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FOUND MY DAD

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Jean

Jean Report 12 Nov 2009 19:30

AFTER I FOUND OUT THE MAN I THOUGHT WAS MY FATHER WASNT AFTER 33 YRS I ASKED MY MOTHER AND ALL SHE COULD GIVE ME WAS HIS NAME AND WHERE HE WORKED IN 1975 NOT A LOT TO GO ON, BUT I PUT HIS NAME INTO THIS SITE LONG SHOT I THOUGHT! AND I GOT A REPLY FROM A WOMAN SAYING SHE HAD AN UNCLE WITH THE SAME NAME AND SHE WAS GOING TO ASK IF HE HAD WORKED IN THE SAME PLACE. TURNS OUT THE ONLY REPLY WAS FROM HER AND IT HAPPEND TO BE MY DADS NEICE. TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT IT TOOK ME 3 WEEKS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH MY DAD. THAT WAS 6 MTHS AGO AND WE MET UP 2MTHS AGO AND SPEAK ON THE PHONE EVERY WEEK AS HE LIVES DOWN ENGLAND. SO IT CAN HAPPEN