering what their reaction to the news was, it was out of the ordinary. For Nathan, it was the most shocking realization he already had. “I about fell out of my seat,” he said.

Bob said he didn’t consider himself much of a father back then. But when it came down to making a choice, he said it hadn’t been easy. Nathan’s biological mother asked her distant relatives to raise her son as their own.

In Bob’s words, “His biological mom had chosen the adoptive parents because they were somewhat related, distant cousins, I believe, but I didn’t know that.” It might surprise some readers to realize that Bob had no idea who adopted his kids, and it didn’t seem like he made any effort to find out either.

As you can expect, Bob was also shocked when he heard the news. But he was also concerned about how their relationship would be going forward. How does he become a father to a son who is already his own man?

Having a child doesn’t automatically make a man capable of fathering him. In many of such cases, the parental instinct to ensure that the child grows up without lacking anything overwhelms the need to have them close. 

While they might not have noticed it, Nathan and Bob have some distinct similarities. It’s obvious when you see them walking and chatting together. They share the same features and have a similar sense of humor between them.

When you spend enough time around a group of people, they can become something of a family. This is true for most people, but in Nathan and Bob’s case, it’s literal. Despite their strange circumstances, the two have continued to be friends.

While we believe in fate, divine intervention, and in the saying that “whatever will be, will be,” we can’t help but acknowledge the role technology has played in this reunion.

Bob described the strange experience of having known his son as a co-worker before knowing him as kin. We can’t imagine a stranger thing to happen. We’re only glad that it seems to have worked out for the two men and that they seem excited to grow their friendship.