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TIFU because I convinced my Dad (adopted) to let me help him research his family and broke his heart (again)
My Dad is 62 and was adopted, he has been watching a lot of long lost family recently and I encouraged him quite persistently to start some investigations into his own family.
I did most of the research and managed to obtain his adoption paperwork and also found a last known address for his birth mother. So we wrote to the address (stating that we were working on a family tree) and does this person still live here and we got a reply that said:
"Please do not contact me again, I'm 82 and just want a quiet life. I wish you all the best in life."
Signed from his birth mother...
Now he is dealing with the rejection again and is really upset and I wish I never pushed the issue. He seems so lost and deflated. He almost certainly would not have been able to carry out the research without my help. I'm sorry Dad 💔
TL;DR Convinced my Dad to locate his birth Mum, she is not interested and now he is miserable.
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