What to do with this situation?
So here is my situation...
My father left before I was born and my mother didn't say much about him except his name and that he was an . About 4 or 5 years ago he reached out to my mother to reconnect, nothing about me. However, I decided I would reach out to him and see what would happen. He responded back with a confirmation that I was his son and he had kept an eye on me. We even talked on the phone once, after that... it went quiet. I had changed jobs and had a child so life was busy for a couple of years. Then about 2 years ago I reached out to him, offering a chance to get together, get to know each other.
Silence. He got the message, but didn't reply. I thought maybe he needed to think about it, so I waited.
Another year goes by, I send a similar response telling him the offer was still there and if he wanted to meet me and his grandchildren I'd be glad to meet.
Silence.
So this year I just said Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving, he responded in kind.
So this is my question, I have done some digging and found out I have brothers, cousins, aunts, and other family members I have never met. Thanks to Facebook, all relatively easy to find.
I am on the fence about this one because I don't know the consequences if I decide to contact any of them. Should I contact them? If so, should I warn my father? How would you contact them? Just be up front and see how they react?