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Searching For Half Sibling?Where would or what type of agency would be best to find a half sibling with the only things known are of myself, my father, and where the mother worked with that year they were there? I just found out from my mom that my dad had gotten a work colleague pregnant at same time my mom was pregnant with me. The colleagues name is unknown and mom can't remember and my dad has recently passed away. If I have a brother or sister, I have an interest in knowing them . Please any info will help. I would like to find specialized places with finding family with very little information available to me.

 

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Searching For My Half-Sister?I believe down deep in my heart that I have an older sister born sometime around 1950 in Caldwell or Wilkes County, North Carolina, who is most likely bi-racial. My father, Buel "Bill" Pearson, served twenty years in the U.S. Army and was wounded in the Korean War. I was born in 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. The following year, Daddy married my mother. They had three more children, a daughter and two sons. When I was in my 30's, we learned we had a half-brother who was born in Louisiana in 1953. Johnny traveled to North Carolina to meet us and has become an integral part of our family. Daddy died in 1997, never having acknowledged my sister's existence to me or to our siblings.

 

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What Is The Best Family Tree Builder App?I want to start a family tree and it all seems just too much and overwhelming. I'm sure there are plenty of good apps I haven't come across yet. Any helpful tips? Thank you!

 

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Arguing With Parent?Me and my dad are not getting along right now at home. For the past three days, we have been arguing non stop. How do I resolve this issue so that we can get along for at least until my birthday, which is in a month.

 

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Looking For My Half Sisters?I was adopted when I was around the age of 5 and two of my sisters weren't. One of them went through the foster care system and to this day hasn't been adopted to my knowledge. I have looked on Instagram and Facebook and haven't been able to find either of them. Their names are Hannah and Lorelei Williams. They live in Monroe County as far as I know. Any information on how to find them would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Looking for My Biological Dad?I am looking for my biological father. I've tried Family Tree now, searched Facebook/social media and I'm waiting on 23 and Me results. Does anyone have any other ideas? After 39 years, I was told 3 weeks ago my dad was not biologically my dad and that I have an older half brother.

 

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Help Finding Long Lost Sister?My father was in the military. In 1999, he was stationed in Germany where he was rumored to have fathered a little girl. I've asked him about this and he says that she wasn't actually his daughter, but during he and my mother's divorce, it was unveiled in court that he was paying child support for said little girl.

 

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Family Reunion With New Found Family?Six months ago, a brother I never know I had found me. With Covid and being in different states, he and I along with another brother and a bunch of aunts, uncles and extended other family members have yet to meet face to face. But hoping to soon this summer. I'm looking for advice on what not to truly say or do in advance to meeting them all. After 56 years apart, I don't want to mess up a chance on true happiness in getting to know each other.

 

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Problems With a DPOA?My mom and her sister are DPOA of medical and financial for my grandma. My grandma recently had a stroke and has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. My grandma has been trying to write checks in the thousands but my aunt has taken over financial stuff due to the dementia diagnosis and my grandma's doctor told them my grandma is no longer competent to take care of her finances.

 

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Help with Grieving?I was a caregiver to my mother who passed back in May. She was in a nursing home and I used to visit twice a day. I am having trouble still trying to deal with the fact I could not see her without glass between us for 3 months before she passed because of the virus and also just the general missing her. I could really take from hearing from some people on how to go about feeling better.

 

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Etiquette Regarding Family Visits?Is it OK when family members just show up at your door anytime of day or evening without calling first? Even though we are house bound with this virus, some days I don't feel well or am too tired to receive company. I'm also a caregiver for my husband, it's only fair a curtesy call would be appreciated. Am I wrong?

 

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Finding Half Siblings?I am searching for my half siblings from my father. I have never met him and have just recently been told I have many siblings from him. His name is Steve Pernicka, he was from Staten Island, NY. He now lives in Jeffersonville, Vermont. He has worked for the Red Cross. I was told there are many siblings, boys and girls.

 

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Daughter Will Not Let Me See My Grandson?How do I deal with a daughter who creates drama against me and blocks me constantly and keeps me from seeing my grandson? She has this unrealistic perception in her mind, that or else she is just saying that I do these things that are the exact opposite than what I do? I fear for my grandson who is being parented by my daughter who has this personality disorder (NPD), undiagnosed.

 

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Dealing with an Intrusive Sister-in-law?I have been with my husband for 16 years and have never been accepted by his mother or one of his sisters, who happen to live next door on the family farm. My husband severed a little piece of the property to build the house we live on. My sister-in-law and her boyfriend know absolutely no boundaries. They stop by almost every day, sometimes several times a day, unannounced.

 

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Finding a Sister Who Was Adopted at Birth?My mom died 5 years ago and before me she had another daughter that I was unaware of. She had her daughter at 16 and put her up for adoption at that time. I never knew that I had a sister until today when I asked my dad a question and he finally told me about her. I don't know where she is, who she is, or how to find her.

 

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Locating Lost Relatives?I want to find my little biological brothers. I have not seen them for a few years. Alejandro is 5 years old and Isaiah is 10 years old. They are the loves of my life and they are my babies. I want them to be happy and I want them to get to know me.

 

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Locating Half Siblings?I am searching for my half siblings from my father. I have never met him and have just recently been told I have many siblings from him. His name is Steve Pernicka, he was from Staten Island, NY. He now lives in Jeffersonville, Vermont. Has worked for the Red Cross for many years. I do know of a few siblings I have from him, but there are more.

 

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Feeling Disconnected from Parents?The older I get the more I feel distance towards my parents. We live in two different worlds, on different continents. When I was very small my parents loved me so much, but when I turned 14 they sent me off to work in another city, and when I turned 16 they sent me off to work to another country. Since then we don't really talk or communicate.

 

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Etiquette for Visiting Family?Over the holidays my brother drove into town from another state. He did not call me to tell me that he was coming, he called our parents. When my mother told me, I conveyed to her that we already had plans for people to come and stay at our home. He never called me when he got to town, and made no effort to contact me to come visit. He said it was my responsibility to contact him.

 

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Getting Along with Mean Older Brothers?I am the youngest in my family with three older brothers, 2 years older, 11 years older, and 13 years older.

 

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Locating a Granddaughter Placed in Closed Adoption?Have been trying to locate information about my granddaughter who was placed in a closed adoption in 1996. The adoption agency, One World Adoption in Deerfield Beach, FL is now closed. For many years I sent personal letters to this child to be placed in her file. I had hoped at some time she would be looking into her file and would know that I, her biological grandmother loved her.

 

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Finding a Support Group After the Loss of an Adult Child?I'd like to connect with others who have also lost an adult child. Really hurting right now. Is anyone else struggling with ptsd/grief from losing a child?

 

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Finding Biological Parents?I am Anthone Hat. I am 17years old and I live in Zambia. I was raised by a Zambian mum who turned out not to be my real mum. She passed away when I was 12, but before she died she told me to say my real name is "Anthone Hat" and that she picked me in the streets when I was 4.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?I am Jocelyne. Sometime ago I had found my brother, but now I am trying to locate my other sisters that I had found out about. Growing up my dad never told me about my siblings until he got sick and then I tried to see if I can find them. Please help me find my sisters.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?My dad abandoned us. He doesn't like my brother. I wanna see him. How do I find him?

 

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Finding a Half Sibling?I recently found out I have a half brother. He is either called David or Ronald Wood. My father was called Ronald Wood he had pubs in Ashton under Lyne. He was born between 1951 -1954; is this enough info to find him? Apparently his mum posted an ad a good 10 years ago in Manchester Evening News to try to find my dad. I saw the ad, but my mum said it would be old customers from the pub.

 

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Dealing with Uninvited Guests?I desperately need advice people. My fiance's family and friends are constantly stopping by my place unannounced. I am a nurse who works long days and gets basically no time off and zero time with him. So when I come home I want to be left alone and have peace and quiet with my man, but it's impossible with people constantly banging on the door. It's to the point where I'm a getting a little nasty about it now.

 

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Etiquette Regarding Inviting Family Members to Visit?My sister was coming to visit me, I told her to ask our mother to come too so we could all spend the weekend together. My mother claims I violated etiquette and should have invited her myself.

 

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Helping Aging Parents Without a Power of Attorney?If my younger brother has POA, executor and health advocate powers for my aging parents can I still sell their house (meet with real estate agents, renovate their current home), help them do their banking (pay bills, set up online banking, etc.) and make medical/health decisions for them (pills, home support, shower, meals, shopping)? Or am I limited to helping pack, cleaning, driving, etc.?

 

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Staying Close to Your Grandchildren When You Live Far Away?My grandchildren live far away. I call them twice a week, but I think it's not enough. I want to be a part of their life. Can you advise exciting ways to communicate with kids?

 

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Finding a Half Sibling?I am trying to find my oldest brother, Luke, born in 1987 whom I've never met. He is my father's son. My dad didn't have much to do with him. All I know is that he was born and I think may still live there in Victoria Australia. I have no clue as to how to find him. I've tried Facebook and his surname is either Walsh or Welsh.

 

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Finding My Half Brother?How do I find a half sibling?

 

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Finding a Half Sibling?When I was a kid my grandmother always told me about my half brother and when I asked my father about it he told me that I do have half brother. I'm curious about him His name is Derek, Derick, or Dereck idk. I'm not sure what I hear from my father on the phone was Dereck.

 

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Finding Mother's Siblings?How can I find my mom's siblings? For free she was adopted; she was born in 1941. Her siblings are from Ballston Spa NY.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?I am trying to get a hold of my ex-stepfather's son in Florida. Last I heard, he lived in the Tampa area. I have been trying for over a year to find him on social media and all of the numbers I have looked up for him didn't pan out (either disconnected or no longer in service). I have bad news about his father that I felt he should know. Any ideas how I can find him?

 

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How Do I Find My Half Brother?I have never met my real dad, but recently we have talked a little bit over Facebook and I found out that I have an older half brother named Joshua. I messaged my dad asking if there was any way to contact Joshua, but he said that he doesn't keep it touch with him and doesn't know anything about him.

 

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Looking for a Half Sister?What is the best way to find a half sibling when you are not sure of birthdate, birth place, nor current residence? She has the same father as I.

 

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Locating a Family in Kinross Fife?My mom always took us to Kinross Fife for a summer holiday to the same family who I think was related to my mom. This was prior to 1950. How can I try to locate them?

 

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Concerns after Sister-in-Law and Children Moved In?My sister-in-law told my husband that she had everything situated to move. We haven't been married 3 years yet and his family is always asking him for help. I was watching the kids (3) and only that. After the kids leave and on the weekends is my time. When she moved here, all of a sudden she doesn't have anything in order.

 

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Dealing With Cold and Distant Family Members?I'm so hurt about my family. My estranged mother, along with two adult nieces came back into my life last year after my brother died; he wouldn't let me see his kids for years. He was angry, because I cut my abusive mother out of my life. They were close.

 

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Christmas Shopping for Ungrateful Grandchildren?I'm a grandmother to my stepson's 5 kids ages 10-18. I've always gone the extra mile for the grandkids at Christmas because I love to see them happy, but their wish lists contain only expensive things. They're taking advantage of my kindness and I don't get a call or visit showing appreciation all year.

 

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Locating a Half Sibling?While I was like in kindergarten my father had gone to California where he actually met a lady and had a little girl with her. We have been trying to see if we might get in contact with her, but had no results on the social media. Does anyone know how to get better results?

 

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Getting an Apology for Rude Behavior by Adult Children?We were giving an adult daughter a nice rider lawn mower as we moved and have no need of it. It had sat at our house for 3 weeks. Well, as would happen it wasn't available to be ridden to her house when she wanted to.

 

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Brother-in-law Is at My House Everyday?About two years ago my mother-in law-moved in with us. I am happy to take care of her, but now it is causing issues when my brother-in-law, who is recently divorced, moved to our town and visits us every single day.

 

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Searching for Relatives?I am in search of my cousins, Eugene Peters and Tunie Kaya Peters. Mother name, Browne Peters, father Moses T Y Peters (deceased). Any ideas on how to begin?

 

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Locating My Half-brother?How am I supposed to find my older half-brother when I only know his first name and his age. My mom only says that she tried talking to his mom to let me meet him, but that is it. My dad is not able to see him because my brother is only 16.

 

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Locating a Lost Relative?I have a brother named Saavan Krishna. He is supposed to be my aunt's son. We lost my aunt in 1991. Her name was Sujatha. He had departed with his dad. So I want to meet my brother and need to see where he is now.

 

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Finding a Lost Parent?I do not know my father. I have no name for him, my mother took the secret to her grave. How can I go about finding him, or relatives?

 

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Family Etiquette for Young Couples Visiting Home?When my older daughter and her boyfriend come over my younger daughter has an issue with their displays of affection. Putting feet on each other, she lays across him sometimes while watching TV, etc. What is the proper behavior for young lovers visiting home? It's all new to me.

 

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Brother-in-Law Invites Self to Dinner Every Night?My husband and I moved into our new house last April. A month after, my brother in-law bought a house not a block away. At first he traveled a lot for work, but then the traveling stopped and he has been working from home. Every night without fault he texts me and my husband about what are the dinner plans?

 

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Trying to Locate My Son?In 2010 I separated from my wife, a year prior to that my son moved to Arlington, Texas with his girlfriend. I do not know how to contact him nor have any idea where to begin to look for him. My phone number has changed several times since then and so has his.

 

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In-laws Visit Every Day?I have a very awkward and difficult situation right now. My husband never told me that when his parents visit us in Europe it means they will be staying for the whole 5-6 months. I suggested an alternative solution that they could stay up to 2 months only. He is not happy and said that I want to kick his family out.

 

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Looking for My Cousins?I am looking for two female cousins who are probably about 50 years old. I do not know their names, but their father was a notorious murderer named Lawrence Singleton, originally from Tampa Florida. I only met these girls once, but always wondered how they are. I am certain they changed their names.

 

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Father Comes Over Unannounced?Is it okay for my father to just walk in to my house after marriage? We recently moved closer to my mum's place after having a baby. As I am working I leave my baby for her to babysit. Now just because we are close by my dad just walks into my house without even calling me.

 

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Basket of Encouragement for Cancer Patient?My brother, who is 64, just found out that he has cancer. I want to send him a basket of encouragement, but I sure could use ideas as to what to include.

 

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Locating 3 Half Sisters?Someone told my brother who lives in Kansan City, MO that he has 3 sisters. I know the mother's name, and the maiden names of the girls. The mother more than likely has passed by now.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?In 1961 we moved to Pea Ridge Arkansas. We caught a bus and went to school in Jane Missouri. I was in the 7th grade that year. My best friend, who I found out was also my second cousin, was in the same grade. Her name was Dottie Keene.

 

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Looking for Half Brother?I need help. I'm looking for my half brother. I never met him, but he is my dad's son from his first marriage. My dad died in 2013, but I found out I had a brother in 2015. I hired a PI to find him, but I feel like that's not the John I was looking for. Where do I start?

 

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Looking for Half Sister?I am trying to find my half sister. She is called Mandy Hyde or Mandy Bushell. Our father is Malcom John Hyde. I've been searching for a few years now. She was fostered in Chapeltown near Sheffield.

 

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Ways to Occupy the Hands of a Terminal Patient?My dad is in the late stages of cancer. He is unable to do things for himself now. He sits in his chair in/out of reality, fidgets with hand towels and blanket corners (folding, unfolding, shifting from arm to arm of chair). I am looking for suggestions for other means to occupy his hands?

 

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Finding a Half Brother?I have been trying to locate and meet my brother since I first found out about him. I'm only 16 so I obviously haven't got the money for a private investigator and people like that. I do have information about my brother, I know his name, how old he is, and have a rough idea of his birthday.

 

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Contacting Auntie in Australia?My auntie lives in Australia. I know her name, address, and where she works. She wrote my mum (her sister) a letter and my mum replied only for the letter to be sent back. I've looked on Facebook and other social media outlets and even rung her work, but it's a massive place and would charge my phone mega money.

 

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Finding Long Lost Brothers?So I just found out about this website. I'm looking for two of my older brothers, both were adopted out of Florida into different states. I ended up in Ohio, one ended up in New Mexico and one ended up in Oregon. I would love to find them and connect, even though we have never met.

 

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Locating a Lost Relative?I have an older brother that I know very little about. All I know is that his first name is Alex, he's only a couple of years older than me (I'm 20, but I don't know his exact age). My dad is his father, but he's not on the birth certificate. I really want to find him, but I don't know where to look.

 

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Locating a Lost Parent?The man who raised me is in fact not my biological father. I desperately want to find out any information on my biological father, but the only information I have for him is his first and last name, approximate age and that he worked at a restaurant called the Hi Spot in Corona, California in 1963.

 

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Grandma and Grandson Not Speaking?I was sick this Xmas so hubby and kids went for dinner at my mom's without me. My eldest, 19 years old, was not feeling well and has S.A.D. He went upstairs at mother's to sit by himself on his phone. This turned into a confrontation with my mother who is upset with him.

 

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Looking for a Half Sibling?I am looking for my half brother. My father had recently came back into my life and told me he had another child. My dad had told me the child was born 10/07/1994 and was named Jonathan. Carl and Vickie had divorced in 1997. I tried looking for Jonathan Rippel and Jonathan Montgomery with no luck.

 

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Finding Missing Cousins?Many years ago, my uncle Charles Frazier and his wife Cheryl had 2 beautiful girls, named Charlene and Christy. Cheryl left my uncle and he and his mom were raising the girls who were still very young. Cheryl then came back and took the girls away, back to California where she lived.

 

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Looking for My Half Siblings?My father had 5 children (that we know of). 3 daughters and 2 sons. We are looking for our older sister and brothers. I have tried looking from my fathers name with no luck. I have hit dead ends on every endeavor.

 

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Having an Ex-spouse Over for Thanksgiving?My adult daughter wanted to come for Thanksgiving. I hadn't seen her or my grandson since July. I was going to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving. She asked, "well, could dad, my ex-husband, come too"? She did want to leave him alone. I said if I was hosting, then by all means, but I couldn't speak for my aunt.

 

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Feeling Rejected by Adult Daughter?My adult daughter lives 3 hours away, is a single mom and lives with her father. Her father and I divorced 19 years ago. She is 33 years old. We do not have a good relationship even though we speak regularly on the phone. Three weeks ago we had a disagreement and there has been no conversation since that day.

 

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Relationship Commitments in a Blended Family?I've been in a long term relationship (almost 9 years) with someone I love very much, but I don't feel as if we are going anywhere although he talks about us getting engaged often. My concern is that I am unable to establish a relationship with two of his grown children.

 

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Caring for Disabled Parents?My sister had a stroke about 8 years ago and and can't do any household chores cooking, cleaning, or laundry. Her husband had to have his leg amputated because of blood clots. They have 3 children including a daughter that has her mom's power of attorney. She refuses to go to her mom's house to help with anything.

 

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Finding Lost Relatives?I have been very curious about finding my half sisters that I know for sure my birth father had. All I know is his name and DOB. He has never been in my life, but his mom did participate a little when I was a child and she would tell me stories. I have never met them. I'm am 26 now.

 

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Finding Lost Relatives?How do I find any half brothers or sisters I may have? All I know is our father's name is Michael Allan and they might live in the Somerset Bristol area.

 

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Finding a Lost Parent?My sister and I do not share the same dad. She has been trying her whole life to look for her father but gave up cause all we have is a name. We don't even know if we are spelling it right. We also have an approximate year of birth. We don't know if he is alive or dead. Any suggestions on what we should do?

 

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Finding Relatives?I live in the USA and have 2 cousins born and living in England (or so I believe). The only information I have is their biological father's name and approximate year of birth, along with his father's name and dob.

 

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Clingy Adult Daughter?My step-daughter is 32. She does not live with me and my wife and does not have a job or partner. She calls my wife 10-15 times a day and always ends the conversation by saying 'I love you' to my wife. Is this normal?

 

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Troubles Between Wife and Mother?I have been married for about 9 months and we have a new born who was 5 months this 19 September. My wife and my mother do not get along. They fought on our wedding day and a had words a few times after. We live in the same house.

 

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Stepmother Gives Me Used Gifts Every Christmas?I get used gifts. My husband gets beautiful brand new, expensive gifts. We give her and my dad very nice, well-thought out gifts. Obviously, my stepmother isn't wild about me, but I am starting to get tired of it. I have ignored this for years because I just do not know what to do.

 

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Honoring a Deceased Parent's Birthday?My mom has died. We want to do something for her birthday, she has six kids. Please suggest something to do for her birthday.

 

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Tracing a Relative in Spain?I am trying to locate the whereabouts of my grandson who is of Spanish/British nationality. He was last seen in Granada.

 

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Teaching Adult Grandchildren Gratitude?What can I do to teach my adult grandchildren to say thank you verbally, for Christmas gifts of gift cards, etc. Their parents say it, they do not.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?I'm looking for my long lost half sibling. My father was Andrew Wilson Kennison. In 1956 or 1957 he got a woman pregnant when he was stationed on the Nellis Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada. He passed away in 2001 and left me no information on the woman who is the mother of my half sibling.

 

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Birthday Party Planning for Family?So, my mom is having her 60th birthday this year and my boyfriend is having his 25th birthday this year. Oh, and they're both on the same weekend. Her b-day is November 29th and his is November 30th.

 

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Family Members Visit Without Being Invited?So today my sister and mother did me the favor of picking my baby up from daycare. I asked if they could stay and babysit (at my house) until my husband came home from work.

 

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Menu for Memorial Gathering?My husband of 25 years died recently, and I want to have a memorial for him. He had an avid interest in food. I thought a good way to celebrate his life would be to share a meal with family and friends.

 

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Talking to Granddaughter About Dirty Unsafe Apartment?My 21 year old daughter has a 11 month old baby. She is unmarried, but lives with the baby's dad. They live together in an apartment that is paid for by the dad's employer. She is a full time student except for in the summer.

 

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Growing Up an Only Child?Why is growing up with a sibling different from being an only child? What are the advantages and disadvantages of of being a single child?

 

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Finding Relatives in England?My granddad was in England in WWII. He had a fling or I have no clue what to call it. He is no longer living, but he told my dad he has kids in England. He never gave their names. The only thing I have to go on is my granddad in the Army.

 

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Determining the Paternity of a Child?When I was separated from my husband I was seeing someone and also meeting with my husband. I got pregnant and was sure child was my husband's and the hospital said even if he wasn't my husband's child, he had to be listed as father because we were still married.

 

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Finding My Grandfather?I am searching for my grandfather. I do not know his name. Is it possible for me to see birth records from where my father was born, to see if his father's name is anywhere in the records?

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?My boyfriend has a daughter who was born in 1982. For some reason he lost contact with her when she was 14 years old. My boyfriend said that she had lived with her mom in San Diego, CA before she moved to Seattle, Washington.

 

Finding a Missing Relative?What can I do to find out if my sister's son is still alive? The last time he collected his disability pension from SASSA was at the end of June 2012. We have been trying to locate him through Missing Children, friends, and family.

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?My name is Sadie and I found your website through an Internet search. I really don't know where to start as I have now been trying my hardest to locate a relative of mine for quite a long time now but to no avail.

 

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Pets Now Sleeping With New Father's Kids?I'm not very old and my mom just got married, she got married to a husband that I like, but the two other kids I don't. They are stealing my relationship with my pets away and I don't know what to do!

 

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Finding a Missing Relative?How can I find out if a cousin is alive? He has not been seen in forty years. His mom said she lost contact while he was in prison 29 yrs ago. He was tried on federal charges in Virginia in 1990.

 

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Finding a Lost Family Member?I'm looking for my niece, I am her biological father's sister. She would be close to 40 years old. I would very much love to find her. Any thoughts on how to proceed? Thanks for the help.

 

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Adult Daughter Does Not Give Mother Gifts?What do you think of an adult daughter whose only excuse for not giving me a Christmas gift; BD gift; or Mother's day gift is "you're hard to buy for, I'll have to be creative"?

 

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Finding a Lost Relative?I am looking for my son. I haven't seen him in 38 years. He lives in Rochester, New York.

 

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Strained Relationship with Brother?Hopefully some of my FT friends can give me insight on how to handle my brother whom I love. Both my parents are deceased and he and I are the only family left. The problem is he cannot tolerate people of a different race, color, or sexual orientation.

 

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Ideas for a Simple Thrifty Memorial?I would like to have a memorial for my husband in his home town. The problem is that I don't have much money. I no longer live in Washington state, but across the border in Oregon. I have no car, but my son has Sunday off and can drive me there on that day. Any suggestions?

 

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Coping with Adult Child's Divorce?My daughter called to tell me she has left her husband of 19 years. She did not mention divorce, but tells me she will not go back. They have a 16 year old son who has mental problems and has been in and out of hospitals for several years.

 

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Grandchildren Ungrateful for Gifts?As I can't shop I usually give (fairly large amounts) of money to my children and grandchildren for Christmas. My children usually thank me in some way or another, but not my grandchildren.

 

Finding a Missing Relative?When I was 3 months old my father left my mother to fend for herself and the new born, me. He told my mother he was going back to the state he was born in to go help my great grandmother with my great grandfather because he had fallen ill.

 

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Live-in Grandmother No Longer Welcome in Daughter's Home?I have two grandchildren. My daughter and her husband have lived together for nine years. I watched the children since they both were born while their parents worked. I took them to school and the doctor's from day one.

 

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Looking for the Name and Words to a Poem?Does anybody know the name and words to a poem about an elderly man that gets all cleaned up and spends the day of his birthday sitting on his porch waiting for his adult children to drop by and they never show up?

 

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Empty Nest for the Holiday Season?I am finally able to be somewhat content with having an empty nest, but I dread the holiday season as the house is so quiet and I am lost at the thought of not having all my kids home! How can I make this an enjoyable season for my husband and I without busting the bank?

 

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Helping My Sister Deal With an Abusive Relationship?My sister has a history of having a difficult marriage. It is only more recently that we, her family, are finding out just how difficult. Her husband has been verbally and emotionally abusing her for years. She has 4 kids with him and lives in a different state than we do.

 

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Getting Family Members to Help Around the House?My kids and hubby rarely help out around the house. Does anyone have tips and ideas for getting family members to pitch in?

 

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Being Denied Visits with Grandchildren?Why is it that when your child is angry with you; they deny you access to your grandchildren? It's that way with my children. I don't think it's one bit fair. My grandchildren love me. It only hurts them. They miss me.

 

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Suggestions for Getting Along With Relatives?How is it possible to be compatible with relatives who are impossible, unreasonable people? What's the secret?

 

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Inexpensive Genealogy Website?Does anyone know of an inexpensive genealogy website? Preferably one that you have tried and found useful.

 

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Recommendations for Genealogy Software?I have just started searching my family background and need a way to get it all organized. Have you used any of the software programs that are sold? I need something user friendly and that doesn't cost a lot of money.

 

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Pattern for a Family Tree Poster?I'm planning a family reunion and would love to create a forest of individual family trees. Does anyone have a pattern for a large tree and branches (poster board size)?

 

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Activities for an Alzheimer's Patient?I work as an activities assistant in a nursing home. Some of my patients have Alzheimer's/dementia. I have trouble finding craft/activities for them. Coloring gets very boring and I know they want to do more.

 

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How Do I Deal with a Relative Who Visits Unannounced and Often?My sister in law visits our home at least 5 times a week. She never calls to ask if it is a good time to visit. She always stops by unannounced and uninvited.

 

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Fidget Apron for Simple Mobile Activity?I am looking for pattern for a fidget apron.

 

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Helping a Parent After Brain Surgery Damaged Memory and Vision?My mother has brain cancer and the doctors removed the first tumor which damaged her short term memory, eyesight, and her brain does not acknowledge the right side of her body. She used to make doilies, but gets confused. How can I help her? She gets tired quickly.

 

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Caring for an Aging Parent?Anyone out there taking care of an elderly parent? My mom lives an hour away from me. I spend 4-5 days a week staying at her home taking care of her, the house, the yard, etc. She is 87 and in poor health.

 

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When to Help Adult Children Financially?When does it become enough when helping adult kids with finances when they don't modify their lifestyle? We've helped with insurance deductibles and other emergencies.

 

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Resolving a Dispute With a Family Member?My sister and I had words between us (I was totally honest), she blocked her account against me. She says she didn't block against my girls, but I feel she actually did because they can't send e-mails to any of them. They are on same account as me.

 

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Helping Parent With Her Finances Without a Power of Attorney?Two of three sisters were given power of attorney for their mother. Now the mother wants to see documentation of her money, bills, and bank statements presented in a simple way so she can understand what she has left and how it is being saved and managed.

 

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Getting Help With the Dishes?Anyone have realistic advice on getting others to help me with the dishes? We do not have a dishwasher. It's 99 percent of the time me doing all the dishes. Yuck! I've hated dishes since high school and actually rebelled against it.

 

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Should Parents Share Their Financial Circumstances with Adult Children?Is it a parent's responsibility to tell their married sons or daughters about their finances or an insurance policy that has paid out? Any suggestions or advice?

 

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Thank You Speech for Mother's 80 Birthday?I want to make a thank you speech for my mom's 80th birthday. Can you give me sample of wordings I could use?

 

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