I saw my half-siblings for the first time, I'd like to get to know them more!
By silentwill
@silentwill (1685)
Philippines
October 18, 2012 8:42pm CST
History repeats itself. As some of you know, my father just died and I posted a discussion on whether we should contact his half-brother who is a famous man in our country after seeing an old picture of them together during their father's wake. Now right after my father's burial I got to see my two brothers and a sister for the first time that I can remember (when I was a kid my father would brought me with him to different places all the time so I guess it's possible I've met them before but just can't remember now that I think of it).
Unfortunately I only found out after they left when my second cousin told me right before they left because they were shy to introduce themselves to us. They were already aboard the jeepney and we waved at each other as they left. I continued talking to my cousin about them trying to find out more about them but we got interrupted and never got the chance to talk again as I went back to Manila shortly after.
Now I want to get in touch with my half-siblings but I have not much to go on. I'm also wary about letting my mom and other siblings know because I don't know how they feel about it but personay I'd like to get close to them and evenmeet them some time.
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@echoforever (5180)
• United States
19 Oct 12
Its neat that you have gotten to see them. Now you know they exist. I would try to reach out further if it is possible. I hope you can meet them again and get to know them.
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@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
It's going to be hard because I don't know where to start and how to contact them and of course I don't even know if they'd like to bond with me. But it's not impossible. And whatever happens happens.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
It think reach out and knowing them well is okay the fact that you have the same father.I guess your mom and other siblings will understand it if you explain it to them well.There maybe some hesitation from your mother at first but I hope she will understand it eventually.
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@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
I'm afraid they don't have FB accounts as where they're from Facebook is not as rampant as in Manila. Heck, I already tried searching for them to no avail. I hope I could get their number but I'm being careful who to ask. I'd sure like to meet them again and this time be able to talk with them and not just wave hi.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
29 Oct 12
Hello silentwill. Since you are half-siblings, there is need for you to find some time to meet each other and talk to each other for further relationship so that this kind of relationship will vanish. Contact as well as communication is very important for both sides to go on with the relative relationship. Good luck.
@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
Thank you. It's been a couple of weeks but my pursuit have not made any progress yet. But I'm not giving up I know there'll come a time that we'd be able to spend time together.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
Hello Silentwill, hard to know that after all these yeas you got some cousins tht you haven't seen in a very long while. well, they can't help it being shy because they haven't seen you for a while and its sad that the two brothers wasn't really that close. well,you can text or call them or have some chat in the facebook account.
@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
They are not my cousins but actually my half-brothers and half-sister. I don't have their numbers and I tried looking for them in Facebook in the small hope they have an account. But I didn't find them and they probably don't even have FB accounts. They live in a very rural area and my cousins who also live there don't have Facebook accounts except their youngest sister who studied in Manila and now lives and works in the city.
@Astroboy13 (57)
• Philippines
23 Oct 12
I think it's okay for you to look for them if you do it on your own. You need not force the rest of your family because they may not be welcome to that idea. I hope you do get together with them and it goes well!
@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
23 Oct 12
Yes. I am rreading on this lightly because I do not know how my siblings and mom would feel about it. It's just for my own decision that I want to get to know them because we still share the same father after all. I just hope they'd also like to be close to me but even if it doesn't turn out that way I'm ready to accept that.
