u/Turbulent-Lynx625

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The story I'm about to tell is going to sound completely unbelievable but I swear on every dead relative I have that it's the truth. The names I'll be using aren't real, but that's the only thing I'm holding back.

My Grandparents put up a son for adoption when they were 17 back in the 60's. Closed adoption, they never knew what came of their son. They never searched for him because they wanted to believe that he was happy and that they did the right thing. The thought of any other outcome would have been too upsetting. They stayed together and had 2 more children, my dad and my aunt, who learned about their eldest brother when they were both in their 20's, but they didn't search for him out of respect to my grandparents. My grandfather passed away about 20 years ago so he never got to know what happened to his son (in this life, can't speak to the afterlife though... That part is towards the end of this post), but my grandma is still alive and she always maintained that she didn't want to know about him out of fear of finding out something awful.

Well, I (28 f) did an ancestry DNA test recently to see my ancestral origins and I found my uncle...

So I matched with him; let's call him John Johnson, and I matched with his son, Dave Johnson. I immediately searched for a John Johnson on Facebook and found a man who looks identical to my father, and that man had a son on his profile named Dave Johnson so I knew it was who I was looking for. I reached out and asked if he had been adopted in the 60's, if so, I was fairly certain I was his niece and I wanted to connect with him. I didn't hear back right away as I sent the message late at night so I did the normal thing and scrolled through his profile. Right away I noticed that he looked happy, with a beautiful wife, 2 children, and several grandchildren. I also noticed that he loved fishing, just like my dad and their biological father. A fun little coincidence. Perhaps a love of fishing is genetic.

But then I noticed something really freaky.

He was a part of our resort trailer parks Facebook group.

Looking through his and his sons photos, I noticed there were a plethora of photos of their family in the community pool, as well as in different areas of the trailer park. They've been right under our noses for years and we had no idea. This sent me for a loop so I messaged his daughter who was also listed on his facebook and explained that I believe I'm her first cousin and I'd really love to get in touch with them because we are all in the same trailer park. She messaged me back right away and we started chatting, sending confirmation to one another that this was all real. Photos of my family in the park, photos of my family so she could see the uncanny striking resemblance to her father, and screenshots of my DNA match with a man and his son that matched her fathers and brothers names. She contacted her father and he was able to confirm that his ancestry account had a DNA match with me as well so it was definitely true.

When I asked where in the park they were, it was revealed that they've been 1 street over from our trailer since 2021. We've been in the park since 2002, but left for a few years and came back in 2021, so we moved in at the same time. What's funny about that is that my mom has wanted to leave the park for years, but my dad has stood ten toes down about the fact that it's his happy place and he refuses to give it up. Turns out it's his brother's happy place too.

I just think it's crazy. Out of all the places in the world that my dad and his brother could have chosen, they both ended up choosing this same damn trailer park.

Now this next part truly blew my mind.

John Johnson named his son Dave Johnson. My dad and their biological fathers' middle names are both Dave. John Johnson also named his daughter Sarah Margaret Johnson. His biological mother's middle name is Margaret. So despite it being a closed adoption, this man unknowingly named BOTH of his children using names from both of his birth parents.

I met him just this past weekend and he had no idea about any of us, so it was a huge shock to find out that his biological mother, brother, sister, uncle, nieces and nephew have been in the same trailer park as him for years. He even posted a picture of one of the trailer parks communal events and my dad (his brother) and his uncle can be seen in the background.

He has now met his brother, birth mother, and me. Next weekend he's going to meet his sister and my sister, and eventually his uncle.

Now this final part is the woo woo part, but it feels good to talk about it so I'm gonna include it.

I did a ouija board months ago with my mom (don't judge, we know it's not safe but we live on the edge) and my grandpa (John Johnson's bio dad) came through. He told us to look for his son, so I did. Now I can see why my grandpa wanted this. He's been watching us pass each other like ships in the night for years and probably screaming at the top of his lungs about it from beyond the grave.

To top off the woo woo segment, I had a dream about 3 years ago that I gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy named Kelly and Keenan. In my dream, they grew up so fast that I barely got to see them grow up. It was like I was watching them from a distance. Lo and behold, Sarah, my cousin, has twins; a girl and a boy named Kelly and Keenan. I don't know how any of this is possible but it's all true, every word of it. Except for the names of course, those are changed for the privacy of everyone involved.

The shit I'm about to say is going to sound completely unbelievable but I swear on every dead relative I have that it's the truth. The names I'll be using aren't real, but that's the only thing I'm holding back.

My Grandparents put up a son for adoption when they were 17 back in the 60's. Closed adoption, they never knew what came of their son. They never searched for him because they wanted to believe that he was happy and that they did the right thing. The thought of any other outcome would have been too upsetting. They stayed together and had 2 more children, my dad and my aunt, who learned about their eldest brother when they were both in their 20's, but they didn't search for him out of respect to my grandparents. My grandfather passed away about 20 years ago so he never got to know what happened to his son (in this life, can't speak to the afterlife though... That part is towards the end of this post), but my grandma is still alive and she always maintained that she didn't want to know about him out of fear of finding out something awful.

Well, I (28 f) did an ancestry DNA test recently to see my ancestral origins and I found my uncle...

So I matched with him; let's call him John Johnson, and I matched with his son, Dave Johnson. I immediately searched for a John Johnson on Facebook and found a man who looks identical to my father, and that man had a son on his profile named Dave Johnson so I knew it was who I was looking for. I reached out and asked if he had been adopted in the 60's, if so, I was fairly certain I was his niece and I wanted to connect with him. I didn't hear back right away as I sent the message late at night so I did the normal thing and scrolled through his profile. Right away I noticed that he looked happy, with a beautiful wife, 2 children, and several grandchildren. I also noticed that he loved fishing, just like my dad and their biological father. A fun little coincidence. Perhaps a love of fishing is genetic.

But then I noticed something really freaky.

He was a part of our resort trailer parks Facebook group.

Looking through his and his sons photos, I noticed there were a plethora of photos of their family in the community pool, as well as in different areas of the trailer park. They've been right under our noses for years and we had no idea. This sent me for a loop so I messaged his daughter who was also listed on his facebook and explained that I believe I'm her first cousin and I'd really love to get in touch with them because we are all in the same trailer park. She messaged me back right away and we started chatting, sending confirmation to one another that this was all real. Photos of my family in the park, photos of my family so she could see the uncanny striking resemblance to her father, and screenshots of my DNA match with a man and his son that matched her fathers and brothers names. She contacted her father and he was able to confirm that his ancestry account had a DNA match with me as well so it was definitely true.

When I asked where in the park they were, it was revealed that they've been 1 street over from our trailer since 2021. We've been in the park since 2002, but left for a few years and came back in 2021, so we moved in at the same time. What's funny about that is that my mom has wanted to leave the park for years, but my dad has stood ten toes down about the fact that it's his happy place and he refuses to give it up. Turns out it's his brother's happy place too.

I just think it's crazy. Out of all the places in the world that my dad and his brother could have chosen, they both ended up choosing this same damn trailer park.

Now this next part truly blew my mind.

John Johnson named his son Dave Johnson. My dad and their biological fathers' middle names are both Dave. John Johnson also named his daughter Sarah Margaret Johnson. His biological mother's middle name is Margaret. So despite it being a closed adoption, this man unknowingly named BOTH of his children using names from both of his birth parents.

I met him just this past weekend and he had no idea about any of us, so it was a huge shock to find out that his biological mother, brother, sister, uncle, nieces and nephew have been in the same trailer park as him for years. He even posted a picture of one of the trailer parks communal events and my dad (his brother) and his uncle can be seen in the background.

He has now met his brother, birth mother, and me. Next weekend he's going to meet his sister and my sister, and eventually his uncle.

Now this final part is the woo woo part, but it feels good to talk about it so I'm gonna include it.

I did a ouija board months ago with my mom (don't judge, we know it's not safe but we live on the edge) and my grandpa (John Johnson's bio dad) came through. He told us to look for his son, so I did. Now I can see why my grandpa wanted this. He's been watching us pass each other like ships in the night for years and probably screaming at the top of his lungs about it from beyond the grave.

To top off the woo woo segment, I had a dream about 3 years ago that I gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy named Kelly and Keenan. In my dream, they grew up so fast that I barely got to see them grow up. It was like I was watching them from a distance. Lo and behold, Sarah, my cousin, has twins; a girl and a boy named Kelly and Keenan. I don't know how any of this is possible but it's all true, every word of it. Except for the names of course, those are changed for the privacy of everyone involved.

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I'm casting a pretty wide net so bare with me. My paternal grandparents gave up a son, whose name I believe was John Paul, for adoption through the Childrens Aid Society between 1965 and 1968. He was born in September, potentially the 15th. He was approximately 6 months old when he was put up for adoption. His mother's maiden name is Gilson.

They lived in the Junction.

If the man I'm looking for looks anything like my dad (and I'm sure he would because the family features are strong), he would be caucasian, still have a relatively full head of dark curly hair, a round/squarish head, a round nose, and round chin. My dad and his uncle (paternal grandmother's brother) both have a fairly raspy tone of voice and they look nearly indistinguishable from one another aside from the obvious age gap. I'm guessing my dad's full brother would be very similar. My dad is around 5'7, and no one in his side of the family was ever very tall, so I would think the man I'm looking for wouldn't be super tall either. My dad and my grandmother both have brown eyes so my uncle would probably have brown eyes too. Not dark brown, but like a rich caramel brown. There's also a strong family history of deafness, particularly in the left ear.

I know it isn't much to go on, but if anyone out there has a dad or grandfather who matches this description even a bit and he has been searching for his birth family, PLEASE get in touch with me. I'm planning on doing an ancestry DNA test ASAP to see if I can find my uncle, but this post is just to hopefully get the ball rolling!

I've just bought an ancestry DNA kit but I thought I'd shoot my shot here, too. Remove if not allowed ig 🤷‍♀️

I'm casting a pretty wide net so bare with me. My paternal grandparents gave up a son, whose name I believe was John Paul, for adoption through the Childrens Aid Society between 1965 and 1968. He was born in September, potentially the 15th. He was approximately 6 months old when he was put up for adoption. His mother's maiden name is Gilson.

They lived in the Junction in Toronto.

If the man I'm looking for looks anything like my dad (and I'm sure he would because the family features are strong), he would be caucasian, still have a relatively full head of dark curly hair, a round/squarish head, a round nose, and round chin. My dad and his uncle (paternal grandmother's brother) both have a fairly raspy tone of voice and they look nearly indistinguishable from one another aside from the obvious age gap. I'm guessing my dad's full brother would be very similar. My dad is around 5'7, and no one in his side of the family was ever very tall, so I would think the man I'm looking for wouldn't be super tall either. My dad and my grandmother both have brown eyes so my uncle would probably have brown eyes too. Not dark brown, but like a rich caramel brown. There's also a strong family history of deafness, particularly in the left ear.

I know it isn't much to go on, but if anyone out there has a dad or grandfather who matches this description even a bit and he has been searching for his birth family, PLEASE get in touch with me. I'm planning on doing the ancestry DNA test as soon as I get it to see if I can find my uncle, but this post is just to hopefully get the ball rolling!