as it turns out, I have a 15 year old half brother whom I never met. Well, I knew he existed but after my parents divorced when I was 2, I've seen my father once. He remarried a few years later and had a child. I never kept in touch with that side of family and I'm 24 now. Recently my father's sister started writing me and she talks about my half brother. She says that his parents only care about friends and don't pay any attention to the kid, so he's been doing really bad in school and getting in trouble a lot. To be honest I feel sad about the kid, but I don't know those people and don't consider them my relatives. I think the only reason they are trying to get in touch with me now, is that I'm on my own two feet, have a degree with student loans paid off and have a stable job. So I won't need anything from them
Why I'm asking this, is last night my half brother added me as a friend on a Russian social networking site. The only reason I'm thinking its him, is because he has the same last name as me and is from the same little town that my father is in, plus he's around the same age as that kid. He didn't say anything, just added me as a friend.... I'm wondering if I should say anything to him? I don't even know what to say to a troubled 15 year old. Looking at his posted pictures there is a lot of alcohol and cigarettes in them. To be honest I don't even have the urge to get to know him, since we only share a sperm donor pretty much.
But again I'm the only child and my mother did everything in her power to spoil me and give me the best life possible and raise me as a decent human being. One thing I thought I'd never say, is that I'm so happy and grateful that my mother left my dad before he could influence me in a negative way...
In any case, what do you think I should do in a case of my half sibling? should I try to get to know him, or let it be?
Why I'm asking this, is last night my half brother added me as a friend on a Russian social networking site. The only reason I'm thinking its him, is because he has the same last name as me and is from the same little town that my father is in, plus he's around the same age as that kid. He didn't say anything, just added me as a friend.... I'm wondering if I should say anything to him? I don't even know what to say to a troubled 15 year old. Looking at his posted pictures there is a lot of alcohol and cigarettes in them. To be honest I don't even have the urge to get to know him, since we only share a sperm donor pretty much.
But again I'm the only child and my mother did everything in her power to spoil me and give me the best life possible and raise me as a decent human being. One thing I thought I'd never say, is that I'm so happy and grateful that my mother left my dad before he could influence me in a negative way...
In any case, what do you think I should do in a case of my half sibling? should I try to get to know him, or let it be?