I know I'm not alone in the world, but my Dad left when I was 1. I've never consciously seen him, but throughout my life I've been told 'you're so like your Dad', and 'hmm, she gets that from her Dad doesn't she'. I bugged me so much as a child that I wondered why I could be so like someone I'd never met, and so unlike the people in my family. I grew up to be a Geneticist :wink: Gotta choose a career somehow!
I'm now 35 and have been through many cycles of 'I must find my father'. Ultimately, because he was a bit of a git and specialised in charming money out of people he isn't a standard person to find.
But... the older I get, the more likely I try and find him only to find that he's no longer around. That, would KILL me. So the more I think about it, the more I know that I should do something about it. I don't want to have every sunday lunch with him I might add. I just want to meet him so I can say 'yeah, I do get that from my Dad'. I'm not stupid. I know that I also want him to be proud of me and I feel in a good place for that. I've achieved a lot with my life and though its not perfect, if others think I've under achieved they can F*K off.
Don't know why I'm typing this really. Felt like sharing. Though, if anyone has any tips on people searching that might help too!
I'm now 35 and have been through many cycles of 'I must find my father'. Ultimately, because he was a bit of a git and specialised in charming money out of people he isn't a standard person to find.
But... the older I get, the more likely I try and find him only to find that he's no longer around. That, would KILL me. So the more I think about it, the more I know that I should do something about it. I don't want to have every sunday lunch with him I might add. I just want to meet him so I can say 'yeah, I do get that from my Dad'. I'm not stupid. I know that I also want him to be proud of me and I feel in a good place for that. I've achieved a lot with my life and though its not perfect, if others think I've under achieved they can F*K off.
Don't know why I'm typing this really. Felt like sharing. Though, if anyone has any tips on people searching that might help too!