How are we linked?
Wednesday, 16 April 2008 by Jacob TomawIf you wanted to prove your sibling is your sibling, how would you do it? I am not talking about CSI: Perrysville, mom-has-been-lying-for-3-decades, I-am-your-uncle-and-brother style DNA testing. Just through public and credit records, could you prove it?
Today, I was filling out a form to run a credit check on our prespective tenant. After filling out the information, I was told I had 2 minutes to answer the next 5 questions correctly.
The first one was matching a previous address to its city, simple.
The next 3 blew me away. They were about “Danielle Gray.” WTF! I had not entered information about Dana. I have never had any financial transaction on record with my sister, as far as I know.
I don’t think these questions were just BS. One wanted me to confirm where she owns property and they had the correct town. One was age range, so that could be BS. I don’t remember the third, but it was a non-BS question.
So, how are Dana and I linked? In a fully digitized and easily accessible world, you could find my mom’s name on my Birth Certificate. Search for all Birth Certificates where she is the mother. Search for Dana’s SSN and then run a check on her. However, this is not the world we live in. At least I don’t think so. Also, there are lots of people estranged from their families. Heck, I have a general knowledge of my step-half-sister’s life, but could not answer many questions about her.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:49
Creepy!!