No Kidding - You're my MOM??

An adopted son was reunited with his birth mother after he discovered that they had been working in the same store for several months.

Steve Flaig, a 22-year old truck driver at a Lowe's store discovered after years of searching that 45-year old Chris Tallady, his mother, had been working as the head cashier at the same store - the woman that for several months he only knew as Chris.

The Grand Rapids reported Wednesday that Flaig, discovered the truth about the cashier woman in early October, six months after Tallady was hired. However he decided not to approach her with his findings, not knowing how to break the news.

"I would walk by her, look at her from a distance, not knowing how to approach her," Flaig said. "You don't come stocked with information on how to deal with this."

Flaig had been searching for his mother for years, without yielding any results. It was only until he realized that he had misspelled her last name that he discovered that she lived near the store.

He broke the news to his boss, who replied, "You mean Chris Tallady, who works here?"

"I was like, there's no possible way," the UPI quoted Flaig. "It's just a bizarre situation."

Flaig called the DA Blodgett for Children, where his adoption was arranged. The agency then called Tallady, who broke down in tears upon hearing the news.

"I figured he would call me sometime," Tallady said, "but not like this."

Flaig, who was on his day-off, called her later that day, and the two met at the Cheers Good Time Saloon. They talked for 2 ˝ hours.

"I have a complete family now, all my kids," said Tallady. "It's a perfect time of year. It's the best Christmas present ever."

Flaig learned he had two half-siblings, who he was eager to meet.