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Twice too what sick woman

She’s a woman. It’s to be expected

What a bitch

Also people should stop having random unprotected sex. Stop cheating. Be honest with children

I agree the truth is the best because they need to hear it from you not someone else

I have a brother and sister adopted I am trying to find. I wonder if they know . With our heart history they are coming up on they age where they die .I wish I could find them . I found a cousin told him about the heart issue , he made an appointment for doctor , died the night before . My aunt went in hospital for a minor surgery, died before the next day surgery. I am only still alive because I have had 4 surgeries because I found out in time to have the surgery, I had the sweats in dead of winter started cussing my husband out had a ER Dr that was smarter than the average bear ..he did a CT. THEN PUT ME UNDER . 10 blockages. 5wy bypass. From 99 to 84 % I pray my siblings are found out in time . Surgery are in thier 50's to 55 . Only because I cussed my husband out. Thank god

Easy said a done

Found out when I was 50, that wasn't my dad, and why i was treated as I wasn't....

Molly Colly Such a cruel thing to do.

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@@lizadoesray ... MAYBE, BUT- If you think about it, as I'd think HE has by now, this man obviously couldn't have kids! I'd think that once that hit him he was tickled purple that he had raised 2 boys who loved him so much- who were such a precious GIFT to HIM- Forget HOW he got that opportunity! I didn't hear the least hint of bitterness in his voice OR his words. I think he's a very wise & decent man.

Fuck these hoes man

Poor man 😢

Maurice Dorsey WHY? His son's love HIM not the sperm donor

Barbara Vick You will never understand.

expatstef unless the father thought it was his biological father and was robbed also

expatstef but for that person it wasn’t their choice to be raised by particular person. maybe child would have wanted to be with the othepne? if it wasn’t by choice neither is real. but a biological one and adoptive parent. real is what child thinks and feels about them

ye fr they can't be real parents

We've got to stop lying to our children, first.

Amen. I say "father" for my birth father (abusive sociopath). My Dad is my hero. He married my mom when I was 10. He is my real Dad.❤

For the betterment of those two boys, it worked out for the best.

MAURY is

Mississauga Foodie exactly! that man adopted her treated her as his own. what an ungrateful woman. some kids don’t have a father figure at all.

Yes!!!

Yep! My grandpa isn’t biologically related to me but he’s closer to me by a million times than my other biological grandpa was. I never even think about it. My life would have actually been so much worse if I’d had my biological grandpa instead of him. I can’t even imagine it.

YES!!

Doesn't matter who raised you, your real parents are your biological one.

AUGUSTALLEN28 selfish people

The problems was the grandparents that sent their daughter away ....

Society was much different back then .... nowadays nevernind.... north worth arguing about

@@anniesue4456 I don't want to sound cold or anything. I understand it was a different time. Both parties deserve some sympathy and compassion.

@@AUGUSTALLEN28 you are right tdd in my eyes .... the guilt of the young woman was most likely a crucible then there is a chance she was forced or impregnated by someone a lot older

Kia'Mara Williams she surely needs her damn neck..... nevermind 😒😩

Sue her for EVERY PENNY... just to teach a lesson.

Me too. I got really angry

Kia'Mara Williams Me too.

Kia'Mara Williams you and me both!!

Oh my Lord. How AWFUL! I have told my children NOT to EVER buy me a DNA kit as I wouldn't use it. I advised them, they're all adults, NOT TO also. See I KNOW they're are skeletons in the closet and my dad is 80 now and may pass soon. My mothers been gone for 17 years, cancer, but my grandparents told me of catching my father in an "intimate embrace" when he was with my mother and I don't know definitely if kin were created that I'm not aware of. There's other stuff too but I won't share it. Sometimes it's best to let bygones be bygones. But your poor Pa! And his adoptive parents NEVER said a thing! I have to say I wonder if his birth mother or both biological parents wondered what happened to their son. That would have been the war years when your daughters dad was conceived. Maybe a young woman listened to the vacant promises of a man in uniform who then left her with a "parting gift" Makes me feel sad all round for y'all!

@@ASartori86 the good side is that he found 6 1/2 siblings. Sadly 2 have passed. 2 don't want anything to do with him. But the other 2 just love him. If he would have just found out a few years earlier he could have met his birth mother. She was well into her 90s when she passed

@@ASartori86 it's actually a very interesting and kind of sad story. You are right it was during wwII. My daughter's dad was actually born on D Day June 6 1944. Through the dna and ancestry I was able to find out who his birth parents were. They had both passed away as did the people who raised him. But their were enough people still alive that we were able to build most of his story. His birth parents were married. I guess during the war if you weren't in the war you worked for the war . so both couples not knowing the other ended up in California working at the shipyard in Richmond calif. Both of his bio parents were on their second marriages. His bio mom had 3 children by her first husband. The parents who raised him were unable to have children of their own. The story is and I've never been able to find record of this is that his bio father was in jail or prison the rest if the story has been confirmed. and the bio mom told him that she had had a miscarriage . but that was a lie. She checked into the hospital under the lady who raised him name gave birth and when discharged gave him to that couple . no adoption and the bio father never knew he had a son. His bio parents divorced and she went on to marry several more times and have 2 more children with 2 of those husbands. Many family members on both sides knew the truth. But my ex never knew until last year. We were told by the two 1/2 sisters who were born after he was given away that at each of their births their mom prayed for a boy and was inconsolable when they were born and were girls. So I think yes she thought of him and wanted a boy so badly to make up for giving her sin away. His bio mom passed in 2013. Only a few years ago. He wishes he could have met her.

of course his parents weren't related by blood!!!!

Filthy trash

Skank for sure.

Now you know the biological truth. You are not alone because you are loved by your family whether it was by choice or happenstance. Accept that, thank God for that, and keep loving how you were loved. Love is that unbreakable bond and is stronger than biology. And if you believe in the bible the we are all related one way or another degrees of separation that's all. Best wishes and better health to you.

madree p - The same thing happened to me and I learned the truth at age 58 which was about four years ago. It does make you feel weird and my children don’t understand why I am having a hard time coming to terms with it. I, also, have four half siblings that want nothing to do with me. So, you are not alone.

Why would a country prevent a free individual from figuring out who they are? That’s scary

Are your siblings half or not related at all?

@@oomma5 not related at all 😭 they were half siblings before I took the test. I was my biological mother's only child.

Nah that woman is evil she knew from the beginning.

She is a demon and i wish her all the worst from the bottom of my heart

100% evil What a disgusting human being. I'm assuming that her eldest son hasn't forgiven her? Since they made a point of Ryan's reconciliation with her? Either way, she really doesn't deserve anyone's forgiveness... How could you play with lives like that?! Absolutely sickening to watch

@Grace Munich Go drink your Koolaid 🤦‍♀️

@Grace Munich it is evil to allow a man to raise a child that you know may not be his and not tell him. And to not tell your child the truth of their paternity. Those secrets hurt much more when they come to light when the child is older. What she did was a very wrong and vile thing to her husband and her child.

We've seen it countless times. Families and lives get ripped apart just because someone "was just waiting for the right time," or "didn't know how to tell". It's very sad because more damage is done when one "waits" and it comes out in unexpected ways. Also, it can't be nice, just not knowing when the "secret" will reveal itself.

Thanks for sharing that. I agree. I was a frequent sperm donor 40+ years ago (over 6 years, places throughout the country). DNA testing show I could have over 100 biological children. However I don't want to be a parent. Big difference, as you say, so choose to remain anonymous to them.

@Grace Munich true, they may wish to know. I would. But I don't want to know them for they aren't my family. Also, that's a lot of people to suddenly add to my life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts though. 👍🙂

Sperm donors are important too, there lots of laws changing the attitudes towards their identities worldwide, medically it's important, and many children want to find their genetic parents. Sorry the feminist idea of not needed men or children having or knowing their fathers isn't fool proof. In my opinion the science experiment should stop, young men who can't make rational long-term choices are exploited many have admitted to being very young and in need of quick cash, millions of dollars are made off men and women now, children feel the effects that we are just now learning to document and take into account. DNA test are exposing this long shrouded unfair practice. I feel it should stop.

@@RaiRaiBrown with advancement in genetics, yes the policies governing sperm donors should change with it. Times aren't the same back when I was a donor. I still choose to remain anonymous. I donated with that guarantee and will maintain it.

Sí es el padre. Por eso el hijo lo busca. La naturaleza manda, no el juego de la ciencia. ¿Si tu hijo es malo, deja de ser tu hijo?

They were both trash. It takes 2.

Stop being so judge mental... they're human and screwed up BIG-TIME...🙄

Sandra Nelson You can’t really blame the boss. He didn’t break any wedding vows. The wife did.

Sandra Nelson they're both trash.

@@MoeReeseWins yeah, he didn't break a vow, just a commandment.

Enhorabuena.❤

Back then the stigma was bad being unwed mother at a young age.

@@elainep1772 I agree. Also following ethical and moral codes of religions make people feel bad for being human.

@@elainep1772 - Too bad. That stigma belonged to the mother. At an appropriate age, the child deserved to know the truth. Everyone does.

nreynolds75243 Times were very different back then.

@@elainep1772 Lots of these stories are about adult women and men who are married and chose to have affairs.

Ancestry does not share with law enforcement and their testing methods are very different so even if they had your raw data they can't use it. Gedmatch is accessible to law enforcement but you can opt out. I opted in. I've never done anything illegal and while I will always support my child I won't cover for him if he's committed a terrible crime. They're not looking for criminals, they're uploading DNA from unidentified bodies hoping to find out who they are. And if anyone in your family has ever served in the military your DNA is already in the hands of the government

@@madreep hi there, I was just wondering if you could tell me how much it costs to join Ancestry and how much does the DNA testing cost ????? I have been suspicious that my uncle is really my father for many years.

American VA had do destroy the DNA out of medical records several years ago.

@@lauramata4244 the VA might have destroyed records but the lab at Andover still stores them. They have to for identification purposes. If your head is gone your tags are gone too.

​@@scarrysherry67 Hazte la prueba.

I found out I had a 4th degree African American cousin and sent her a message (polite and inviting) but she never responded back. I wanted to connect but I left her be.

YAY

That's stupid

Yeah l don"t know what kind of relationship you have but I have been with the same man for 13 years, No other dicks for me. would have been humiliating a dna test for our 3 children .

Y, la madre. Las que compran óvulos, no son madres.

Las que compran óvulos, ¿qué?

You got lucky. Sounds like a good man. Your mom didn’t deserve him.

Hi there, can you tell me how much it costs to join Ancestry and how much does the DNA testing cost ????

@@scarrysherry67 It's usually about $100, but around the holidays the price is cut in half

There's barely any point when they practically got away with it.

Yes, I found out just after turning 40. It explains so much. I think people just know on some level, without really being able to put their finger on what it is exactly that they recognize subconsciously.

I think that some don't know and others made what they thought was the best choice at the time. My son knows who his father is but I have made other decisions that may or may not have been the best ones for my son. As parents we are responsible for our children and I think that we try to do the best by them. No one could have known years ago that there would be day be commercially available genetic testing that would cause issues when some of us find out secrets that have been kept for so long. I'm not angry with my mom. I have no idea if she suspected that my dad wasn't my biological parent. Both of my parents were heroin addicts and my mother was a prostitute. I'm disappointed to learn the truth but I'm glad that she chose to give me life and a good family who loved me dearly.

No one is perfect.

Monogamy in unnatural

Strength to you!

Enhorabuena. Tener un hermano es hermoso.🙏

Hello, can you tell me how much it costs to join Ancestry and how much does the DNA testing cost ????

@@scarrysherry67 . It cost me around $59.00 each. I bought two kits and got another one free from Ancestry.com.. You get a little box with instructions and a little test tube for to put your saliva in. You seal the box they give you. Then you send it back to them. About three weeks later the results come up on Ancestry. Com. It is an awesome experience. Let me know what you find out about you...please.

Padre es ADN. Punto. Igual que hijo.

Here is the link for the group. facebook.com/groups/1798909400175879/?ref=share

TheLongjohntim so sad

Entire bloodline is dead just like that.

pamela lindsey People need to know the truth , it hurts but then it heals and you are happy again .

Por supuesto que sí. Pero, padres, son los que te da la naturaleza: aunque sean malos.

Truth Seeker the second one is... the first baby was 😒 then they said the second 😨 the had to be with him at least 6 years and her boss n close friend.

I imagine it being a shocking truth to the ones who were in the dark about their entire lives.

Jamie Yayme Delaware had homes for unmarried young mothers and the babies were a profitable sideline. Florence Crittenden was one place.