So I ordered one of those DNA/Genetic tests... - Page 3

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@esmeraldagooch I think you have a choice about actually knowing. You can choose to only receive your results privately or share them with the world. I'll know more once I get the kit but there is a lot of control with it.

And don't ever think you are not wanted. I am not adopted and I have felt dropped off by gypsies most of my life. It's not really any greener on the other side. Trust me. When a biological parent walks out of your life and disappears, it's not much different. I would have rather someone had at least officially cared enough about me to make sure there was another home.

alice87 · ‎03-20-2013

I know a person who found his biological parents. His dad died over 20 years ago, and his mother alive. It took a while to connect to the mother. She had two other children. She was married less than 6 months after adopting baby.

To my surprise, she does not feel much guilt about her actions, she is instead more demanding that Mormons got the baby. I had an agreement Christians would get it. I find it infuriating. This person hold a lot of disdain to parents who adopted him. And seem do adore the mother who really did not care. Oh well.... The adoption was closed, so ancestry was kind of the only option.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@151949 wrote:
@CinNC wrote:
I have several relatives in my family who do geneology but my brother decided to take a test when his wife did...figured no surprises.

Found out that either my maternal grandfather or great-grandfather had an "illegitimate" daughter that we never knew about. My brother was contacted by one of the her grandchildren.

My sister's family was stunned by the fact that they were significantly Irish. They are long-time members of the DAR, and many of their known ancestors are German and Mennonite/Amish. Apparently the older members of the family were horrified by this news....my adult neice's comment was "Weird, archaic racisms die super hard apparently"
I had a similar experience - my grandmother was a member of the DAR and her mother's family had for many generations belonged to the mennonite church. On her father's side his family was from Coburg, Germany and was only in the US 2 generations above my Grandmother. They were also Mennonite. However, when I got my DNA tested I was only 8% german. My grandfather was 100% Italian and had immigrated to the US as a child from northern Italy - but I'm only 5% Italian. Now my Dad is 100% Irish - his parents immigrated to the US from Galway, and, yes, on my DNA I am 75% Celtic - Irish and/or Welsh.
I wonder how accurate these tests are. I have small % of dna from all over Europe but I bet - in all the generations my family was in the USA - esp the Germans who were here since something like 1720 - they mixed it up with some non germans.

I guess I need to trade in my leiderhosen for a kilt!

CinNC · ‎10-05-2012

The geneology company that was hacked was MyHeritage. My BF belongs to it and found out about the hacking when he saw it on a TV in the restaurant where we were having dinner last night.

DrakesMomma · ‎06-02-2010

@Laura14 wrote:
@esmeraldagooch I think you have a choice about actually knowing. You can choose to only receive your results privately or share them with the world. I'll know more once I get the kit but there is a lot of control with it.

And don't ever think you are not wanted. I am not adopted and I have felt dropped off by gypsies most of my life. It's not really any greener on the other side. Trust me. When a biological parent walks out of your life and disappears, it's not much different. I would have rather someone had at least officially cared enough about me to make sure there was another home.

@Laura14 - this is the beginning to my life's story also.

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

Privacy is not guaranteed with DNA testing kits. Many companies sell the info to other enterprises comipiling DNA profiles.

Even if you sign that you do not want your DNA results made public/sold read the fine print.

If the company you used gets sold, so does your DNA. And if the company you use changes its rules about privacy YOU have to keep checking to see if this is happening in order to re-request that yours is not put out into the world or sold. How many people are going to take the time to keep doing that?

Keep in mind the markers used are minimal and do not reflect the total markers in the human make-up.

Enjoy for those who want to try it out, however.

"" Compassion is a verb."-Thich Nhat Hanh

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

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Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

I did Ancestry and was not surprised to find I was English, Scots and Irish.

What did surprise me was that I am eligible to join the DAR. A second cousin is sending me the paperwork on our common ancestor who fought in the Revolution.

Interesting.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

I would never waste my money on one of these tests! I learned my heritage by the many stories from my parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents. I believe them much more than I would ever believe a so-called "test" that I had to pay money for. Geez.

"Pure Michigan"