Should I contact my half sister?

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About a year ago I found out I have a half sister, she is a few years younger than me and we actually grew up about five minutes away from each other.

I don't know if she knows I'm her half sister or not, we are friends on Facebook due to having a load of mutual friends (from growing up in the same place and from extended family) and I had assumed she was another cousin (there are lots) We were FB friends prior to me finding out who she is.

Her mum died a few years ago, and now she is pregnant, she has posted recently about how hard it is being pregnant and not having her mum to share it with or support her. She sounds so lost and alone and I've been wondering if I should contact her or not? Being pregnant, it might not be the best time to deal with a bolt from the blue (presuming she doesn't know about me)

I'm sorry if this sounds a bit muddled, I'm not sure how much info to put.

Thanks SweetMingePie I have no interest in Bio Father, I never have and I doubt that will ever change. I had no intentions of ever contacting any half siblings, but I think that because HS is vulnerable and sad that I might be feeling maternal towards her? I certainly can empathise with her. Also it feels like we do have things in common, grew up in same place, have mutual friends, similar family background etc. whereas I know practically nothing about the other ones.

I think I may send her a nice message just to ask how she's feeling with the pregnancy, and that I'm thinking about her. See what response I get.

It's also niggling away at me that no-one says anything because they think I don't know?

My main concern is that I don't upset HS esp when she's pg but really when would the right time be?

After some detective work,I discovered that I had 2 half sisters. I contacted them via e-mail,and meeting one of them was very emotional. We meet up now and again,but they live in the US. We aren't bosom-buddies,due to the distance geographically,but we're all glad to be in touch. I'd risk contacting her

Thanks Boomeringue I'm going to see what response I get from my very pleasant, but non revealing message.

I'll update if anything happens.

Good luck.

Sorry, wasn't suggesting you were wanting to meet your bio dad, was just saying I had met mine and as a result met my half sins. Was more focusing on the rejection bit for you.

Hope it goes well for you.

I think perhaps you sholuld ask yourself what you hope to gain from any relationship with your half sister. If you are looking to acquire a sister and havea romanticised ideal in your head of what a sister might be like - that quite probably might not happen. Or, re reading your initial post, you have an empathy because she is quite alone and perhaps you also have a romantic version in your head of creating a stable extended family life for her?

In reality, you are two people who have 50% of the same blood in your viens - but no common upbring or experiences. So you might get along like a house on fire, or you might not.

I think you might have to emotionally prepare yourself it may not pan out the way you would hope.

To put that in perspective my aunt died at a very young age leaving two small children. The father remarried and the SM didn't want contact with the old family (it was more complicated than taht but I wont bore you). Once everyone was dead who could object or stir things up my mother contacted her neices. It went well whilst Mum was alive, they were keen to hear bout their real sister, Mum was happy to talk about her and keep her memory alive. When my Mum died I let contact drift, my cousins just were not my sort of people. I had a romanticised ideal in my head when I was growing up of how close we would be, but they were too damaged by their upbringing to really get close to.