The Wonders of Facebook.

Up until about 3 months ago I really didn't think much of the ooh so popular websites such as Myspace and Facebook. Sure I went on them to talk to my friends but that was about it. I found the websites pointless and just another way to waste minutes of your life, if not hours. That is until what I consider a miracle to happen for me. If you read my about me, you might have gotten the hint that I was raised in a some what dysfunctional family, mainly the dysfunctional part being my dad. My father has made many mistakes in his life, most of which I will never forgive him for. One mistake that I will never forget nor forgive is when he had a child before having me and completely abandoned him. I only heard of Ryan, my half brother, a few times in my life, mainly being just a few details, but I still didn't fully understand the situation nor did I think that I had to. It wasn't until just recently when my mother and I were talking that he some how managed to pop up into the conversation. It was then that it finally dawned on me, half brother or not, he was still my blood and I wanted to get into contact with him. My mother said she would try the next day to find a way to but some how the thought of the ooh so reliable internet came to mind. I typed his name into Myspace but there were to many results and I couldn't find him. Since I preferred myspace over Facebook I was beginning to doubt I would ever find him. Eager to try anything, I typed his name into Facebook with the same result as Myspace. I was losing hope until I finally read a few of the results until I got to one. As soon as I saw his middle name I knew immediately it was him, being that it was my fathers name. I messaged him with hope he would want to have some form of contact with me seeing that in some cases they don't. The next day I kept checking my inbox for a response. It wasn't until late that night when I finally got a message and  a part I never knew existed inside of me was filled. It turned out that he had been looking for me to but gave up hope because he couldn't find me, him being 21 and me just beginning to use myspace and Facebook. I didn't really understand what a miracle was until it happened to me. For the past few months we have been talking over the phone nonstop, except when he had to leave for a little while, him being in the marines. He is leaving in a few months for Iraq and I am scared. Scared because I just found my brother and I don't want to lose him after a short amount of time. He promised me we would meet before he had to leave and we plan to meet during the summer. I guess I just have to keep faith and wish for the best. This experience has showed me how something like the internet could allow me to find another part of who I am. Thank you Facebook, for allowing me to be one step closer to finding who I am and where I belong.