Cool ways to approach my half bro
@moneyshareinc (26)
Philippines
April 17, 2013 10:40pm CST
My parents separated when I was young and my dad went on to live with another. I spent a couple of years with them while attending college but decided to leave when things got sour with my stepmother. It's been years since I last heard from them. Only recently, I searched for my dad at a social networking site. It turned out to be my half brother named after him. Found out my dad's gone. I'm an only child and so is he. How can I approach my brother best? Knowing my dad, he definitely would want us to be close. What will I say? Please help.
4 responses
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
18 Apr 13
sorry to hear of the loss of your father and that you found out you have a step brother I am sure was a good thing to find out well get some time to know him online and phone if you can then see if you can meet up and have coffee or something
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
18 Apr 13
Start by sending him a message and introducing yourself. Just be honest and straightforward with your intentions. Just keep it simple, approach him jus like you would do to a friend. And then you wait and take it front here depending on how he reacted or responded to your message. Hopefully he's also excited to get to know you.
@jonastabuena (2307)
• Philippines
18 Apr 13
Try to reach out to him, he is your brother, but if he refuse to acknowledge you, maybe that the time to leave him alone, the point is, at least you tried to reach him. And who knows he might accept you, because you have the same father and there is nothing he can do about that reality.
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
18 Apr 13
it would depend on the fact if your half bro knows about your existence. maybe they never told him about you. even if he was already born when you left them, he was still too young to remember. it would never hurt to send a message to him. if he knows about you, maybe he wants to meet you too and this could be a good start.
