New Zealand mum shares remarkable messages she had with her shed dad immediately after believing he was useless

A mum has shared the textual content messages between her and her extended-lost father who she thought to be dead growing up – following shelling out several years trying to track him down. 

Sharnee Butler, from Christchurch explained she suspected her father might be alive and expended ‘years and years’ wanting for responses in advance of obtaining Noel who she assumed could be her father on social media. 

The 31-yr-old bravely despatched him a message and the pair had a very long exchange where by they identified they could be father and daughter which she shared in a viral TikTok video. 

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Sharnee Butler(pictured) from Christchurch, shared the unbelievable trade she had on the web with the male she believes could be her prolonged-missing father immediately after expending several years looking for him

Only realizing his name was Noel and that he was ‘sports mad’ and from the United kingdom, Sharnee identified a guy who in shape that description on Facebook and bravely messaged him

Just after an trade in which the pair suspected they could be father and daughter, Noel shared a photo of himself in the early nineties when he lived in New Zealand and satisfied Sharnee’s mum

Sharnee said developing up she knew ‘nothing’ of who her father was other than his name, that he was ‘absolutely sporting activities mad’ and from the United kingdom.

‘I grew up wondering he was lifeless, when I was outdated ample, I knew anything was not proper, and nobody had answers,’ she informed FEMAIL.

‘I experienced so a lot of inquiries but there was never ever any responses.’

Sharnee place out the word she was searching for her father with all the particulars she realized on online message boards and Tv set shows ‘several times’ but had no luck. 

In no way seeking to give up, she expended decades studying and wanting for solutions. 

‘One night I just determined to lookup his title on the web. With these types of a prevalent identify it took a few hours, but I arrived throughout this just one person who was all about sports activities,’ Sharnee explained.  

‘His social media was sports activities, athletics, sports activities, I also observed he lived listed here in Christchurch again in 1990-1991 and moved back to the British isles. So that is when I made the decision to just ship that person a concept.’

Sharnee didn’t drop the bomb on Noel straight away and the pair experienced an exchange in which he exposed he experienced lived in Christchurch for a time in the early nineties and was considerably older than her. 

 ‘This is heading to sound tremendous odd. And incredibly particular but I need to check with. When you have been living listed here in Christchurch/ New Zealand, did you slumber with any females?’ Sharnee boldly questioned

 Noel, who is from Wales, said he thought the questions have been a bit personalized but admitted the information and facts was ‘very intriguing’ and gave additional particulars that matched Sharnee’s description

‘This is going to sound super odd. And extremely own but I will need to talk to. When you were being dwelling right here in Christchurch/ New Zealand, did you rest with any females?’ Sharnee boldly requested. 

‘My mom who I deeply and dearly like has specified me your identify so I’ve performed several years and yrs of investigation and you fit all these descriptions…I’m so extremely sorry that this all appears to be extremely weird.’ 

Noel, who is from Wales, reported he considered the inquiries were a bit individual but admitted the information was ‘very intriguing’. 

Sharnee gave some much more information and said that her mum ‘stuck with the identical description’ of her father all her lifetime telling her he went again to the Uk for a soccer video game and she by no means heard something back.  

Noel gave a clue Sharnee was nearer than ever to obtaining her extended-missing dad as he questioned if her mum’s identify was Dale. He also remembered Sharnee’s older brother Mykal

‘It’s a wee bit uncanny but I’m not crafting things out,’ Noel replied and requested how on earth Sharnee observed him.

It was then Noel gave a clue Sharnee was nearer than ever to acquiring her extended-missing father as he requested if her mum’s name was Dale.   

‘So do you truly think I could be your dad?’ he finished. 

‘This is all so so crazy, so so outrageous. I’m, shaking, I am crying. I have been ready for this minute for a quite extended time. Yes Dale is my mum! Holy moly,’ she wrote back again. 

Noel reported he remembered Dale ‘for sure’ as they would often ‘bump into each individual other’ on nights out but weren’t in a couple. 

Sharnee has set up a fundraiser to help her meet Noel and pay back for a DNA to validate their suspicions he his her biological father

He also remembered her older brother Mykal and pointed out Sharnee could be 50 % Welsh. 

‘Holy crap this is insane. Did you have any concept about me at all?’ Sharnee questioned before Noel sent her an previous photograph of him although he was in Wellington in 1991. 

‘No I did not Sharnee. I’m so so sorry,’ Noel responded.  

The trade rapidly went viral on TikTok racking up more than 8.4million views and thousands of shocked feedback from folks wanting updates. 

The overwhelming reaction prompted Sharnee to get started a fundraiser on Give a Small to help save revenue so Sharnee can fulfill her ‘potential dad’ in Wales and do a DNA examination to confirm their suspicions. 

‘I require to fulfill this gentleman, do DNA with this male and get started generating recollections with this male. I have youthful little ones that could be his grand little ones, he has other little ones that could be my siblings,’ the website page reads.