UNBORN WOUND: Diana Hopeson Shares the Shocking Story of a Son Who Asked His Father if He Ever Wanted Him Born

Gospel musician and counsellor Diana Hopeson has shared a deeply emotional story about a young man whose childhood began with a painful question he would eventually carry into adulthood: Was he ever wanted?

Speaking to Kafui Dey, Hopeson recounted the story of a father who did not want another child when his wife became pregnant. However, as a Christian, he could not bring himself to take any action to end the pregnancy.

“He really wanted the baby out but he’s a Christian so he can’t do anything about it,” Hopeson said.

The child was eventually born and grew up, but according to Hopeson, the circumstances surrounding his birth would later resurface in a deeply emotional confrontation.

At 18, the young man approached his father with a question that had apparently been sitting somewhere within him for years.

“Did you ever not want me born?” he asked.

For Hopeson, the question opened the door to a difficult conversation between father and son. Rather than allowing the pain to remain buried, both men confronted what had happened and eventually found a path towards forgiveness.

“Both of them had to forgive each other and healing happened,” she said.

Hopeson shared the story while reflecting on how experiences within the family can leave lasting emotional wounds in children, sometimes in ways parents may not immediately recognize.

She explained that words and attitudes expressed around children can sink deeply into their subconscious, influencing how they understand themselves and their relationships as they grow.

“Words we say to children go deep and they grow with it and in their subconscious some of these things play you don’t even know where it is coming from,” she said.

According to the counsellor, unresolved experiences from childhood can eventually surface in adulthood and affect how people relate to others, particularly in their intimate relationships.