-=> Quoting Jeff Smith to Nancy Backus on 07-01-16  09:04 <=-

 >> Thanks. I have spent years trying to track him down. A little over a
 >> month ago I got a PM on Facebook from a girl/women that I didn't know
 >> asking some odd questions. It turned out that she was my son's XYL. I
 > And nice of her to be willing to do the legwork to try to track you down
 > for him... :)

 JS> Yeah, they seem like a happy couple and she seems genuinely interested
 JS> in helping him find his roots and building relationships.

That is a very good thing.. :)
 
 >> am trying to help my son get to know (At his own speed) the brothers
 >> and sisters that he didn't know that he had. And a dad that has loved
 >> and missed him for many years. So far everything seems to be going
 >> good. He is a firefighter in Michigan and loves trains. 
 > Sounds like he's turned out quite well, too...  :)   I'm glad you've
 > reconnected...  :)

 JS> Yes indeed. He was a shy boy when he was little. He seems to have
 JS> matured into a good and caring adult. When I seen a picture of him and
 JS> his family which included his son. I remarked to him that his son looks
 JS> exactly like he did at that same age. One habit that my son had when he
 JS> was a 3-4 year old was to find him sitting on the kitchen floor taste
 JS> testing everything in the fridge.  Seems HIS son does the same thing
 JS> now that he is the same age. 

Now that's funny...  :)  And neat...  :)  How old was he when he was
taken out of your life...?

ttyl         neb

... I finally found myself . . . now I don't know why!

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