How do I find my biological father whom I have never met or had any contact with?

Hi all, just have a question I found out not long ago that my father that left my mum the second she fell pregnant also rapped my mother and had a family and kids on the side without mum knowing as well. For years and years I have been wanting to find him and settle the score but in the last 2 years I have really over come the anger towards him and the situation and looked at the positives that came out of it.. Now I am at the stage where I'm starting to wonder what he looks like and sounds like.... Would going and finding out be a good idea or is it opening more doors for hurt and anger???

It's hard to say. How does your mother feel about this? I think the person you should be connecting with about this, first, is her. I'd follow her lead on this.

Assure her that it's just about curiosity. You're not trying to replace her, you're not angry with her, and you aren't looking to leave her or idolize your biological father. If you have a stepfather, I'd involve him, too, and give him similar assurances. Tell him how grateful you are that he raised you. Tell them both that you love them (something that's kinda nice to do any day of the week).

One very legitimate reason for finding out about your biological father, apart from curiosity and perhaps a need for some closure, is the desire to know your biological heritage. If cancer runs in that side of the family, if you carry a genetic disease like Tay-Sachs or Sickle Cell Anemia, you should know about that, in order to make more informed reproductive decisions in the future.

Plus there is a family on that other side, but understand that you would be upsetting the apple cart, and they are definitely innocent in all of this. His other family might embrace you as a long-lost sister/brother. They might reject you. They might blame you and your mother for any problems that their parents had. They might partly accept you, and partly not. They might even ask you for money.

So recognize that this can be a bit of a minefield that you're stepping into. You have rights and you're an innocent in this as well. But be sensitive to others' concerns, needs, and feelings in all of this.

And tell your mother that you love her because, you know, you probably should. <3

PS Welcome to A2K.

#1 Doctors have been making diagnoses on people without knowing the history of one side of the family for years. Do they "need" to know what is on your fathers side, or did they say it would be helpful.

#2 I've said this in other threads, but I am a firm believer that if a birth parent has not indicated they want contact, the child, even as an adult, needs to leave them Alone. This man may, well probably has a family of his own that knows nothing about you. The fact that he had sex with a woman one time does not give you the right to even try to get into his life.
If he hasn't made any sort of contact, it's because he doesn't want to. Leave him alone.

The fact you would like to know what he looks like, and "other things", does not chop ice.

Well if the louse didn't want you, why do you want him?

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i wonna fine my farther now cause i dont know what he looks like i wont to fine him

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I have never even seen my dad he left before I was born and I only know his first name.HELP! What steps do I take?

Hi I know how you feel. I am looking for my dad, and my mom doesn't want me to but I want to know if he loves me and wants me or if he doesn't want anything to do with me. If you do find your dad can you try to tell me if I have hope or not. Oh and if you do congrats.

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If there was a valid marriage then there is a marriage certificate. You need to also get to the house of worship or wherever the marriage took place.

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Hi Katie and to all hopeful searchers,
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