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See, a few years ago, Smith's mom informed Adam that his father had a bunch of other children roaming the planet. She mentioned a few names, including one Matthew Keys. Smith pressed for more information on his mysterious sibling, and eventually felt compelled to scour Twitter in an attempt to find him. Finally, he stumbled across Keys' @RadioMatthew handle, which Matthew uses for his job as an online news producer for FOX40 News in Sacramento. All it took was a simple question ("hey, is your mom's name jackie?"), and the two were reunited.
As Keys told Mashable, he was a little freaked out at first, especially when Smith "started telling me things from my childhood that I had heard bits and pieces of growing up -- things nobody could have possibly known." The two exchanged phone numbers, had an epic four-hour conversation, and, after examining each others' photos, discovered that they'd already met in a chat room. Weirder still is the fact that the two siblings live only ten minutes away from each other. They finally came face to face when they carpooled together to do an interview with FOX40, and given their uncanny resemblance, the meeting probably laid to rest any lingering doubts they may have had about their shared DNA.
For someone like Keys, who spends his days scouring the Web for news, the chance meeting was not only a life-altering experience, but a testament to the power of social networking, as well. And as it turns out, his story is not unique. After recounting their tale on Facebook, Keys says that the two "were flooded with people e-mailing and posting to our Wall about similar lost and found stories involving biological and adopted siblings and relatives." Now that they're reunited, the boys also say they're ready to seek out the rest of their scattered brothers and sisters. And we think we have a pretty good idea of where their search will begin. [From: Mashable and FOX40]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsLillianMay 21st 2010 6:03PM
They are lucky. I talk to my long lost family members on facebook and they will not acknowledge me.
KaryMay 21st 2010 7:32PM
Ignore him. He clearly has issues of his own or he wouldn't feel the need to stomp on others in an online forum. Probably has no control over his real actual life and feels powerless and helpless. His kind are all over the net. As for the family who won't acknowledge you, it isn't your fault. It is their issues. Some people, as much as we would like, are incapable of giving love to others. They don't love themselves enough to crawl out of the shell they place themselves into. It is there loss.
elinMay 23rd 2010 4:15PM
So why bother?
Sounds to me like you're probably better off without them.
A friend of mine found her birth family (she was adopted) and what she found out wasn't exactly the fairy tale she had hoped for. She was the result of a love affair between a woman and her married neighbor. Who lived in a trailer park.
So sometimes you're just better off moving on and creating who you are without the dubious benefit of seeing where you've come from!
Good luck!
UFO654 CAROLEMay 23rd 2010 7:10PM
Then we must be siblings as my parents ran away......I knew I had a sister.......and if you don't mind...Lillian will do.......Hi.....are you rich?
KATHIEMay 21st 2010 7:02PM
I hope they find everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flaboyjackMay 23rd 2010 2:15PM
What does this say about their father. Spreading his seed like wildflowers with no concern for his kids' futures
Cindy LeighMay 23rd 2010 2:36PM
To flayboyjack: You don't know the circumstances of how or why these children were unknown to each other. Why spoil the joy of the reunion by putting down a man you know nothing about? Even if he was at fault in the past, his children coming together may be the catalyst that has an impact on his life that might cause him to make amends if needed.
I am so grateful to read stories like these. Our world needs more light shed on the good things that are happening in our world. I admire both of these young men for the positive attitude they are portraying over this discovery. I pray that there will be many blessings to them as they seek to restore more family ties in the future.
JACKMay 23rd 2010 3:54PM
Cindy Leigh
I think YOU are the one spoiling it. I enjoyed the story I was just commenting because I have never met my brother and dont think it should have been hidden. Dont be so hateful take a chill pill for gods sake
boatsdoyonMay 24th 2010 11:06AM
Thats not a long period of time. My sister found me after 69 years.
I was given up for adoption at birth.
SurvivorMay 23rd 2010 2:28PM
In a different sense, this sort of reminds me of when my older brother found my family in 1998. Matt, who was adopted at birth, had been searching for the family since he turned 18, and in January 1998, when Matt was 19, he found us living only 20-30 minutes away. Even stranger than that, my sister and I had gone to a high school football game for our district my 8th grade year, and our brother was on the opposing team, and scored 2 touchdowns against us. To top it all off, we heard his name stated and thought "who is that?" not knowing it was our own brother.
Cheryl BuddenMay 23rd 2010 3:03PM
Hi, I just found my sister last march 27,2009 last time we seen each other was 1981 long time has passed bye. my sister is in Arizona and I am in Massachusetts! We are planning to go Arizona next month I can't wait to be reunited with my sister. Believe me when I tell you it is a long story, there was a fire and all the children were split up. I have 2 sisters and 1 Brother my other sister and I always new were she was and my Brother too. My sister that was found in Arizona has been missing from our Family since 1981. I am the last one to see her she was 8 yrs old, It is terrible when you can't seem to find her even threw other Family members won't tell you a thing they kept Lying to us for yrs....Thank you Have nice Day Cheryl Peace!!!
SamanthaMay 23rd 2010 4:35PM
Thanks to FaceBook and the like, I was able to reunite a 28 year old son with his mother, whom he had never met. I've been doing this for year, but the internet has definitely been an asset since these various networking sites have come into existence.
TammyMay 23rd 2010 4:52PM
I have been trying for years to help my mother find her half sister that she lost contact with. I used all types of geneology websites and things like that. Would you know I found her on Facebook just last month on my birthday. She had been looking for my mom too. It had been 32 years since they lost contact. The internet is great. They are talking now on a regular basis. There may not always be a happy ending but if someone is wanting to find someone else, it is worth a try. Just go into it expecting the worse but hoping for the best.
babetteMay 23rd 2010 4:54PM
I wish I hadn't seen my sister in 20 years. And she probably feels the same way about me.
Ann HeflinMay 23rd 2010 4:55PM
Some where, I have two Grand daughters. Please don't think the birth Mother or relatives are always to blame. Some children are taken from the birth Mother " for their own good. " I grieve.
TumbleTwiggMay 23rd 2010 5:28PM
HAHAHA. I love your sense of humor! You took the words right out of my mouth.
AarisaMay 23rd 2010 7:44PM
I found my mother on myspace. After i had spent hours on the computer using other methods like googling her name using yellowbook with no results, i then logged on to my myspace and there she was! she had just found me on there while i was looking for her elsewhere!