Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Siblings, Myspace, And Slightly Stalking...LOL

Soooo...I recently asked the random people at ''thisisbeptv.com'' a question for advise. I have since received about four or five replies to this question, which has got me thinking. Here's the story...

I am 22 years old (in case you've missed that in previous posts) and I haven't seen my father since I was one. No hard feelings. He and my mother had divorced, he moved to Tennessee and my mother stayed here in South Carolina. I was both he and my mother's first child. Since, my mother had another daughter...and he's had another daughter and three boys by two other women. He and my mother lost contact at some point in time before I even hit kindergarten. His parents (my grandparents) found me when I was in, I think, first grade. I had some fun with them, then we lost contact with them as well. Either way, I took it upon my self when I was 18 and in my senior year in high school to search for my father to speak with him at least once in my lifetime and his. I found him through my grandparents (I still had their address on an old card). I spoke with him on the phone a couple of times and it was awkward as hell for me and therefore short lived on my part. I began to stop answering his calls and not calling him. He kept wanting me to come see him or come live with him...and I just wasn't comfortable nor did i really have the means at the time. However, it became all he wanted to talk about....so I just got annoyed with it.

Needless to say...my other siblings with him are a now 19 year old brother, 17 year old sister, and two very young brothers. The two older children I spoke to when I contacted him the first time. The sister was very happy to not be the only girl in the family as she once thought she was...the brother (who until that point had been the ''oldest'') was not so amused and only spoke to me because our dad asked him to, I believe. Either way, never spoke to them again.

Now to present day. I probably haven't spoke to my father in almost a year (for reasons of my own) and yet I have recently stumbled across both my brother and sister on Myspace (of all places). So my question to the good people on ''thisisbeptv.com'' was...''Should I make attempt to contact them over Myspace, and would that be creepy if I did?'' I was honestly surprised at the all around unanimous response to this question (which I should have already known, but I didn't). Everyone said that I should definitely reach out to them. It was even pointed out by Ms. ''Golden'' that I had more to gain then loose. This was a good point once I thought it over. ''LilBoyFresh'' stated that they should be more amazed then creeped out by it. I've taken all of this into consideration. Now I feel like it's a no brainer...that I should definitely contact them. Now I'm just trying to figure out what to say..and how to say it. Ya know?

I understand that not everyone has access to their family members. I realize that there are people out there that wish they could get in contact with their sisters and brothers and I have the opportunity in front of me. So I'm gonna do it kids!!! Wish me luck..and I will keep you posted as to the results.... =)

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