Son travels to Amazon jungle to reconnect with mother

As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets David Good, whose mother grew up in a remote village in the Amazon jungle. After meeting an American anthropologist, she moved to New Jersey and started a family. When she decided to return to her village, her son felt abandoned, until he decided to make an extraordinary trip to reconnect with her.

[AllGreyEverything]

As an anthropologist, his father should have known better than to cause this problem. It's literally his job to know better.

[Denitakis]

If you guys remember this story when it was shown in the '90s, she was only 14 years old. The anthropologist was wrong to begin with. She was a minor.

[chadmcfly]

“Come to my village of New Jersey” lmaooo

[Nikolitaah]

He felt abandoned... the result of his father actions. A man with knowledge, he knew what he was doing and took advantage.

[magaprez]

I'm more interested in knowing more about her life in America, her views and experiences on this completely different world she never knew existed.

[lochnessamonster]

“She just couldn’t live in America anymore.”
Felt that.

[Bruceillest]

It doesn't take a college educated person to realize that the Dad took advantage of the Indigenous lady.

[skittles]

The lady was 14 when she married the dad. People be on here saying it is probably her culture to marry that young. The issue is the guy took advantage of that culture. He is a creep and disgusting either way.

[dachocolatebrat]

.... saw a comment that she was only 14 when this all first happened .... I wish videos like this told THE WHOLE TRUTH

[conceptcs]

When you visit a foreign place, leave only footprints.

[zombie]

He looks like his mom, and that smile he got it from her

[WorkshopPops]

this is the most interesting stories I've ever learned on the internet.

[m.t]

Aren't anthropologists not supposed to interact on the personal level with the group they're studying? That would alter the data you want to collect. You're supposed to be a spectator not in the game. I don't blame her. I blame him.

[gailjackson-chapman]

Yes indeed. A mom is a mom. I count every day to see or talk to her. She's going to be 85 years old 👵🏼 on April 20. I don't know what I do without her.🥰😘😍👵🏼👵🏼🙏🏽🙏🏽🌹💯

[californiageisha]

It made me cry to think how difficult it was for the son, and also for the mom.

[chickenlurkinyungchihuahua]

Wow that's weird. Imagine your mother left you to be a whole different person you never knew she

[linds]

Good for him for overcoming his anger and finding forgiveness.

[conracewhatever]

You only have 1 mom. Cherish her when she's still around.

[patricksingr]

YES! mom's mom --no matter what --that bonds will NEVER break.

[rebecasalas]

It was totally the anthropologists fault. She was very young. He was just an old man wanting a young girl.