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Lisa

Lisa Report 24 May 2014 23:58

I have been pondering over the past few mths re finding my biological father, I signed up to this site and within 5 min I have foun him, he has move area and has family. I'm confused, do I leave be be or do I take things futher. Any advice would be greatly revived many thanks L

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 May 2014 00:15

IF you do decide to approach him, be very very cautious


Consider the following questions ........................


does he know about you?

does his new family, especially his partner, know about you?



I think the advice many people on this site would give is .....................


do NOT phone him

write a letter that says something along the lines of you have been doing some family research and you believe that there might be a connection between you and him. Give your name and birth date

Enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope .....................


and then wait and see what happens.


He may or may not wish to make contact.




Others may, or will, have other advice for you.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 25 May 2014 04:17

Good luck with moving forward with this Lisa, must be tempting to make contact as soon as possible but write the letter as suggested, read it a few times before posting and then go for it!

Lizx