A woman has been left uncertain whether to laugh or cry after a DNA test, taken on a whim, unearthed a family secret that had been hidden for 60 years. She always felt different from her “tall, blonde and thin” sisters, as she is dark-haired and curvy.
Her curiosity led her to take the increasingly popular DNA tests. Sharing her experience on Reddit’s ‘Do you regret taking your DNA test, why or why not?’ thread, she revealed: “Yes and no. At 60-years-old I found out my biological father was a man I knew to be my uncle. I was raised never knowing this and not even sure if he knew. All my parents have passed. I grew up with three sisters.
“They were all tall/blond/thin. I was short, brunette, and curvy. I never fit in with them. So, this new knowledge actually explained a lot. The sad part is I almost died when I was born, and I just know my mother thought god was punishing her for having had an affair. I don’t believe in such things, but she did. I don’t blame anyone, I’m not a saint, so I understand how things happen.”
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Another user weighed in with their own experience, discussing how their DNA results helped unravel past enigmas. They stated: “I do not regret it. I was adopted and it was a useful tool that helped me find out who my biological family was. Through my test my bio mum found out her father was not the man that raised her, and that was unfortunate, so maybe she regrets that I took it.”
Another individual was able to confirm a long-held suspicion that the man who raised her dad was not his biological father. Furthermore, another person added: “After years of suspecting, questioning and never getting answers, and thinking that I was never going to be able to confirm anything because my dad died over a decade ago, I finally have them and it makes so many things make sense. I was kind of shocked to confirm my suspicions with science, but it was kind of validating also.
“Some of my family still won’t accept what I’ve found, but I am relieved to know the truth. Between the non-paternity event and my mum being adopted, there was so much that I didn’t know that I was able to find out by taking the test and researching on Ancestry. Even if my family never comes around, I don’t regret doing it.”.