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DaveC · 12-05-2006, 10:17 PM

Okay, I'm in.

Dave Curran, Dalhousie University.

BelaVox21 · 12-06-2006, 12:57 PM

Dinah, Binghamton University

celia · 02-18-2007, 03:59 PM

Hey i'm kinda new to this facebook...

If anyone wants a british u2 fan for a friend:

Celia Biggs

prisz25 · 07-19-2007, 02:59 PM

OOH facebook people!

My name is Priscilla Zelaya i go to the University of Florida! Go Gators! Add me!

Lemon3 · 07-19-2007, 09:04 PM

I just added a bunch of you!

U2! wee!!!

EdgeIsTooSexy · 07-20-2007, 10:42 PM

add me too =D

Adrienne Wenner
Bethlehem Catholic High School

BoMac · 08-03-2007, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Mom finds on Facebook son she gave up for adoption

CHARMAINE NORONHA
Associated Press

July 20, 2007 at 4:53 PM EDT

TORONTO — When Lori Haas joined Facebook, she didn't know much about the popular social networking site except that most of her friends were on it. Little did she know how life-changing the online tool would be.

After spending a year searching for the son she gave up for adoption 20 years ago in phone books, adoption registries and on the Internet to no avail, a friend suggested searching for him on Facebook.

“When my friend told me about the search tool and I typed in my son's name, Travis Sheppard, I couldn't believe it when I saw a photo of him,” she said.

The photo was a thumbnail shot of Mr. Sheppard wearing a hat and sunglasses and he was with a friend. Ms. Haas felt sure he was her son, but since it was difficult to clearly make out the picture, she was hesitant to send him a message. Then a week later, Mr. Sheppard changed his profile photo to a lone shot of himself.

“He was still wearing a hat, but I knew, I just knew that was him. My heart was racing when I saw the photo,” said the 37-year-old nurse from Vancouver. “We have the same long face and nose! And it was listed that he was in Vancouver. I couldn't believe it. I thought, 'Oh my god, he's been living here too?!”'

The 20-year-old Sheppard had moved to Vancouver only four months earlier in the hopes of locating his birth mother. He knew she had given him up for adoption in the suburb of Richmond when she was 17.

Haas worried about contacting Mr. Sheppard through Facebook since she didn't know if he knew he was adopted. She finally sent him a message saying she was looking for a relative and provided a birth date and name. He confirmed the details were his and sent her a message saying he thought she was his birth mother. The two decided to meet the following day.

“It was exciting and scary all at the same time,” said Mr. Sheppard. “I'd heard so many horror stories about adopted kids meeting their birth parents, so I went into our meeting expecting nothing, so I wouldn't get too hurt since I wanted to know for so long about my mother. But as soon as we hugged, I knew everything was OK.”

The connection between the two was instantaneous and they discovered they share similar characteristics and likes and dislikes.

“It was amazing how familiar it was meeting him and the feeling of being complete,” said Ms. Haas. “I carried around the pain and anxiety of giving him up for adoption at such a young age, but when I heard him say that he didn't hate me for doing that, a chapter of my life ended and a new one is beginning.”

Since that meeting two weeks ago, the two have spent almost every day together touring Vancouver's landmarks, as well as meeting Mr. Sheppard's birth father, his family and Ms. Haas' extended family.

“Everything's fallen into place so perfectly and, well, so easily because of Facebook,” said Ms. Haas. “This weekend Travis and his birth father and I were all together. It's been one of the happiest moments of my life.”

The reunited mother and son now have a profile photo showing them together on their Facebook pages. They plan to continue getting to know each other and to become a significant part of each other's life.

“I was about to delete my Facebook profile just a few days before I got the message from Lori,” said Mr. Sheppard. “I can't even imagine if I had done that. I'd still be looking for my birth mom, I wouldn't have decided to stay in Vancouver and I'd still be wondering about my roots.”

youtooellen · 08-24-2007, 10:48 PM

long time no see blue crack-ers.

facebook: Ellen Kim

add if you'd like!

Trinity3000 · 08-29-2007, 06:43 AM

Search for Bono Vox, there's like 3 pages of them

U2Fan101 · 09-12-2007, 05:41 AM

Hey all.

Jason Fuerst

Missouri State University

Ava79 · 10-03-2007, 01:21 PM

And if anybody wants a Finnish friend...

Asta Vaittinen

Lancemc · 10-11-2007, 03:12 AM

Wow. I forgot I had posted my shit in here.

No wonder all these strange people are adding me.

evillaurd · 10-14-2007, 01:33 PM

Laura Durkin
University of Manchester

(Add me! I need friends lol!)

Mr. Green Eyes · 10-18-2007, 11:44 PM

Ok, they told me that they will send me an e-mail confirming my new facebook account.....that was at around 3 this afternoon. How long does it take for the e-mail to arrive in my e-mail account?

09-07-2006, 11:16 AM	#61
Lancemc ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ba Sing Se Posts: 12,569 Local Time: 06:18 PM	..

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12-05-2006, 10:17 PM	#62
DaveC ONE love, blood, life Premium Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 13,150 Local Time: 07:18 PM	Okay, I'm in. Dave Curran, Dalhousie University.

12-06-2006, 12:57 PM	#63
BelaVox21 The Fly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 126 Local Time: 06:18 PM	Dinah, Binghamton University

02-18-2007, 03:59 PM	#64
celia New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: all maps welcome Posts: 2,761 Local Time: 12:18 AM	Hey i'm kinda new to this facebook... If anyone wants a british u2 fan for a friend: Celia Biggs

07-19-2007, 02:59 PM	#65
prisz25 War Child Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MIAMI!! Posts: 785 Local Time: 07:18 PM	OOH facebook people! My name is Priscilla Zelaya i go to the University of Florida! Go Gators! Add me!

07-19-2007, 09:04 PM	#66
Lemon3 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 295 Local Time: 06:18 PM	I just added a bunch of you! U2! wee!!!

07-20-2007, 10:42 PM	#67
EdgeIsTooSexy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hoping to play guitar with U2 on stage, NYC Posts: 10,601 Local Time: 06:18 PM	add me too =D Adrienne Wenner Bethlehem Catholic High School

08-24-2007, 10:48 PM	#69
youtooellen New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 2,583 Local Time: 06:18 PM	long time no see blue crack-ers. facebook: Ellen Kim add if you'd like!

08-29-2007, 06:43 AM	#70
Trinity3000 Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 333 Local Time: 12:18 PM	Search for Bono Vox, there's like 3 pages of them

09-12-2007, 05:41 AM	#71
U2Fan101 Refugee Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,121 Local Time: 06:18 PM	Hey all. Jason Fuerst Missouri State University

10-03-2007, 01:21 PM	#72
Ava79 Refugee Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With Tim, Tom, Rich and Jesse. Posts: 1,716 Local Time: 02:18 AM	And if anybody wants a Finnish friend... Asta Vaittinen

10-11-2007, 03:12 AM	#73
Lancemc ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ba Sing Se Posts: 12,569 Local Time: 06:18 PM	Wow. I forgot I had posted my shit in here. No wonder all these strange people are adding me.

10-14-2007, 01:33 PM	#74
evillaurd The Fly Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 143 Local Time: 12:18 AM	Laura Durkin University of Manchester (Add me! I need friends lol!)

10-18-2007, 11:44 PM	#75
Mr. Green Eyes War Child Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Road Trippin' Across The Universe to Zoo Station Posts: 737 Local Time: 06:18 PM	Ok, they told me that they will send me an e-mail confirming my new facebook account.....that was at around 3 this afternoon. How long does it take for the e-mail to arrive in my e-mail account?