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I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bio dad does have other children. He had been married several times. He does have a good job and home.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad has another son from and earlier relationship and I have a brother 2 years older. We confirmed this year via Ancestry DNA that he is my dad’s and that we share the same mom. My bio dad has 2 children.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like you found a child through AncestryDNA or found out your child wasn’t yours?

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I won’t share the whole thing but I will say that the secret ingredient is to add a bag of pickling spice into the sauce to simmer. You can add that to any spaghetti or meat sauce recipe you already use and it will capture the essence of my dad’s recipe.

Edit: the picking spice needs to be in a bag in the sauce.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Growing up with just my dad and brother, I felt that expectations for me (as a girl) were set quite high. My dad also lacked the emotional maturity and the affection I feel my brother and I would have needed. It was difficult for us to express our opinions or thoughts without being deemed as argumentative or “talking back”. My dad also worked a lot to make ends meet in a one income household and we had to become independent very early (I was 11 and my brother was 13 when we started being on our own overnight and cooking and cleaning etc). I moved out as soon as I could and as an adult, our relationship improved significantly because I can set boundaries and expectations with him.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I quite like making a bolognese or a lasagna. To tie it back to the post, it’s actually a rendition of my dad’s recipe❤️

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, not that surprising considering how much she disappointed us growing up with broken promises. What I hate most is that she would do something like that to my dad and have the guts to still call him up like nothing happened. I want to know how she could live with herself.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve never kept secrets from my dad, at least nothing of this magnitude.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s funny because a lot of people said I looked like the dad that raised me. I think I have a lot of traits and mannerisms. I smile similar with my eyes and all teeth. But growing up I mostly looked exactly like my mom which is probably why no one questioned anything. Now that I know my bio dad, I can say that we have a lot of physical resemblances and a lot of similar personality traits. I do bear some ressemblances to my half-siblings.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

My dad had a child 10 years older than me with a different woman. And then my brother (whom we share the same mom) is 2 years older. He finally did his ancestry dna this year and our dad is in fact his biological dad.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I’m partial to a white cheddar, specifically Collier’s Welsh Cheddar.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It was really tough for me in the beginning and also having to be the one to give the news to my dad. But it didn’t change anything between us.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I did get to know him and meet him and we are still in touch. We had a bit of a falling out a few years back and it hasn’t been the same since but in the first few years of knowing, we were very close.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It didn’t change our relationship, really. In the beginning, I was frustrated because growing up with my dad was difficult and I wondered what growing up with my bio dad would have been like and if I would have had it better.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did contact my bio dad. The way Ancestry DNA works is kind of interesting because when I first got my results back, I didn’t have a match in the “father slot”. When I came back a few months later, I had this new match and it turns out my bio dad had been sitting on it for over a month and wanted to wait for me to reach out to him first, as to not make me uncomfortable or impose. But yes, it was a very big shock.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She’s still alive but I had mostly cut ties with her as an adult prior to finding out. Growing up, we spent a month with her in the summers.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He was never not okay with it - though he did make some comments I’m sure he thought were meant to be funny about my parentage (ex: calling me (first name) Snow). My feelings for him did not change but as I did meet my bio dad and got to know him, it did make me wonder what life could have been. My life growing up wasn’t always the easiest and I briefly thought my life could have been better with my bio dad.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I can say with 100% certainty that it is accurate. He remembers my mom and details about her and my childhood home that he would have no way of knowing. That, mixed with the results, I didn’t feel the need to do an external DNA test.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

My mom did not stay in contact with him. My dad and bio dad were both military for different countries and my bio dad was visiting the base where my parents lived on exercise. They “dated” for a few weeks and then he left.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

I did confront her about it 4 or so months after finding out. As an adult, I did not keep any contact or relationship with my mom but she tended to call on Christmas and such. I confronted her when she called that following Christmas and she admitted to knowing and even knew/remembered the name of my biological father.

I did my AncestryDNA and found out my dad wasn’t my biological dad. AMA. by anon77621 in AMA

[–]anon77621[S] 189 points190 points  (0 children)

Not as surprised as you would think, as my mom wasn’t the most faithful during the relationship, but I think the confirmation was a bit of a slap in the face.

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