>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it is booze-day tuesday. amazing how it always comes after fun-day monday. august 27th. amazing you're with us -- >> it's raining. but here's the good news. we're all happy inside studio 1a because three days and counting. ♪ >> do you know what that means? >> three days until we celebrate kathie lee's big birthday. not a little birthday. a big one. all week long we are going to be

celebrating. we're counting down. look at how the party's getting larger. >> look how excited everybody is. >> today we have two balloons. >> hey, don't put that number up >> no, we're allowed. >> what is that number? >> look what's happening -- look at the picture. you're boobs are hanging lower and so are -- >> what about my butt? you got to make that wider, too. if you're going to do it, do it. you know? >> it's close to your birthday. you yesterday challenged me to something. the challenge was that if i -- if i say the word -- and i'm going to say it once for the rules -- >> okay. >> 60 -- >> uh-oh! >> every time i say that -- >> sorry. >> we have lined up several little mini drinks we like to call them. i'll do one every time i accidently say that word. >> you've already said it. so go. >> no, i was setting the rules. i do want people at home it help me figure out different ways to

say that word because it's important that we know ways that we can say it. please -- >> please don't say six decades. honestly. you want to throw me under a bus, say six decades. >> decades. look at all these people wishing you well. there are people on facebook who gave you all kind of well wishes. one is from charlene dean. she offered some advice. "we all get old. you can't stop it, just enjoy life. it's not all about looks. but how you live it." >> what in the hell does she know? >> charlene don't know. laura meske says, i pray i look that good at 60. beautiful. >> she knows a lot. >> jenny kaufman says, "she need to be giving everyone advice on how to look so hot at 60." i knew you'd like this. anyway, please keep them coming -- i'm scared when you do that. >> you couldn't do it at all. i was doing very well. now i'm the older one. this one i think is broken. must be broken. i'm in the fitness mode anyway. >> what? >> i am going to just get hotter and hotter all the time.

>> don't point it at me. >> i'm not. i have lived on the water a long time. very blessed to live on the water. finally i did something yesterday that i've never done before. >> what's? >> let's go to the videotape. that's me -- >> in a kayak. >> in a kayak. yes. >> did you row that yourself? >> i was going to get it because i wanted to see what it looked like from the water. something stupid. we had more fun, christine and i. oh -- [ laughter ] >> that was -- >> yes. we did it for over an hour. now i'm going to try the paddle boarding. not in the rain today, but tomorrow i'm going to try the paddle boarding. >> it's great for here. we've been trying to work that. that's something that's hard to work. it's grossing out jake. jake's he, may agent. >> is hoda's deal done yet, jake? all right. we've got it taken care of, jimmy kimmell, everybody -- >> we're very sorry. >> jiminy cricket, everybody's deals are done.

>> what does he do all day long? >> he works his patootie off. >> i bet he gets upset when it rains, what happens to his hair, right, jake? >> the first time i met jake, i have to point out -- >> sorry. >> it was a monsoon in new york. i was sitting in a restaurant. jake walked in drenched from head to toe, his suit drenched. he sat in the chair and held the meeting as if everything was normal. i loved it. i loved that. >> he's a good guy. you're very blessed. >> i know. >> very blessed. >> i know. and you are 60. >> hoda. you just said it. >> we're going to take a brief moment to offer my apologies. >> that's my favorite one. you know what a shot is -- it's all the way down. not that i've ever done one. oh, my gosh. she did it. oh, oh -- >> 60's good! [ laughter ]

>> okay, hoda, woman. this is a first for nbc news, by the way. oh, my gosh. do you feel like you're back in kappa kappa gamma? >> i wanted to try it out. we have a great show ahead. this is a reunion show. it's kids and their parents -- stop looking at me that way -- who have not seen each other in years. >> it's going to be very heartwarming. who knows what condition hoda will be in by the time we get to that, but it's going to be awesome. what are we going to do with the biebester? >> justin bieber, he's been having his share of issues. he urinated in that mop bucket, which was gross. he spit on fans from a balcony which was -- >> he also spit, didn't he, on the -- president clinton's picture? >> yeah. that, too. he said he was sorry, the pres tweeted him back. anyway, now new pictures of the 19-year-old naked only covered by his guitar. according to tmz these pictures

were taken in toronto during a thanksgiving celebration in october 2012. he overslept, justin did. and he heard his family was downstairs in the house awake. he decided something fun and amusing would be to go downstairs naked so he could show his grandmother. and he sang in his birthday suit with his guitar positioned strategically in front of him. >> everybody has somebody in their family that does that. frank, i can't get frank to stop doing it. you know? i mean, it's just something -- do you know what? this was a year ago, october. yeah. that's the canadian -- >> what are you saying? >> that was sort of the beginning of the bad behavior. i think we're going to -- he did it for his family. obviously somebody in his family, close friends, should not have leaked that. >> right. >> so he needs to either, you know, find out who in his family is not being faithful or find new friends, which we've talked about for a while now. >> yeah. >> find some new friends. and gain a little weight. >> yeah. he looks too skinny and boney. >> looks like a little boy. put him over your knee like that >> snap. i also think because his antics

are cumulative, it's adding up. >> once you see it, you go that on top of that on top of that. this is such a great mode of transportation they're coming up with. >> unless you're claustrophobic. did you hear about the new hyper loop? >> if you can make it in an mri machine, this might be a perfect thing for you. this takes you 700 miles per hour from city to city, in its infancy. >> the prototype staging. yes. 700 miles per hour. >> they say you can go from l.a. to san francisco in a blink of an eye. >> they say half an hour. they also say you can go from new york to l.a. in 45 minutes. new york to china in two hours. you get in the tube, you put your luggage in there. you sit there, it runs -- >> take a xanax is what they do first. >> i guess there's no restroom. >> not i. >> i guess it's fast. you might not have to go. >> at least try to take care of that before you go. nobody want the hyperloop -- you didn't think it through and have to go someplace over oshkosh you

need to go. don't do that. >> keep in mind, you're going under -- it's all underground and under, i guess, through tunnels under the water. >> if you like going through the lincoln tunnel -- >> i couldn't do it. >> do you know what, think about it. it sounds crazy. but there was a day when nobody believed we'd fly in the sky or a train that could go across the country or a helicopter -- the little birdie. come on -- >> you're right. it did sound "jetsons." but anything that ket can get you somewhere quickly, part of the pain of traveling is the whole business of you go to the airport. imagine how quick and easy if you could throw your bags in there, hop in the tube and boom. >> never say never. if there's money to be made, somebody will figure it out. the white house photographer has a challenge on -- he has a challenge on his hands. >> how old is he? is he 59 or 61 or somewhere in between? >> i don't know how old he is. >> no? >> he's snapping photos of --

>> how many of them? >> of beau, the dog. bo is 4 years old. >> very cute. >> he's a portuguese water dog. they took this picture, and you could actually see beau -- taking a picture of a black dog, and i know this from mine. is that beau or my doing? >> beau, i think. your dog has white. >> so does bo. his tummy is white. >> but on his face. >> yeah. his chin. >> look -- look at me. when i try to take pictures of my dog, everything looks the same. okay, that one looks pretty good. that was the flash. okay. and -- >> one eye. >> how about that? >> what is that? >> it's him, okay? you can't -- he's always -- >> looks like a dead bird in the middle of the highway. that's what that looked like. >> no -- >> sorry. >> all right, gang. we have a big show ahead of us because you're turning 59 plus 1. it's time for the big reveal. two lucky ladies of a certain

age, we won't mention in front of kathie lee, have been ambushed. we'll check the amazing looks right after this.

♪ all right. we are well aware, all of us who watch the show all the time, that hoda is a -- likes to tell a false hood on occasion. guess what else? we are discovering that she is a cheat. yes, all of those shot glasses lined up, some have vodka. others have wa-wa. >> water. >> what do you have to say for yourself? >> i want to know what's in that one? >> this is the real deal, baby. >> this is the real deal -- how do you know? >> i smelled it. >> let me smell it. oh, it is. i have a long show. >> my sorry thing, you need to apologize to america. >> i would like to apologize -- wait, i have a question. when but the "ellen" show, do you remember when you chugged that grape juice? >> yes, but i never said it was wine. afterwards i said, "it's grape juice." >> i don't think. that makes -- >> that makes me a liar and a cheat, too.

>> we have another edition of our plaza ambush makeovers. in honor of kathie lee we're surprising two women in the crowd over a certain age every day this week. give me that. >> contributor and stylist to the stars, louis vicari. >> and contributing editor for people, jill martin. >> raining again. >> the weather will be changing. it will be beautiful the rest of the week. we found two great ladies. we're super excited. both are teachers. >> first up is diane schatz-peterson, 63 from long island -- >> you said 60-3. that is the word. i heard 60 -- >> three. no. >> all right. >> she recently lost almost 100 pounds, retired from teaching after 25 years. she wanted a brand new look for this brand new chapter in her life. let's take a listen to her story.

>> love this sign because let's go through your bucket list. lose weight. lost 90 pounds. amazing. retire, buy a camaro which i can't handle. meet kathie lee and hoda, although kathy's misspelled. this is on your bucket list. why is this so important to you? >> after buying the camaro, i said i needed to have a change in the way i look driving it. >> yeah. you need to look really -- you look good, but you need to look really hot to drive a camaro. are you ready for a total change? >> absolutely. i am so excited. >> okay. day two, happy 60th klg -- >> we have to have a drink. >> we have to do a shot. >> i think we have to do that shot. >> we got 60. >> you can do it. >> i don't know what's happening. okay. she's here with her sister-in-law cindy. hey, cindy. >> hello. >> please keep the blindfold on until we give you the green light. here is diane schatz-peterson before. come on out. here's the new diane. ♪ isn't she lovely

[ applause ] >> wow! >> all right. >> are you ready? all right. take off your blindfold, cindy. >> oh, my god. amazing. >> are you ready it turn around? all right, diane. all right, diane. spin around here. look behind you. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god, i don't look the same. >> you look beautiful. >> oh, my goodness. >> spin around. look at camera 12. tell us about the hair. >> this proves that 60 is young. >> what did you say? >> okay. >> okay. come on, louis. >> excited for it. >> whoa! okay. now 60, i mean, it's working. covering gray. people choose to or not to. if you want to look younger, it is the way to go. this proves it. the haircut was a short haircut. richard danning made it a little chiccer.

big difference, hair color. >> what do you think? >> amazing. oh, my god. >> tell us about the dress. >> i love polka dots, but this is more muted especially for fall. this is by maggie london. >> beautiful. >> the bracelet is bauble bar. >> love it. [ applause ] >> all right. our second lady is esther martinez. she is 66. and from new braumsfeld, texas. she's been thinking about changing her look. when we ambushed her on the plaza, she decided to take a chance. what a woman. let's hear. >> esther's flipping out. we're going to talk to her husband, ignacio. why do you want this for her? >> it's something different that i -- i would never imagine that would happen. >> right. and it did. all right. esther, can you try to put this into words or still speechless? >> speechless. no. it's a great adventure to be

here and now to get picked, it's even greater to be here. >> all right. are you ready for a whole new wife? i should say a different looking wife? >> yes. >> he's a smart hubby. he waited on that one. >> okay. she's here with ignacio, her husband and sister-in-law, teresa. >> and a big bunch of people. >> three people that none of us have ever seen before. let's take one last look at esther before. and let's bring out the new esther. yes! ♪ i'm every woman [ cheers ] >> wow! >> i love that. >> love it. >> all right. everybody take off your blindfolds and take a look. >> ooh! >> three of you have never seen you before anyway. [ applause ] >> turn around, take a look at yourself. >> oh, my! >> yes. >> you look hot! >> you look beautiful. >> this is like no -- >> spin around. louis, tell us about it. >> okay. new hairstyle, bridgette. notice it's smooth. it looks younger, fresher. >> uh-huh. >> softened the color.

got rid of the darkness. don't be what you are, be what you were. make-up always makes everyone younger and more alive. >> ignacio's crying. >> aww. big softie. what are you thinking? >> marry me again. >> aww. >> maybe we can work that out. what about the outfit? it's beautiful. >> i love turquoise even fall. has built-in shapewear which is great. >> fantastic. >> he said, "marry me again." >> diane -- >> round of applause. cheers, everybody. >> big winners of our college counterparts contest after this. ♪ ♪ [ mixer whirring ] my turn daddy, my turn! hold it steady now. i know daddy. [ dad ] oh boy, fasten your seatbelts everybody. [ mixer whirring ] bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet, that acts like a big sheet.

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♪ it's time to announce the winners of our "college counterparts" contest. >> a few weeks ago we started asking college friends who think they're just like us to submit a video of themselves. boy, did you ever. >> we received some amazing ones

over the past few weeks from students all over the country. unfortunately, we had to choose just one pair of friends as our college counterparts. >> who did we choose, hoda woman? >> drum roll, please. our winners are -- are you ready? this is big. okay, they are shelby doitzman and christine johnson. >> i love them! >> they met freshman year of bradley university in peoria, illinois. i think they're with us via google + hangout. >> hey, girls! >> hi, you guys! >> how are you? >> we're good. how are you guys? >> we're awesome. >> we're awesome! >> so are we. okay, before -- >> they are exactly like us -- >> twinsies. >> yeah. >> before we show what you've won, we want to show a little of your submission, okay? >> okay. >> okay. >> just like you -- >> we -- >> love animals -- >> meet kermit. >> ahh!

>> we have our favorite things. >> we love music. ♪ >> we have different passions. >> i'm going to be a teacher. >> i'm going to work this corporate communications. those aren't real glasses. >> detention. >> we absolute fools of ourselves. we love food. >> hut -- >> hut! >> yay! >> in the end, we're best friends, too. >> i love it. >> they are exactly like us. >> twins. we love it. >> we hear you call yourselves a frouple. a couple of friends? >> yes. >> we might have to steal that. >> we're going to steal that, kids. >> we have a frumpy frouple. >> we are. >> no, you're beautiful. >> what do they get, hoda woman? >> thank you, sweetheart. thank you. >> pack your bags. you'll spend three days and two nights at the kona kai resort in san diego, california. >> i love it, can we go with them?

>> the trip includes roundtrip air fare, dinner for two at the waterfront restaurant. >> it's beautiful. >> and complimentary parking. and everything is furnished by the resort and marina, what do you think? >> oh, my gosh. >> we're so excited. >> stay out of trouble. we don't want to see a mugshot of you. >> happy graduation to us. >> bye, guys, thanks for being part of it. >> thank you very much! >> bye, on. sweet kids. >> so young. get out those tissues, emotional reunions and surprises coming up. >> including a mother and daughter who spent four decades apart. they came together thanks to face back after your local news and weather. ♪

♪ we're back with more on this tuesday. a half-hour dedicated entirely to reunions. the first was 40 years in the making. >> we love these stories. a teen mom felt she had no other choice than to give her baby girl up for adoption, hoping they would find each other again one day. >> today.com's kyle michael

miller, we love him, is here with the remarkable reunion story. >> good morning. good to see you. remind me to grab some tissues for this one. you're about to meet a mother and daughter who spent four decades apart. thanks to modern technology and determination, they finally found each other all thanks to facebook. >> this is your great grandmother. >> janice lebrun is sitting with three daughters, including the oldest, maureen, whom she placed up for adoption 41 years ago. >> i'm proud to see my daughter found me after all of these years. it's truly a miracle. >> as a pregnant high school senior, janice believed her baby would have a much better life if a loving family raised her. >> they came in, and they took her away. i remember looking around the room thinking, what am i going do now? where is my life going. >> maureen grew up 30 miles away from her brother mother as an only child in a happy family. janice finished high school, got married, and had more kids, but she never gave up on finding

maureen. >> there was never a time on my birthday when i didn't think about her, you know, and wonder, gee, is she thinking about me. >> janice's other daughters always knew about maureen. did you ever think that you guys would meet one day? >> it's something that i always hoped for, but i -- i honestly never really thought it would actually come true. >> 14 years ago, janice wrote a letter to her daughter and placed it in her file at the adoption agency. she also left maureen a short note on the genealogy site ancestry.com, hoping one day maureen would find it. maureen went on a document hunt and tracked down her birth certificate from the department of vital statistics. when you looked at the birth certificate, what did you think? >> i have my own identity, and i have my mother's name. took it in my hand and immediately started to cry. >> that led her to find both notes from her mother. on facebook she found her sister

jen's page and clicking on photos was like opening an album to the family she'd never seen. in jen's photo, she saw another sister, tracy. on tracy's page were photos of her younger sister, karen. through reading the captions and seeing who was tagged in photos, she finally found a picture of her birth mother, janice. >> i went, oh, my god. that's my mom. >> when you look at each other, you can tell you're related. >> yeah. yeah. it was kind of like -- yeah. i know that nose. >> the next day maureen called janice at work. >> she went, "oh, my god. oh, my god." >> after all of these years, it's her. >> 24 hours later, janice reunited with maureen. tracy and karen met her for the first time, too. the only missing piece was another sister, jen. were you nervous, were you excited, scared? >> ecstatic. >> i feel whole again. means peace of mind and a journey with a new family.

>> what is better than that? >> nothing's better than that. >> janice and her daughter maureen are here with us. look at you two. >> beautiful piece that you did. >> that was great. >> tell us about the reunion moment when you finally locked eyes and got to see each other in person. >> i opened the front door to my daughter's house, and she was pulling in. and i don't think she could park the car correctly. she was so excited. >> jumped right out? >> jumped right out and flew into each other's arms. and -- >> how did that hug feel to you, the first hug in so many years? >> well, as janice said, i -- i had trouble parking the car. my cousin, carol, was with me at the time. i think i told you, kyle, at the time i opened the door, and it was like floodwaters. >> yeah. >> then it was like walking at first as if you were knee deep

in water. couldn't feel -- >> couldn't feel the ground beneath you. >> yeah, yeah. it was like slow motion through water. then my brain kind of clicked, and i said, wait a minute. that's my mother. >> yeah. >> instead of walking, started to -- you know, feel the legs go and just ran toward her. >> then the siblings. to have like that whole family must have just so surreal. to have sisters you didn't know about. >> yeah. >> to actually like them, too. oh. that's even more good news. >> yes. yes. >> wow. and finding people on facebook, is that easy? are people doing that all the time? >> i think more and more people are doing it. what's unique to their story is that maureen wasn't even friends with her sisters on facebook. so just because their accounts were open she was able to easily find them, see their photos, read captions, see who was tagged, and then ultimately she found janice. >> we're so happy for you guys. >> we are absolutely -- we'll have a little more with both of you, okay? plus another touching reunion

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♪ and we are back with janice and maureen, the mother and daughter who reunited with the help of facebook after 40 yea 1. >> they were saying during commercial break that they discovered they have all kinds of mannerisms and opinions and things that are the same. well, they've been waiting for this day for -- to come for a long, long time. a daughter -- that's later. yes. i -- we're going to lead to what was about to happen. >> you do have mannerisms that you're noticing among each other and among your siblings, is that right? >> that's right. >> what kinds of things? >> we both talk a lot with our hands. >> yeah. >> we're trying to keep it down today. >> when we get going. >> you met two of your sisters, but there's still one that you

haven't connected with yet, right? >> right. >> jen? >> jen. >> where does she live? >> right outside of jacksonville, north carolina. >> just a matter of time, though. >> do you want to -- should we speed it up? >> let's speed up the time frame. >> let's bring out jen. >> aw! >> nice to meet you. >> hi. >> do you recognize that nose, too? >> yeah. >> i do, too. >> so sorry. >> have a seat, ladies. >> oh! >> yeah. >> we love our show. >> it must be -- this is the first time, right? >> yes. >> what's it like for you, jen, to see her? >> i just -- always wondered if she was okay.

and -- it just -- it's surreal. i just -- speechless. >> oh. >> maureen, you have that connect that you seem to have with everyone in your family right here and now. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> and scotty and ryan and todd are so excited to meet you. that will happen next. my kids and my husband. >> when did -- keeps growing and growing. >> yeah. >> when did you realize that you had another sister? what age? >> i was very young. i was old enough to understand. my mom had always been up front with us about it. >> look how emotional mom is with the girls together. >> i'm a mess. >> thank you. >> have a wonderful day spending it together. >> thank you. >> enjoy yourselves. >> congratulations on coming together as a family. >> awesome. >> coming up, a daughter meets her father for the very first time. >> am i supposed to talk now? that's after this.

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when she was just 14 years old, becca curl was told the man she thought was her father was actually her stepfather. >> years later she found out her biological father's name and sometime after that sent a facebook message to someone she believed to be her dad. >> two years passed, and there it was. finally, a reply from her father. they've been talking since june, but they're about to meet for the very first time. >> hi. >> we're so happy you're with us. >> thank you. >> you have quite the story. your mom out of the blue -- you weren't asking questions. you had no reason to. she tells you at 14. what was your reaction then? >> i was really surprised. a little bit shocked, of course. >> uh-huh. >> and then i asked a follow-up question wanting to know more. and you know, who it was. and she was a little bit guarded with the details. so i just -- i left it alone because i didn't want to push. >> a lot of kids who find out news like that, as the years go on, they have a desire to figure

it out. ? as you were growing older was that something you said, i've got to find him eventually?as y that something you said, i've got to find him eventually?? as you were growing older was that something you said, i've got to find him eventually?as y that something you said, i've got to find him eventually? >> yeah. obviously in your teen years, to find out that kind of information when you're already like who am i, what am i doing -- >> you think you know who you are and then you discover not exactly. >> yeah. >> you were a psychology major in college. that had to give you a little pathway to understanding some things. >> sure. and i just -- i just wanted to figure out the pieces of who i was. >> you get married, you have kids. and you start reaching out. and facebook is such a huge net. >> it's amazing. >> so you've put out a message. and you never heard back for a couple of years, did you? >> right. i didn't. i sent the message in 2011. and i didn't hear anything obviously until this last june. what was great about it was when i sent the message and i didn't get that initial response, it didn't devastate me. >> it didn't?

>> it didn't. >> we don't want to waste any more time. how do you feel that you're going to meet him now? >> thrilled. >> you've talked on the phone, had communication. this is the first face to face. >> yes. >> you waited until we paid for it basically. that's really nice, becca. >> hey, whatever i can do, right? >> she is very smart. come on, everybody. let's bring around -- randy out. meet your daughter. ♪ >> i love you. i love you. >> i love you, too.

>> we'll be right back. >> oh, sit down. sit down. >> gosh. >> oh, my god. randy -- i love randy. >> sometimes there are no words, you know. >> randy, what are you feeling right now at this very moment? >> i waited a long time for that. and i guess i got to thank god. >> yeah. >> it was all in his plan for us. it's just -- this has been -- the last month and a half, almost two months, have been so awesome. i think for both of us. i know it has been for me. >> because you were taking a break from facebook, right? or you would have found one another earlier. you had gotten off for a while and came back. >> i got off because i -- i -- unfortunately i jumped in with both feet when i do a lot of things. >> right. >> when i get bored a little bit, i quit. so --

>> really? you, too? >> yes. >> you, too? >> what's it like -- >> genetic. >> what's it like for you finally laying eyes on your dad? >> we look alike. it's great. it's awesome. it's really awesome. it's a little weird. not going to lie. a little weird. but it's -- >> now you're a grandfather to three beautiful children you haven't met yet either. >> yep. i can't wait to meet them someday. >> you went to have a family of your own, as well. i guess you'll plan to get together, right? >> we're talking about that. >> don't miss another moment. >> little by little. >> send us the bill. >> you guys, thank you very much for sharing this moment. >> the best we could do. god bless you all. >> thank you very much. >> awesome. all right, are you hoping to reconnect with a long, lost relative? >> get advice to get you started. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> wow, that was the best.

♪ if you've ever thought about seeking out a family member and creating your own reunion, it's not just about figuring out how

to get started but you have to be prepared emotionally. >> we have a private investigator and a family coach with us. you have to follow that. if they hadn't done the work of finding them, then that reunion would not have happened. >> they both seemed ready, didn't they? >> they were both ready. >> the key. >> that's the most important thing. you've taken the time to assess your situation. your life is in a place where you can accept this. you're not seeking to fill a void, but you're ready. >> expectations can be crazy. >> heartbreaking. >> as an investigator we see this a lot. we do this for a living. we find people all over the world. reunite families, loved ones. and there's a couple of things that people need to remember. one, facebook is a great tool. you know, with facial recognition coming online now, it's going to get a lot easier. second thing is -- is i've always found in the over 500, 600 that we've found in the past ten years that -- that people leave a bunny trail. they leave a little bit of -- >> they want to be found.

>> they want to be found. it's very interesting to see that happen and then see them reunite on just facebook alone, but then it can even go further than that. siblings that happen upon each another online. >> we've heard that. >> what if one is very interested in finding the other but it's not reciprocated? that could be the case. >> right. i think before you meet you have to think about all of the possibilities for the relationship. >> right. >> you have what you're hoping for, your fantasy. but realize the other person may not be at that place. it's good to slow it down, meet the person where they're ready, and take the time to build the relationship. >> there can often be shame involved in something like this. they're maybe -- family secrets being held. >> sure, we call the back story. there's always a back story. always a family dynamics. that's why we always require our clients when they hire us to come in to a counselor such as katherine and get that counseling before and it's so important afterwards. >> so smart. >> things can break down sometimes. >> is facebook the best way? it seems like it worked for both

of these guys. but is that the way most people are doing it? >> facebook technology, you know, we have data bases now. data mining on your cell phones. there's so much data mining, >> ancestry.com. >> ancestry is huge. there's so many tools for investigators. then of course, licensed investigators, we have other data bases that we can use that are ten times better -- >> that can be good and bad. >> yeah. >> with facebook, you can literally find somebody instantly. five minutes later, if you have a name, a friend of a friend, and sometimes you need the process to kind of -- >> a minute -- >> take a breath. >> you need to slow down and pace yourself even once you have the name and have the interaction. it's good to slow down. >> out of those 500 or 600 that you've done, what's the ratio of the ones you were thrilled you had a part in? >> i'm thrilled in all of them because it opens doors. it closes some doors and opens new doors. i think it's important for anybody. healthy all the way around, whether good or bad. it's healthy. >> yeah. >> thank you both. >> a pleasure.

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