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[quote=Anonymous]If you make contact, just be prepared that it could significantly affect your life.

About 2 years ago, my dad found out he fathered a child on his early 20’s. He’s now 78. He never knew. She found out via Ancestry and reached out to him, and they have gone ALL IN. Despite the fact that she’s in her fifties with a grandchild of her own, she’s sort of taken on this “daddy’s girl” persona. Probably due to the fact that she’s never had a true “dad” in her life. I get it.

My dad has made my half sister his priority #1, spending a bunch of time with her, adding her to the will, financially supporting her and just basically doting on her. (He and my mom are divorced). I think he feels guilty that she had a shitty childhood and he wasn’t there for her.

She’s a really great person. I am happy to know she exists. But my relationship with my dad has suffered - because he’s so focused on her, he has pretty much ignored me and my kids these past two years. I am hopeful that in time things will settle but I do feel like, for now, I’ve “lost” my dad.

So yeah, just be prepared that making contact can be good, and you’ll be glad you did, but at the same time it can really change your current family dynamics. [/quote]

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