Marshall Mathers II

Eminem's Dad

When you see my Dad, tell him that I slit his throat in this dream I had.

Those are the words Eminem uses towards his father in his well known song from his debut album “My Name Is” from the Slim Shady LP.
Marshall Bruce Mathers II stepped out of his son's life when he was 6 months. His marriage with Debbie only lasted one year.

Young Marshall has suffered a lot from his Dad's absence. Betty Kresin (Eminem's grandmother) remembers her grandson drawing pictures and asking her to give them to his Dad. Young Marshall has suffered a lot from his Dad's absence. Betty Kresin (Eminem's grandmother) remembers her grandson drawing pictures and asking her to give them to his Dad.As a teenager, Marshall made many attempts to reach his Dad . He wrote many letters that were all returned to him.

Now that Eminem is famous, his Dad wants to get in touch with him and asks his son for forgiveness.

He explains how his son Michael (22), discovered his famous half brother Marshall on MTV. He was totally sure it was his “lost son” thanks to an article from the Rolling Stone Magazine where he saw an old photo of Debbie hoding Marshall in her arms.

He wrote an open letter to his son which was published in the “Daily Mirror” in 2002.

According to Marshall's Dad, Debbie left their son to his great aunt Edna's home. It is known that Marshall spent more than 3 years with her. Debbie reappeared in her son's life just before his fifth birthday.
According to Eminem's Dad, she dropped her son there without telling anything to her husband. Debbie told Edna that he was abusing her and she was supposed to keep the secret although she was in touch with Marshall's grandmother from the paternal side (Rae).
Recently, a greeting card from Marshall addressed to grandma Rae was discovered. It begins with “dear grandma”.

Even if some facts related by Marshall Mathers Jr are true, why didn't he try to contact his son before he was famous?

He wrote an open letter to his son which was published in the “Daily Mirror” in 2002.

"Hello, son. You won't remember me, though I held you in my arms when you when you were a baby. You think I dumped you and your mother and never came looking for you. You're convinced I'm a drunk who never answered any of your letters .Well, I want you to read this and realize you've been fed lies all your life. Now you'll hear the truth for the first time. "

Marshall's father, who is now a construction worker, reveals his son that he's got two half siblings, Michael and Sarah. His intention is to tell his son that he cares: "The one ambition left in my life is to give you a hug and tell you I've always loved you," and he says "I'd get on a plane right now, this second, and go anywhere in the world if you'd meet with me .Please get in touch." No contest that Eminem's father's letter is touching, and he tries to explain the circumstances. He insists on the fact that he always tried to search him, and his children discovered one day there was a new rapper having the same name than him. Marshall Mathers II looked at the "Rolling Stone Magazine" his son Michael had just given to him, showing a photo of Debbie and little Marshall. Marshall Mathers Jr relates this event:

“Michael, my other son, came to our house one day and asked me what his half-brother's name was. He'd seen a video clip of Eminem on MTV.
I told him it was Marshall and he said I might like to sit down because he had something to tell me. At first I just thought it was a coincidence. Then about two months later Rolling Stone magazine did a big article on him.
My daughter Sarah brought the article to me and in it was a picture of Debbie holding Marshall as a baby. I thought, ‘Oh my God, so much for coincidence.' I was just stunned. First of all I was really grateful he was alive — that was the main thing.

“I had no idea what had gone on. Then, to have all that recognition on top, I was flabbergasted. It's still hard to believe.”

“I don't want to see a cent of Marshall's money. He has become famous and I've found out where he is it doesn't mean I've found a meal ticket. »

Marshall Mathers Jr's letter may be touching, but we may doubt his sincerity. Maybe this letter is just a way to get attention from the media.He denies being interested in his famous son's money.One thing is sure:he's been manipulated by Debbie. He was supposed to take a job as a hotel manager in North Dakota.When he came back home to their home, he found an totally empty appartment.

But the fact that he reappears years later when his son is famous and successful is suspicious. He also expressed the wish to see Hailie.She is his only grandchild.

Marshall has never met his two siblings Michael and Sarah .

Eminem's Dad says he suffers a lot from his “lost son's absence” .He is certain to meet him someday. But the final decision belongs to Eminem who is clever enough to elude those tricks from his family.