As many of my friends and readers know, I am adopted. Two years ago I found my biological mother, Katie; we had a rocky start but now we have a close relationship. Now that I'm 18 I have decided to commence the search for my biological father, Chris. This has been a difficult search because I don't know what his last name is, so unfortunately I've had to use atypical means.
I began my search on craigslist, which is where I found Katie (believe it or not). It tends to get a bad reputation but craigslist can really be helpful; I would strongly recommend to those searching for family (assuming they know their full names)that they give craigslist a shot. I expected my search for Katie to go on for at least a year but within 24 hours of posting a woman named Darlene responded and found Katie within the week.
Because the internet is an extremely useful tool, I've decided to use it as my main source of searching. In a sort of "six degrees of separation" experiment, I've concluded that I'm bound to find somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody who knows him. While I haven't had any luck as of yet, I keep in mind that it takes some people years before they even find information on who they're looking for; I've only been at it for a month or so.
I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and the search is occurring within the GTA. What I know about Chris is that his last name begins with a "T" and ends with the Greek suffix "opoulos" (spelling may vary). He worked in a bindery, lived in the Beaches and apparently has a strong resemblance to me (except with blue eyes instead of green). Technically speaking he could be anywhere, but knowing that he lived in the Beaches at the time I was born is enough to keep me searching here for now.
I'm going to do my best to update this blog on how my search is going. The only way I can find him is with a little bit of luck, the kindness of strangers and spreading the word as far as it can go. This is my story, take it as you will; if anybody has any information, do not hesitate to contact me at katherine.t.spain@gmail.com. Anything is helpful and support is always appreciated.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
My Story pt. I
Posted by Miss Katherine at 11:29 AM
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Maybe he's royalty and you're the lost heir to a kingdom or something.
That would certainly be badass.
Hey
I'm curious how you know what you know about his name, but yet don't know the name.
My biological mother could only remember that his last name began with a "T" and ended in "opoulos". Greek names are hard to remember so the fact that she remembered any of it at all was great.
Ah ok, thanks.
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