Well, it's been almost two weeks since I met my real grandfather. We arranged to meet in a Tesco cafe, as that was the nearest place to him, and we discovered he doesn't have a car. It was almost two weeks ago now, on the 2nd of April that me, my mum and dad went to meet him. He also brought his sister with him, who is my great auntie. She said to my mum that she could tell my grandfather was her dad, she said she saw the similarity instantly! It's been something I haven't noticed myself, but when I have showed other people his photo on my mobile, they do see a resemblance between them!
A few days before meeting up, I actually called him, to introduce myself, and tell him how I found him, which started with purchasing his birth certificate last summer, and eventually ended with putting an advert on the Missing You. Several people on that website contacted me with information, and pretty much all of them proved right. Two of them sent me his address, which turned out to be the correct address in Stockton, only a few miles from Middlesbrough.
I didn't know what to expect from the meeting itself, I remember we were walking towards the cafe, and a man with grey hair and glasses stood up, with him a woman with short brown hair (his sister), he recognised us instantly because my mum told him she was a Muslim, and would be covered up. We all had a nice long chat, for over an hour, and a cup of tea. Next we are hoping to set something up so he can meet the rest of his grandchildren. I wonder if he will be surprised to hear that one of them is married already? Probably a good thing my brother hasn't had his wedding party yet, that will be a good occasion for my grandfather to attend!
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