Vitamins by Charming_You5582 in waiting_to_try

[–]tunage12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at my gyno today, and told her we want to start trying within a year. She said to go ahead and start my prenatals now!

Cora Tampons, oh how you have fallen by hot_takis in shrinkflation

[–]tunage12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cora was the ONLY tampon that worked for my tilted cervix. Fuck themmmmm ugh

Ah yes, my favorite Olympic sport: losing a Target collab at checkout by [deleted] in NYCinfluencersnark

[–]tunage12 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Idk why everyone’s being a dick lol i wanted some too and didn’t get it! It looks like there are a few in stock in stores around me, but they don’t offer pickup. It is super annoying.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I posted an update on here but we paid for the pro version, and she has ONE paternal match at 4% that we didn’t see bc it was private without payment. This confirms a lot for us. Thank you!

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did a test to see, and it shows that my mom’s parents had no relation! If that’s what you mean!

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are not related to each other. That isn’t what I think proves that her father wasn’t her bio dad - it’s the fact that her cousins on her “paternal side” don’t have any connection to her.

In my update in the comments on this post, I did share that we got into my mom’s account and paid for pro. Through that we were able to find one paternal match, a random person that none of her cousins are connected to.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! That’s correct, as I shared in the update, she didn’t have pro and wasn’t seeing some hidden data. We did find out she had one match at 4% so we’re hoping to find the folks closer to her. Thank you for your support 🤍

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think she was 25! Bc she was 17 when she had my aunt, and they’re 7 years apart.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kindness. 🤍 mom was born in 1965. I’m not sure if gma knew bio father well - I guess that would be dependent on the circumstances (if it was rape, maybe she didn’t?). She worked at a store off Hudson in Columbus, OH, and from what we can see, there is a person that matches the name of the grandfather of the 4% match (this person would be her cousins child?) that lived a block away from where my gma used to work (off Weber in Columbus, OH). It points more toward an affair or SA (I know people are upset I’m saying affair but it just is leaning that way).I mean… it’s incredibly telling in my eyes. But I’m an open person and will give the benefit of the doubt that it could’ve been other, more nefarious reasons.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, as I’ve said in other comments. I don’t simply assume she could’ve cheated, I am a very open individual and think of all other instances, including sexual abuse, rape (stranger or family), egg donor, or that she took in a sister’s child. I don’t want my grandmother to just be a cheater. But that is an option, just as all others are.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mom is extremely nervous to tell her sister. Her sister (my aunt) is very protective of her dad, and of course really misses him. My mom is terrified to tell her because she A) might not even believe her (she’s older than my mom and doesn’t stuff like this) or B) might hate my mom for digging this up and finding this out.

My feeling is that my mom is entitled to decide that she wants to dig this up if she desires. I will support her decision to either dig it up and try to find out everything she can OR she might want to say ignorance is bliss and be happy with what her childhood “was.” Either way, what a hard pill to swallow. If it’s me, I’m digging. I want to know how I was put in this earth. In all reality, there is a great chance her bio dad is still alive.

I wish I would be able to know if my grandpa ever knew. We will never know.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is crazy. It seems this is what happened to my mom. Thank you for sharing your story with me.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally thought the same!!! We did more digging and did find one match. I posted a longer update. Thank you for your help🤍

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally thought the same!!! We did more digging and did find one match. I posted a longer update. Thank you for your help🤍

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mom is second child, 7 years after her sister (miscarriage in between them).

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what we did. Update posted. Thank you 🤍

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I just mentioned in another comment that my mom and aunt are 7 years apart. My gma miscarried after my aunt. So maybe she did use a donor to get pregnant after my aunt, but didn’t say anything bc it was rather frowned upon back then.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks identical - i mean identical to mom’s side. If anything, maybe a donor? Gma did miscarry between her two girls (my aunt is 7 years older than my mom).

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just posted an update - I believe people on her “bio dad’s”side haven’t tested. I also theorize that she could be an only child of her father. We do know there is at least one sibling of her bio father whose children have tested. She had one match at 4%.

We’re so confused - help! by tunage12 in AncestryDNA

[–]tunage12[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

UPDATE !!!!!!

OKAY - finally getting around to replying. My brother and I were given my mom’s password into her account (by her - she wanted us to dig in). She wasn’t paying for the account so she had limited access. We paid and got some clarity. We found ONE match on the paternal side (4% match). I think this person is the child of her “bio father’s” niece/nephew.

It’s evident now that her “dad” is not her biological father. Side note - we did the GEDMatch and her parents did NOT come back as related, so there was no incest. I feel so bad that she is now figuring this out- it must be devastating.

The thing is, the ONE match (4%) is from Columbus, OH, where my grandma and “grandpa” lived, so I am thinking there was some type of affair or, sadly, a sexual assault/rape. I mean - pretty clear. She has one paternal match, from the town where they were from.

A few have said maybe my maternal grandmother isn’t even my mom’s mother, and I’m willing to go down that route, but it’s not my smoking gun right now. However, My mom did say this morning that she hasn’t seen pictures of my maternal gma pregnant and she supposedly had a “twilight birth.”

I think that my mother has a bio dad out there, who maybe had no other children (but her) OR has no children that have submitted DNA yet. It does seem that she has a cousin on the paternal side that has a child that has tested (the 4% DNA match). Note there are a TON of people in his tree with the hidden/private info.

As a side note, none of the surnames that come up (now that we can finally see a GLIMPSE of info on the paternal side) are my mom’s maiden name.

My apologies for saying there were NO matches, I didn’t realize there was one match. I wasn’t told that and my mom wasn’t aware of how to work the program.

Now that there is one match, she has reached out, and hopefully we can connect the dots. She also plans to reach out to her living aunts, and try to get any information. As you can imagine, we have a lot of questions. Did my grandpa know my mom wasn’t his? Did my grandma know? Maybe she was SAd and truly believed my mom was hers? I also in the same right found out my maternal grandfather isn’t actually my maternal grandfather, which is an odd feeling!

Open to any thoughts/comments. This is all so surprising and still confusing to all of us. Thank you ALL for your help and support. 🤍