Shocking News today

I think all families have some secret skeletons in the closet...I know mine does.

Not exactly but my older sister hurt my parents some time ago when she called her biological father-after he signed his rights over to my father in order to not have to pay child support when she was 3 years old! So when my sister went to visit him it hurt my parents a LOT.

Curiosity killed a cat or was it a rat? Nothing like trying to find out more about this 'Aunt' Good luck with your research.

No, I never really knew my father's side of the family so anyone could probably appear at any time. I do know that he didn't have any other children besides me and my sister.

I would be hurt and or angry too, for a little while at least. On the other hand, you might learn some interesting things from this woman or she might be a nice person that you enjoy knowing.....maybe she is lonely and just wants to know about her family.

This one is very hard. 2 years back I was faced with a ghost from the past looking for my daughter. it was her dad who had abounded her when she was 13 months.old. He tracked me down when she was 12 to try and talk with her. She hung up on him. Now it is 36 years later and he comes calling again. He wants to see his daughter. God what was this guy thinking. He married and had 2 kids and divorced his second wife. Now he wants to marry again and bring his daughter into his life. I got a phone number and told him I would talk with her. I sat on this number for a few days and finally called her. I basically left it up to her what to do. Why not she is 37 at the time and she knew wht was best for her life. I guess in the end it has worked out good and she now has a dad she never new for 36 years. It is hard to make a decision as to what to do. Should you call this person or not. Reaching out can mean problems and if you don't you have to worry about your daughter doing this one. I faced this and called the number i had for him. We had a long talk on the phone. I almost didn't tell her anything about him because of how he was blaming me for his problems. I never talked abuot him or bad mouth him ever to her. I basically told him if I gave her the info he had better not say anything about us if he wanted to be her dad because her and I are very close and he can't make her see me in a bad light.

Relationships here are easy and free flowing. If any complication is there, people will avoid that.

Oh that sounds a very upsetting kind of situation GG. I am sorry it has come to your door. No I have not been in that kind of situation.

Something like that has never happened in my family. I hope it never does. I am sorry you are going through it.

No, I never run in something like this, but I am pretty sure that most families have something to hide.

It is something to be vary about.

I wouldnt judge until you meet, but deff be cautious

some people make relation just for money and till doing everything like normal and try to keep happy but suddenly something like this kind of thing happened they changed and behave like we are nothing and try to make us fell guilty and may be remove from house.so they changed quickly and show their true character.

I was placed in an orphanage along with 2 brothers borne from my Mother and Father after an abuse by my mother's boyfriend abused us (parents were divorced). Mom and Dad went on to remarry and both had a second family with new mates. My brothers and I sort of got lost in the shuffle. My heart has many pains that rear up now and then and brings tears. It took years and I do not pretend that there is not hurt, but there is no longer resentment. Dad & Mom have passed away. Today I have a good relationship with my stepmother and my half sisters and brothers. I have forgiven everyone. As a result I enjoy them and have their love. My stepmother is my best friend. The emotional pain of being left out of what was rightfully mine will always be there wanting to make accusation and cause anger. I push it away. It serves no beneficial purpose. Having been a mother I understand we all do the best we can and we all make mistakes. We all do wrong things as well that we may later regret. I would embrace the chance to meet. Get to know her. Then I could determine her motives. I would tell her I was hurt. My stepmother and I talk about how I was abandoned. Ill feelings are brought to light and can mend. Maybe she was afraid she would not be accepted. Now she has a change of heart. Perhaps she will say she is sorry. I would want to hear what she had to say.

No and I barely knew my parents family until I was 15 years old and my Dad retired from the servic.