I did the 23andMe DNA testing over 18 months ago. I learned a lot about my heritage and that was nice. Then this past January I received a message from a young man saying that we were 1st cousins. He stated that he did the test because his mother was adopted and searching for her family. Initially, I thought that her father was my uncle but as I was doing the literal math on the percentage of her son being my 1st cousin well, it was way too strong to be a 1st cousin. That's when I told her that I thought that we were actually half-sisters. She did the DNA test and sure enough, she is my baby sister by 2 years and 1 day. Our dad passed away 9 years ago and I've always known about his indiscretions. So now I have this WONDERFUL sister who is just like me! I'm crazy over her. She's a blessing to me.
I loved your story. They don't always lead to a place that makes peace with the past. My mother told me my dad was not my biological dad when I was 26. I am 71 now and just found a wonderful Italian family who have embraced me. I love having so much in common with them! Thanks to Ancestry DNA!!
Found my bio- father and his family thru DNA testing a few years ago. I was born a Schwartz to a man who raised me as his own, and I shall always remain a Schwartz, but it was good to get that closure. Unfortunately he died two decades ago never knowing I existed, but I've gained seven wonderful new siblings. They have welcomed me with loving, open arms and we are building good relationships over the past few years. I am glad for you.
Zoe - I relate with this so much! I've gone 34 years without knowing who my dad is. It is a pain and void that many can't understand. Thank you for being brave and sharing your story. I'm anxious to learn more!!
As a genealogist who’s helped many people find family, DNA has been a huge game changer. Congratulations on finding your biological father, and i wish you all the best!
My heart genuinely goes out to you. I’m so sorry that you’re Mom died when you were only 11. You’re stunningly beautiful and remind me of Peggy Lipton (the mother of Rashida Jones). May you receive only ever a shower of blessings. Please know that this world is deeply fortunate to have you in it...
I’m so glad that you still have the time and opportunity to be able to find out more about your Father. I took the Ancestry DNA test almost 2 years ago. Like you, I had no idea it would tell you who your relatives were. I was totally surprised when Ancestry showed me a picture and it actually said, “this is your a Father”. I had always wondered about my Father. My Mom really didn’t know much about him. I went through all the emotions you did. Unless you’ve been through it you couldn’t begin to understand. But to make a long story short. After getting no reply from him, not telling him who I was, I got no answer. I started contacting other close relatives. The Wife of my half-brother on my dad’s side had been trying to contact him too. They were able to confirm many things that led me to believe that Ancestry had it right. Times, locations, etc. but anyway, my half brother had all but given up on hearing from him. I searched further and found an Obituary. It was my Father’s who had passed away about 4 months before I got the results of my DNA test. There’s so many “what if’s” going on in my mind.
Insane the similarities of ours lives. My mother passed when I was 8. My aunt adopted me, and I don't know who my bio dad is. I just sent my sample to ancestry yesterday. Hoping I am able to find my paternal family. Thanks for sharing.
@@zoejohnson892 Thank you. I received my results on Friday and I was able to discover his identity in less than two hours. It was crazy how quickly I was able to do that. I have yet to be able to make contact with him. The more I learn the more I realize he isn't the man I hoped he would be. I also found out I have three half siblings. They all have different mothers, and the youngest is four. The silver lining is that I have reached out to my half sister and we have begun a relationship despite her choosing not to have one with our father. I haven't probed into as why because I'm taking it slow. The good thing is I know who he is and that's all I've ever really wanted.
@@zoejohnson892 I received my results on Friday and I was able to discover his identity in less than two hours. It was crazy how quickly I was able to do that. I have yet to be able to make contact with him. The more I learn the more I realize he isn't the man I hoped he would be. I also found out I have three half siblings. They all have different mothers, and the youngest is four. The silver lining is that I have reached out to my half sister and we have begun a relationship despite her choosing not to have one with our father. I haven't probed into why because I'm taking it slow. The good thing is I know who he is and that's all I've ever really wanted.
It hurts when our mothers keep secrets. Mine still is and is 80 yrs old. I am so sorry she caused you this pain. Finally have pressed purchase on an ancestry kit hoping the answers to the truth haven't all passed away. xo
Sometimes moms keep secrets about their kid’s male parent because of rape or married man, or incest...Not everyone may be happy to find out they are the product of these things...
beast shawnee if a poll was put out I bet 80% or higher would still want to know. It is human nature to need to know where we are from for a sense of belonging.
I just spent this past weekend with my Bio moms family. My two half brothers are really nice, and welcome me into the family. I am planning my next visit sometime in the spring.
I'm a love child and my half siblings despise me for taking their dad away for a whole 6 months of their lives when they were teenagers, they are in their 50's now and still haven't got over the trauma of a taking away a man I was too young to even remember. Anyway he went back to his wife and he left again after 2 years. I've been told to stay away and don't attempt to contact my dad. Though I have found a cousin.
You are a kind, caring and thoughtful person. It became evident when you mentioned your hesitancy to move ahead with your search plans because of the possible disruption to the lives of people that may be a part of your story. I’m happy that God brought your cousin to you in your time of vulnerability. He sounds much like you - a beautiful person.
By definition, first cousins share one set of grandparents. So this 1st cousin would either descend from your mom's parents or your dad's parents.This first cousin's parent was a sibling of your dad= either a sister or a brother.
Before you mentioned your cousin and became emotional, I was already crying. My heart aches for you, Zoe. May the God of Israel reward you with a life filled with love, peace and joy in the Lord. God bless you, dear.
Your experience as much as it sucked in some ways, gave you an added dimension to your personality. You seem like a very nice kind person. My experience was that I had half siblings that dispised me. Not for me, but for what I represented. I could never get past that...and god knows I tried.
I subscribed to your channel and I think your the most courageous young women. I am just on episode 3. Your going to help so many. My mom's Dad walked away when my mom was so young, in kindergarten. She's suffered all her life wanting him, wondering about him, crying every father's day on her wedding. I found him for her on ancestry too. He'd passed but she has half sisters she's met. She has 2 half brothers. It's the best gift of all she says. I admit I wanted to find him and ask why. The second wife tried to get him to at least send the Three kids he had with my grandma a card. I think they had a nasty divorce. But it's not the kids fault. One of my uncle's hated their dad. The other aunt wasn't going to meet them. But you know my mom learned a,lot. She gained siblings. It's turned out o.k. moms had two different cancers. I pushed hard spent years searching.
I found my bio father also through DNA, My Familytreedna test first proved that the Italian man on my birth certificate definitely was not my father. Then I linked with my 2nd cousin in Australia, who confirmed who my bio father was.
I have a very similar story only I didn't even need to take a DNA test. I found my father's parents and it turns out that they didn't know about me. I was told my whole life that they did know about me. My father left my mother when she was pregnant and lied to her saying that his parents didn't want anything to do with us. We are all hurt by my stupid parents.
Kelsey is an amazing woman who really helped me through a hard time (during videos 1&2). She is going to do amazing things, I just know it! Thank you for checking out my journey too! Welcome!
I can’t believe how beautiful you are, and you seem so loving. I’m really sorry you had to go through such hard times at a young age.. But when you may feel down and sad please always remember God’s promise that your mother and many others will get resurected to life and given a second chance, you will finaly be able to see and hold her in your arms again. I’m really happy you and your Father are back into eachothers life. :)
OMG! Such a pretty face, but I digress....my sister's not too happy about this AncestryDNA thingy. The "secret" is out and, sadly, she doesn't want anything to do with the "secret" who is now a full grown woman who has no other request than to meet her mother and be acknowledged as a daughter. My sister's response is, basically, "go to hell" and stay out of my life. Soooooo sad.
It is really interesting to hear these stories and the different reactions. Thank you for sharing this even though it sounds pretty painful. I’m sorry that it wasn’t the “happily ever after” people are often searching for.
@@drgvjapos I personally think that "bullying" is a false comparrison and is a totally different conversation than this particular conversation. But, since you're here: What is your opinion on how a birth mother should behave when a child she gave up 50 years ago wants to make contact with her when, unbeknownst to the child, the reality is, he/she was the product of the birth mother getting raped when she was 17 years old? Does that change your opinion?
I’ve had this jacket by #soiakyo since 2007 and I wear it everyday in the winter (btw: winters in mn are 5-6months long). I get so many compliments on it - even 10+ years later! I wish it was Dior 🤣!
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I did the 23andMe DNA testing over 18 months ago. I learned a lot about my heritage and that was nice. Then this past January I received a message from a young man saying that we were 1st cousins. He stated that he did the test because his mother was adopted and searching for her family. Initially, I thought that her father was my uncle but as I was doing the literal math on the percentage of her son being my 1st cousin well, it was way too strong to be a 1st cousin. That's when I told her that I thought that we were actually half-sisters. She did the DNA test and sure enough, she is my baby sister by 2 years and 1 day. Our dad passed away 9 years ago and I've always known about his indiscretions. So now I have this WONDERFUL sister who is just like me! I'm crazy over her. She's a blessing to me.
I’m doing ancestry To Find my Father 🧬 I ordered a dna kit I’m waiting on my Package 📦 so I can do the test
How much was the dna on the percentage of your sibling?
@@PromiseMcclainActress Oh that’s cool.🙃I want to try a test too but cannot choose between AncestryDNA and 23andme. Which one did you choose ?
Calm Studies I just did Ancestry they just received my sample
@@PromiseMcclainActress Thanks
I loved your story. They don't always lead to a place that makes peace with the past. My mother told me my dad was not my biological dad when I was 26. I am 71 now and just found a wonderful Italian family who have embraced me. I love having so much in common with them! Thanks to Ancestry DNA!!
You have no ideal how your story has impacted me. I can relate to you so much and it gives me hope. I hope one day I can meet my biological father.
Found my bio- father and his family thru DNA testing a few years ago. I was born a Schwartz to a man who raised me as his own, and I shall always remain a Schwartz, but it was good to get that closure. Unfortunately he died two decades ago never knowing I existed, but I've gained seven wonderful new siblings. They have welcomed me with loving, open arms and we are building good relationships over the past few years. I am glad for you.
Zoe - I relate with this so much! I've gone 34 years without knowing who my dad is. It is a pain and void that many can't understand. Thank you for being brave and sharing your story. I'm anxious to learn more!!
i just found out today after 35 years that my dad isnt my biologicial father. My mom is keeping the secret. smh
samantha page - very true words!
As a genealogist who’s helped many people find family, DNA has been a huge game changer. Congratulations on finding your biological father, and i wish you all the best!
Thank you!
My heart genuinely goes out to you. I’m so sorry that you’re Mom died when you were only 11. You’re stunningly beautiful and remind me of Peggy Lipton (the mother of Rashida Jones). May you receive only ever a shower of blessings. Please know that this world is deeply fortunate to have you in it...
You are so sweet Therese! God is good and He has put the right people into my life at the right time. Thank you so much for your encouraging words!
Yes, a cross between Peggy Lipton and a young Twiggy.
I’m so glad that you still have the time and opportunity to be able to find out more about your Father. I took the Ancestry DNA test almost 2 years ago. Like you, I had no idea it would tell you who your relatives were. I was totally surprised when Ancestry showed me a picture and it actually said, “this is your a Father”. I had always wondered about my Father. My Mom really didn’t know much about him. I went through all the emotions you did. Unless you’ve been through it you couldn’t begin to understand. But to make a long story short. After getting no reply from him, not telling him who I was, I got no answer. I started contacting other close relatives. The Wife of my half-brother on my dad’s side had been trying to contact him too. They were able to confirm many things that led me to believe that Ancestry had it right. Times, locations, etc. but anyway, my half brother had all but given up on hearing from him. I searched further and found an Obituary. It was my Father’s who had passed away about 4 months before I got the results of my DNA test. There’s so many “what if’s” going on in my mind.
I thought it was so sweet that your cousin wanted to know about you and it seems like he wants you in his life 😭
Thank you!
Insane the similarities of ours lives. My mother passed when I was 8. My aunt adopted me, and I don't know who my bio dad is. I just sent my sample to ancestry yesterday. Hoping I am able to find my paternal family. Thanks for sharing.
Krissy! I am thinking of you! It might be awhile until you get your results, but please let me know what you find.
@@zoejohnson892 Thank you. I received my results on Friday and I was able to discover his identity in less than two hours. It was crazy how quickly I was able to do that. I have yet to be able to make contact with him. The more I learn the more I realize he isn't the man I hoped he would be. I also found out I have three half siblings. They all have different mothers, and the youngest is four. The silver lining is that I have reached out to my half sister and we have begun a relationship despite her choosing not to have one with our father. I haven't probed into as why because I'm taking it slow. The good thing is I know who he is and that's all I've ever really wanted.
@@zoejohnson892 I received my results on Friday and I was able to discover his identity in less than two hours. It was crazy how quickly I was able to do that. I have yet to be able to make contact with him. The more I learn the more I realize he isn't the man I hoped he would be. I also found out I have three half siblings. They all have different mothers, and the youngest is four. The silver lining is that I have reached out to my half sister and we have begun a relationship despite her choosing not to have one with our father. I haven't probed into why because I'm taking it slow. The good thing is I know who he is and that's all I've ever really wanted.
I can only imagine the roller coaster of emotions you went through omg. Still very exciting, that’s awesome.
It hurts when our mothers keep secrets. Mine still is and is 80 yrs old. I am so sorry she caused you this pain. Finally have pressed purchase on an ancestry kit hoping the answers to the truth haven't all passed away. xo
Dawn, I will be praying for you! It’s a big step to decide to take a DNA test. I know you will find the answers and peace you are looking for.
@@zoejohnson892 Thank you so much sweetheart. You are such a sweet and beautiful girl. Your family are blessed to have you in their lives. xo
Sometimes moms keep secrets about their kid’s male parent because of rape or married man, or incest...Not everyone may be happy to find out they are the product of these things...
My mom is 85 yrs i m 68 years of lies 😢
beast shawnee if a poll was put out I bet 80% or higher would still want to know. It is human nature to need to know where we are from for a sense of belonging.
crazy we have a similar back story, I just sent my dna test in about 4 days ago
You did fine with your delivery. Thank you for sharing.
Lol! Thank you! 🙃
I just spent this past weekend with my Bio moms family. My two half brothers are really nice, and welcome me into the family. I am planning my next visit sometime in the spring.
Were you adopted?
@@peaceandlove544 Yes
I'm a love child and my half siblings despise me for taking their dad away for a whole 6 months of their lives when they were teenagers, they are in their 50's now and still haven't got over the trauma of a taking away a man I was too young to even remember. Anyway he went back to his wife and he left again after 2 years. I've been told to stay away and don't attempt to contact my dad. Though I have found a cousin.
I love your honesty as well. Got to watch this unfold
Thank you Sue! 🙏
I love that you wrote she was a good person. You are kind.
Thank you Katie!
I am you Dad's cousin Tony Dallas DeWitt. You do look like Dawn, Annette, and Diane. Your too pretty to look like Marcus ;)
WOW
You are a kind, caring and thoughtful person. It became evident when you mentioned your hesitancy to move ahead with your search plans because of the possible disruption to the lives of people that may be a part of your story. I’m happy that God brought your cousin to you in your time of vulnerability. He sounds much like you - a beautiful person.
Awesome story! I'm so happy for you!👍
Thank you George!
By definition, first cousins share one set of grandparents. So this 1st cousin would either descend from your mom's parents or your dad's parents.This first cousin's parent was a sibling of your dad= either a sister or a brother.
Yes, Matt is my dad's sister's son. (lol! That sounds like a mouthful!)
I just found your story and I love it. Subbed the channel and looking forward to more. You are beautiful too x
Before you mentioned your cousin and became emotional, I was already crying. My heart aches for you, Zoe. May the God of Israel reward you with a life filled with love, peace and joy in the Lord. God bless you, dear.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. You are a blessing.
Your experience as much as it sucked in some ways, gave you an added dimension to your personality. You seem like a very nice kind person. My experience was that I had half siblings that dispised me. Not for me, but for what I represented. I could never get past that...and god knows I tried.
I subscribed to your channel and I think your the most courageous young women. I am just on episode 3. Your going to help so many. My mom's Dad walked away when my mom was so young, in kindergarten. She's suffered all her life wanting him, wondering about him, crying every father's day on her wedding. I found him for her on ancestry too. He'd passed but she has half sisters she's met. She has 2 half brothers. It's the best gift of all she says. I admit I wanted to find him and ask why. The second wife tried to get him to at least send the Three kids he had with my grandma a card. I think they had a nasty divorce. But it's not the kids fault. One of my uncle's hated their dad. The other aunt wasn't going to meet them. But you know my mom learned a,lot. She gained siblings. It's turned out o.k. moms had two different cancers. I pushed hard spent years searching.
Sue - you have such a remarkable story! Thank you so much for sharing and relating! It means so much to me! Thank you!
I’m doing ancestry To Find my Father 🧬 I ordered a dna kit I’m waiting on my Package 📦 so I can do the test
I found my bio father also through DNA, My Familytreedna test first proved that the Italian man on my birth certificate definitely was not my father. Then I linked with my 2nd cousin in Australia, who confirmed who my bio father was.
Wow! You and I share a similar journey!
I don't think it was supposed to be like this, people should not need to have to search for family like this...
Gil - you are an idealist 🙃
I just found mine too unfortunately he passed away I thought my stepdad was my dad the entire time
I’m sorry you didn’t get to meet your biological father, but I’m glad to hear you found some answers.
Thanks
I have a very similar story only I didn't even need to take a DNA test. I found my father's parents and it turns out that they didn't know about me. I was told my whole life that they did know about me. My father left my mother when she was pregnant and lied to her saying that his parents didn't want anything to do with us. We are all hurt by my stupid parents.
hey!! your story is amazing!!! I am starting my own story now. If you have any tips let me know!! my father is not on my birth certificate either
How has your cousins search gone with finding his own father ?
I’m half Mexican and half Swedish and I can definitely see the Scandinavian in you.
Sounds like my story my mom would say the same thing 😒
Thinking of you Andrea!
I think everyone should do an ancestry dna test.
I agree! I took one and found out I was adopted
Minneapolis?? That’s a confirmation for me 🥺
I came from Kelsey's Testimony
Kelsey is an amazing woman who really helped me through a hard time (during videos 1&2). She is going to do amazing things, I just know it! Thank you for checking out my journey too! Welcome!
Non-practiced delivery? I like it!
Hahahaaha!!! Thanks!! Too funny! Thanks for making me smile!
This DNA shit is gonna draw some lawsuits.
I can’t believe how beautiful you are, and you seem so loving. I’m really sorry you had to go through such hard times at a young age.. But when you may feel down and sad please always remember God’s promise that your mother and many others will get resurected to life and given a second chance, you will finaly be able to see and hold her in your arms again. I’m really happy you and your Father are back into eachothers life. :)
Thank you for this encouraging comment. You are so kind!
Elizabeth Olsen's twin sister
Weird that you say aUnt. Did you always pronounce the word that way?
Hah! Yes! I don’t say “A”nt like the bug 🐜. It’s a Minnesota/Mid-West thing 😍.
I’m front the northeast and we say it that way too.
OMG! Such a pretty face, but I digress....my sister's not too happy about this AncestryDNA thingy. The "secret" is out and, sadly, she doesn't want anything to do with the "secret" who is now a full grown woman who has no other request than to meet her mother and be acknowledged as a daughter. My sister's response is, basically, "go to hell" and stay out of my life. Soooooo sad.
It is really interesting to hear these stories and the different reactions. Thank you for sharing this even though it sounds pretty painful. I’m sorry that it wasn’t the “happily ever after” people are often searching for.
The Orange Pekoe Teabag Band That is not how a mom should react. That is worse than bullying!
@@drgvjapos I personally think that "bullying" is a false comparrison and is a totally different conversation than this particular conversation. But, since you're here: What is your opinion on how a birth mother should behave when a child she gave up 50 years ago wants to make contact with her when, unbeknownst to the child, the reality is, he/she was the product of the birth mother getting raped when she was 17 years old?
Does that change your opinion?
Is that a real Dior jacket?
I’ve had this jacket by #soiakyo since 2007 and I wear it everyday in the winter (btw: winters in mn are 5-6months long). I get so many compliments on it - even 10+ years later! I wish it was Dior 🤣!
That houndstooth though, reminds me of Ricky's bowling shirt from trailer park boys. I'd probably stop you on the street to tell you it's awesome lol
Such a Beautiful Girl!
What's a ont
😂. All I know is an ant is a bug 🐜😂. I’m just kidding! It’s my MN accent 👍👍👍
nice
Watched 11 videos regarding this. Not one...shows a face to face of her meeting...her dad. All are selfie videos are taken from her car.
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I would have loved to capture my story on video. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to hire a camera crew to follow me through this, but I am thankful that I was able to share this way. Thank you for your support! Hopefully the photos will help you understand the story a bit more.
Good. But this is plodding through the obvious and the anticipated in a way that detracts from the interesting subject. Good luck.
Hah! I know! It’s so loooonnnngggg! I need to do a summary video! Lol! 😂
Cool jacket
Thank you!
This is heartbreaking. I think you need to stop pretending you don't care as much as you do. Little girls need their daddies.
You need a disclaimer that there will be no reunion photos or videos even if you watch all 13 videos. Real waste of time.
I think you are looking for this:
Photos: Discovering my Biological Father Through a DNA Test th-cam.com/video/xoKMlT9_j28/w-d-xo.html
I know talking about it help me a lot
Thank you for listening! ❤️
Ok, I'm doing the same thing, but you lost me... moves too slow...tmi... (But glad it worked out.)
Thanks for trying 🤷🏻♀️. It’s a complicated story. Maybe check our video #2?
What a weird thing to say.
Thank you!
No child should ever have to go through this.
Mine won’t have to. I’ve broken the chain.
Change father's rights, and you wont have to find yo daddy like that. All seal team and shit.
Get to the point- too drawn out
It was a very drawn out time in my life.
Mother diden what to say your daddys name...
Hhmmm i dont know,but your mommy isend to nice for me.
Your mom wasn't a good person. She didn't tell you who your father was. That's not good, that's evil.
"Biological father" hahaha he is your REAL father not someone who you choose to call "dad".
So true!
Stupid not to put a bloody ending or when you reunited with your dad!
😂 Look in the description box for links to all the other videos in this series. There are also several links throughout the video for the next videos. ❤️
There's 3 more videos 🤣🤣🤣