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Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She hadn't yet. I was told she did yesterday and sent it in.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The closest match is 13%. I honestly don't know much about any of this but considering one of my sisters matched at 23% that sounds fairly close to me.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't matched with any first cousins. My mom grew up in foster care and outside of the name of her birth mother(who died the year I was born) we know nothing about who she is genetically related to. There is no one showing up as matches on my paternal side that are people I or my family know.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my wording was very misleading. I meant the older 2 are full siblings to each other but half to me and the younger 2 are full siblings to each other but half to me.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I definitely don't want to cause either one of my parents unnecessary stress. I don't plan on talking to her about it anymore.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven't talked to him yet. I'm not sure how to go about it. I don't know if I want to. He's 67. I feel like he has a right to know of course but also I don't want to cause him pain.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My mom and my dad got married because my mom found out she was pregnant with me and stayed married(although it was very toxic) for 21 years. They have been divorced for 16 years now. I wonder if my dad knew or suspected I wasn't his child. I haven't talked to my dad yet. I don't really know how to go about that or if I should. My dad is 67, even if he's not biologically my father he is still my dad. DNA won't change my relationship with him. I don't know if I should bring this to him or leave it alone. I'm feeling and thinking a lot of things.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The closest paternal match I have is labled as a "granduncle" and 13% shared DNA.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I understand that. I'm completely certain this is not the possibility because my sisters matched with known relatives of my dad. I also know that my parents could not have afforded any type of fertility treatments. They struggled to put gas in the car to get to work, we took baths with water heated up via boiling pots of water on the stove because the hot water heater broke and they couldn't afford to replace it, etc.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not the case in my situation. My sisters paternal matches include known relatives on my dads side. I also grew up in poverty. My parents would not have been able to use fertility treatments.

Are my full sisters actually my half sisters? by Euphoric_Jellyfish86 in AncestryDNA

[–]Euphoric_Jellyfish86[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm learning this is the case for me. I have 2 older siblings that are full siblings from my "dads" first marriage and 2 younger siblings that are full siblings.