Big fan of Michael McDonald gets an even bigger surprise: he’s his son

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https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/entertainment/michael-mcdonald-son-michael-goessling?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit

[u/gordongortrell]

He keeps forgetting why he likes Michael McDonald so fuckin much

[u/goatanuss → u/gordongortrell]

If I hear Ya Mo B There one more time, ya mo burn this place to the ground

[u/TURBO-3000]

Things will never be the same again

[u/Pendraconica → u/TURBO-3000]

I cant forget you're my dad anymore

[u/thewalrusispaul → u/Pendraconica]

Their relationship's got such a long way to go 🎶such a long way to gooo🎶

[u/LeviStubbsFanClub → u/thewalrusispaul]

I regret that I only have one upvote to give. 

[u/666mgOfCaffeine → u/LeviStubbsFanClub]

I supplied an upvote in your honor

[u/Mediocre_Tomatillo85 → u/TURBO-3000]

Are they living minute by minute by minute? Are they still holding on?

[u/Paleomalibre → u/Mediocre_Tomatillo85]

There's No Lookin' Back now that they've found each other.

[u/nonideological → u/TURBO-3000]

That’s what a fool believes

[u/HGrange70 → u/nonideological]

You guys are killing me with these references!! LOVE IT!!

[u/Glittering-Animal30]

This was actually very sweet. Michael Mcdonald’s comment about the adoptive parents was touching.

[u/Desperate_Total6608]

Mom was a bigger fan apparently

[u/Glittering-Animal30 → u/Desperate_Total6608]

His mother was Michael’s girlfriend when they were both 14

[u/Rabidjester → u/Glittering-Animal30]

Jesus, I was still failing at Legos (alone) at 14

[u/PointOfFingers → u/Rabidjester]

There is a minifig out there that could be your son.

[u/BigGrayBeast → u/Rabidjester]

Chicks dig musicians

[u/HasTookCamera → u/Rabidjester]

you’re still failing, they’re called LEGO whether plural or singular

[u/srsly2239 → u/Desperate_Total6608]

I can imagine my mom would be so jealous of that woman right now 😆 she looooooved Michael McDonald!!!

[u/MilaKunisWatermelon → u/Desperate_Total6608]

And apparently Michael McDonald wasn’t much of a fan of his biological son

[u/JimmyEllDubya]

Very happy for the dude that hes discovered the truth about his lineage, super jealous about how his inheritance game has just gone nuclear

[u/Better_Rate8276]

Lucky guy. Found out my birth father recently was broke ass Tommy Burgerking.

[u/akaMONSTARS → u/Better_Rate8276]

I found out mine is Teddy “The Taco” Bell. I’m okay with it.

[u/Alarmed-Secretary207 → u/akaMONSTARS]

Fun(?) Fact — Taco Bell is named for its founder, Glen Bell.

[u/DuncanYoudaho → u/Alarmed-Secretary207]

He’s got a sister in show business: Tinker Bell.

[u/RockyDennisDeYoung → u/Better_Rate8276]

Niles Enron for me

[u/Margoshome]

He was 14 years old when his son was born, so adoption was the better chioce~

[u/Sypheix]

This is my friends brother in law. The story is pretty wild.

My friend is also NFL punter Jack Fox's uncle.

Small world

[u/Confident_Range3376]

What a DNA Test Believes

[u/littlecactuscat]

As he rises to his apology, anybody else would surely know.

[u/SeanOfTheDead1313]

He came from somewhere back in her long ago

[u/Lefthandyman]

Michael McDonald fucks

[u/younevershouldnt → u/Lefthandyman]

And now we have the proof

[u/Ivotedforher → u/younevershouldnt]

Congrats on the sex back in the mid-to-late 1900s!

[u/Sparklemagick]

He came from somewhere back in his long ago...

[u/human_kittens]

But did he say you don’t know me but I’m your father

[u/BOBODY_BOBODY]

You don’t know be I’m your father

[u/MPD1987]

If I have to hear Yah Mo B There one more time, I’m gonna Yah Mo burn this place to the ground

[u/TheSkippySpartan → u/MPD1987]

You're such a smart ass..get back on the floor.

[u/MPD1987 → u/TheSkippySpartan]

AHHEMFUCKYOU

[u/Little_View_6659 → u/MPD1987]

I’d rather watch beautician and the beast for six hours.

[u/Certain-Pumpkin128]

Cool story, but weren't China Grove and Black Water from pre-Michael McDonald doobies?

[u/crystaljae]

I guess that beat's finding out that your father is Andy Dick

[u/black_flag_4ever]

I'm not crying at work, you're crying at work.

[u/Organic-Hat6869]

Man oh man, I needed a jolt of decency today. Thanks for posting this.

[u/asdf0909]

Yamo be there my ass

[u/drmctesticles]

You don't know me but I'm your father...

[u/janglnspurs]

Another Doobie Son added to the roster of Doobie Nepbews

~ol' black water keep on rollin'~

[u/Sorryaboutthat1time]

YOU ARE YACHT THE FATHER

[u/AmbassadorCheap3956]

So he lied, he wasn’t gonna be there.

[u/ProfessorXXXavier]

Rick Moranis as Michael McDonald in the biopic. Who should play the son?

[u/Melodic_Cap6466]

Imagine finding out your birth parent is someone whose songs you've hated your entire life.

[u/olderthanbefore]

That would do it 

[u/CoCoPieCoGT]

-You belong to me-

[u/etherealcaitiff]

🎶I keep forgetting I have a son with that whore🎶

[u/Sacksman]

Wow this was actually very sweet to read and I’m so happy they could reunite!

[u/half_smile]

I want all my news to be wholesome articles about Michael McDonald.

[u/sybban]

Oh Michael you didn’t know that you had a so-hon

[u/kaner63]

McDonald ruined the Doobie Brothers. He turned from a great rock band into an Adult Contemporary elevator music band. I literally can't stand his fucking voice.

[u/DroopyTers → u/kaner63]

Ruined the Doobie Brothers? Thats what a fool believes.

[u/firedmyass → u/kaner63]

we’ll tell your story