[busymomof5]

I found out I had a half sister on ancestry.com at 8 am. I was sure this was a mistake, so I contacted my dad who much to my shock made a full confession. I contacted the woman over FB, told her I thought I was her half sister, and shared some of the details I knew. She immediately responded with the additional details and told me I was her sister. All parts of the stories add up. We talked tonight for over an hour and the conversation was so easy. I asked her if we could keep in touch. She said she was an only child and always wanted a sister. I told her I had always wanted a big sister. We agreed that here we are sisters.

I’m in denial. I feel excited. I’m emotionally drained.

Congratulations on your half-sister! So glad you enjoyed talking to her. I have two sisters and while we are not close now we have been in the past and i really enjoyed them. You're going to love having a sister!

[*Beth*]

Wow! I've found out I have family members through Ancestry...one was a true shock. I understand how you feel...wild, huh?! A sister, though...that's really wonderful.

[shadow2000]

It certainly sounds like you've been through a lot today, with you having found out that you have a half sister, and with you already having talked to your half sister that you found out about this morning for over an hour. It seems like you and your half sister are getting along quite well so far from the sound of things, and I do think it's got to be exciting to just be starting a new relationship with your half sister when both you and your half sister have always wanted a sister. May this be the beginning of a good, long relationship with this relative of yours that you didn't even know that you had.

[wolftrap]

What an amazing day!

[Soupe du jour]

Amazing discovery, and I can totally understand how/why you would feel as you do (positives, anxiety, upset). I am so glad for you that this half sister was friendly and open with you. If she wasn't, that would certainly be more disconcerting and upsetting. I truly hope that relationship develops into something good. I'm glad your father finally fessed up about it. I could imagine you having some anger, so if you do, don't feel bad about that. It certainly seems like something you'd want to process with a therapist, though. Hugs to you, busymomof5!

[MuddyBoots]

That's pretty cool! Hopefully you guys will become really close and sisterly to each other, can't believe you've had to wait so long to find this out!

[Fuzzybear]

An amazing day

[Purple,Violet,Blue]

Very best wishes to you both

[Que Sera Sera]

wow! how awesome is this for you!
i have a mystery going on involving a similiar ansestry discovery made by someone else who found out only a partial detail that she is the child of either my dad or 1 of his 3 brothers.. traces back to that bloodline and with only 1 of those 4 still alive and him not the most "people friendly or a fond fan of human interaction" .. i doubt that will ever be solved exactly who her dad was.
she got in contact with a distant kin of ours via ansestry site and that is all ive gathered from 2nd hand info. if i could see what she looks like id be pretty sure id be able to tell... ive got pros and cons and possible sceneros how it would be possible for any 1 of them to have been in the right place during the right time frame and im not able to find an alibi to be able to positive eliminate any of them.
in all honesty im a bit unnerved and angry at the the 1 in that bunch with total lack of human decency to never mention to his child to the rest of the family that shares her blood child .
unless the mom never even told him about the kid to begin with but somehow that doesnt sound like what went down because it just doesnt fit right to make it all add up.
that whole bunch including my dad have shown me some of their inconscionable sidies to their behavior over the years and i wouldnt put it past any of them to have known about it and just never gave a dang care one in the world and disapeared out of the picture.
i guess i would like to try & fill in some of her blank spaces about the dad she never met and the family she never got to know.. but that seems to make things worse for her to know what all she never knew she had missed out on...