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The Bert Show. All estrangements are tough, man. When do you reenter each other's orbits? The timing has to be right for both. It has to be genuine as well. So we get this email from a bird show listener whose biological brother wants to reunite, just not in person, and would also like to reunite by getting some money from his sister.

Okay.

Abby's got the email.

Hey guys.

I want to know what you guys would do in my situation.

So long story short, I was adopted from overseas.

I've had no contact with my birth family for over 25 years until last year.

Out of the blue, my brother contacted me via YouTube channel.

I know it's him because we look alike and he has all of the documentation that only they would

have. It's hard to convey my excitement through email, but I was ecstatic, nervous, and full of questions.

However, it was short-lived. Almost immediately, he asked me for money. I was

extremely disappointed. He didn't even ask about me how I'm doing or if I had a good life,

etc. Basically, he blamed me for getting adopted and he didn't. And what a crappy life he has

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