JelloHedgies

Oh... I know for our house cats... it's called flehming :)

I'm sort of going through the same thing...not quite a happy ending yet. I still don't know my father, I have suspicions...but as I live with my mom and stepdad still, I'm not daring to try and reach him at this time. I just kinda wish I could know already so that I could know my dad /: I just get this empty kinda feeling when people start talking about their dads and memories or whatever...I love my stepdad, but he and I just aren't very close like my mom and I...so it just doesn't feel the same I guess.

Agreed that I need to know...but there's bad history with my family currently and my real father... just from hearing stories and reading things I shouldn't have...So I'm waiting.

Agreed. And I'm glad you had the same reasons I seem to have, gives me a little more confidence. I think it's great you made the connections just because you don't have to go your whole life with that sense of regret or pain. Puts your mind at ease. Good luck with yours and your half brothers' relationships. And I hope your father changes...doesn't seem like he may, but I hope he does in his older age.

It seems like I'm in the same boat...I'm finding it to be a more and more common thing... /: A lot of my friends still have both their parents and just don't understand it. Anyways....My 'father' left when I was about 1-2yo. I have no idea, I've only seen one picture, but it's been 18 years. I don't know him yet, I have an idea of who he is, but never for sure. I want to meet him, but I almost don't want to tell him I'm his daughter...like meet him as a stranger, because that's what we are. But I live with my parents, who have a bad history with him...I guess he came back into my life at one point, but I found that out on my own, my parents didn't tell me that, so I can't go hunt him down yet. I'm glad you went out and met him, filled some empty hole in you. I completely understand that feeling. I'm a lot like my mom, so I understand where most of me comes from...but I wanna know where the rest of me comes from....

EDIT: some typos.