Quite a few times I have met families and have gotten a strong feeling that ends up with my brain saying "they did not produce that child." Every time this has happened, I later found out that the child was adopted. There is something there.
@@airybrookThis made me think of a guy I used to play cricket with years ago. When his son was about 4, he said to his dad 'you're not my real daddy'. My mate did already have a tiny suspicion that something was off, so he did a DNA test discreetly. Turns out his wife had an affair and it wasn't his kid. They are all still together as far as I know, so it had a happy ending all things considered. No one knows how the kid knew something was off though.
I was born in the late 60s, and upon birth suffered immediate withdrawal from the high dose of diazepam my mother had been prescribed throughout the pregnancy, - it went unnoticed until I was about 3, and subsequently shaped my entire life, and lifestyle choices. I never blamed my mother, or father, or the doctors, she is an absolute angel, - spent her whole life looking after severely disabled children. - What can't be changed, MUST be accepted. -
My grandmother often spoke to me about the children and babies she looked after (foster carer). She mentioned how she would wonder in amazement at the little babies who would instinctively react in a positive way when reintroduced to their biological mothers.
I call the man who raised me 'my Dad' and the man who sired me 'my father'. I always feel uncomfortable when people call 'strangers' their Mom, Dad or parents as I think it totally obliterates the years of love and commitment provided by those who raised a child as if it was their very own.
I recently realized my Grandfather was a Chicago gangster. All the clues were there but who thinks to connect the dots? Then at 35 the secret came out that I was NOT the pregnancy that ruined my teen moms life but that I have an older brother who was raised by the family that ran Sears.
I’ve never met much of my extended family; never wanted to, wasn’t interested. My dad died when I was 13. He had like 10 siblings. One of them, one uncle, I remember had visited me and my mom when I was about 14 or something, I don’t remember much but I liked him. He sent me postcards every now and then, I didn’t think about it much. One day he sent me a letter a an invitation to come see him in his hometown. I might have been 20 then. I went there, I remember feeling oddly…happy, on the train, and when I met him at the station…I felt like I’d come home. He was the only one I felt like that with amongst all of my uncles and aunties and what have you. 🤷🏻♀️
My maternal grandparents passed away more than 30 years ago. I’m in my 30s and my mom recently mentioned that both of her parents had blue eyes. My mother has greenish brown eyes. I told her it was unlikely for a person with her eye color to be born of two blue eyed parents. I purchased an Ancestry DNA kit for her, and she found out that her father was in fact a man that had lived down the street from her mother and the man she thought was her father. She said it was a very unpleasant thing to find out. Much of her extended family said that they already knew, and just didn’t think it necessary to tell her.
There are about 16 genes that contribute to eye colour so it's not that unusual for children to have a different colour eyes to their parents, but apparently having an 'unexpected' father is surprisingly common.
@@MajesticArtimus We’re happy to know. We had some issues matching our family tree with our 23andMe reported ancestry, and those are cleared up now. My uncle was kicked out of the hospital when my mother was born for claiming that my mother was someone else’s (black) baby. That story makes sense now. My mom actually grew up knowing her biological relatives, so she has friends that she now knows to be her family. It was a bit of a shock, and her biological father was a convicted rapist, which is disturbing, but we prefer to know the truth. I don’t why she wouldn’t have the right to know who her father was.
It’s clear to me that everyone of my sister’s eight grandchildren instinctively know she is their grandmother from birth. They react differently towards her than they do to me. It’s quite fascinating
why do people feel and urge to make their personal life public? This is something you work out with your shrink, lock it in a little box and move on with your live. Be grateful to your "dad" that you exist.
Because there are ethical questions around artificial insemination and the various problems it presents (frozen embryos, and this guy having hundreds of siblings amongst them- imagine the potential for accidental incest). Its an interesting question worth exploring.
This needs to be talked about. It's not similar to mom hooking up with some random guy and getting pregnant. This is an unethical proto Brave New World nightmare.
Those annoying daily edits with past content should be in a separate dedicated clip channel. I will just unsubscribe as a last resort to keep my feed clean.
I think it was Billy Connolly who pointed out that your own farts don't smell that bad - it's other people's farts that really stink. It's how you can differentiate your own offspring from the rest of the herd. That could by why shit stinks in the first place - it's a way to recognise your own tribe.
I thought this was a little odd when watching the full interview.....and almost self-servingly, self-fulfilling while seeming to WANT to identify as something. There are so many complexities in/to what makes an individual person that we'll probably never know the full extent, especially when choosing to focus on (and pick) the self-serving parts.
Do you spend your life watching TH-cam videos you're not interested in, before commenting that you're not interested in them? The long winter nights must fly by 😀
WATCH the *full,* incredible interview here: th-cam.com/video/fByrJjtbroI/w-d-xo.html
One thing that amazes me about this is just how subconsciously intuitive young children can be.
Quite a few times I have met families and have gotten a strong feeling that ends up with my brain saying "they did not produce that child." Every time this has happened, I later found out that the child was adopted. There is something there.
@@airybrookThis made me think of a guy I used to play cricket with years ago. When his son was about 4, he said to his dad 'you're not my real daddy'. My mate did already have a tiny suspicion that something was off, so he did a DNA test discreetly. Turns out his wife had an affair and it wasn't his kid. They are all still together as far as I know, so it had a happy ending all things considered. No one knows how the kid knew something was off though.
I was born in the late 60s, and upon birth suffered immediate withdrawal from the high dose of diazepam my mother had been prescribed throughout the pregnancy,
- it went unnoticed until I was about 3, and subsequently shaped my entire life, and lifestyle choices.
I never blamed my mother, or father, or the doctors, she is an absolute angel,
- spent her whole life looking after severely disabled children.
- What can't be changed, MUST be accepted. -
When my children ask me if they're adopted, I invariably answer them: "Not yet, but we are working on it."
My grandmother often spoke to me about the children and babies she looked after (foster carer). She mentioned how she would wonder in amazement at the little babies who would instinctively react in a positive way when reintroduced to their biological mothers.
Awwwww..... Really?.... That's amazing😢😊
I call the man who raised me 'my Dad' and the man who sired me 'my father'. I always feel uncomfortable when people call 'strangers' their Mom, Dad or parents as I think it totally obliterates the years of love and commitment provided by those who raised a child as if it was their very own.
I recently realized my Grandfather was a Chicago gangster. All the clues were there but who thinks to connect the dots? Then at 35 the secret came out that I was NOT the pregnancy that ruined my teen moms life but that I have an older brother who was raised by the family that ran Sears.
Get this written up, r - this is too good to lose.
I’ve never met much of my extended family; never wanted to, wasn’t interested. My dad died when I was 13. He had like 10 siblings. One of them, one uncle, I remember had visited me and my mom when I was about 14 or something, I don’t remember much but I liked him. He sent me postcards every now and then, I didn’t think about it much. One day he sent me a letter a an invitation to come see him in his hometown. I might have been 20 then. I went there, I remember feeling oddly…happy, on the train, and when I met him at the station…I felt like I’d come home.
He was the only one I felt like that with amongst all of my uncles and aunties and what have you.
🤷🏻♀️
I always thought Simons dad was Leonard Rossiter.
Funny that mate
That’s all very well, but where are his eyes?!
My maternal grandparents passed away more than 30 years ago. I’m in my 30s and my mom recently mentioned that both of her parents had blue eyes. My mother has greenish brown eyes. I told her it was unlikely for a person with her eye color to be born of two blue eyed parents. I purchased an Ancestry DNA kit for her, and she found out that her father was in fact a man that had lived down the street from her mother and the man she thought was her father. She said it was a very unpleasant thing to find out. Much of her extended family said that they already knew, and just didn’t think it necessary to tell her.
There are about 16 genes that contribute to eye colour so it's not that unusual for children to have a different colour eyes to their parents, but apparently having an 'unexpected' father is surprisingly common.
@@MajesticArtimus We’re happy to know. We had some issues matching our family tree with our 23andMe reported ancestry, and those are cleared up now. My uncle was kicked out of the hospital when my mother was born for claiming that my mother was someone else’s (black) baby. That story makes sense now. My mom actually grew up knowing her biological relatives, so she has friends that she now knows to be her family. It was a bit of a shock, and her biological father was a convicted rapist, which is disturbing, but we prefer to know the truth. I don’t why she wouldn’t have the right to know who her father was.
Imagine finding out one day that you have 500 brothers and sisters.
Very interesting.
I have 4 adopted children ( siblings, adults now) and for us it was like finds the lost connection that was always there 🙏🏻🌹✨🙏🏻
Good to hear! We’ve adopted 3 siblings- eldest is 7. ❤
@@RobDiGreen OMGODNESS!!! Congratulations and happiness to you all 🙏🏻💖💖💖
It’s clear to me that everyone of my sister’s eight grandchildren instinctively know she is their grandmother from birth. They react differently towards her than they do to me. It’s quite fascinating
This was interesting
There was Dutchman doing the same.
I often wished I was adopted but sadly I found I had sprung from these two awful people
Sting must be one of his half siblings.
:)
There's a lot more to nature than nurture IMO.
Yes, indeed, but social workers , psychologists and their ilk do their best to downgrade and discard genetics
Paternity testing for all children should be mandatory. The technology is there. But certain groups are very vocal about not wanting it...
Frightening all those siplings you could land up marrying one without knowing.
This is the serious version of Long Beach Griffy's "I am not your dad!"
Dang, KK. Wonder if they asked you that because that thought had crossed their mind being pregnant so young, giving you up for adoption.
why do people feel and urge to make their personal life public? This is something you work out with your shrink, lock it in a little box and move on with your live. Be grateful to your "dad" that you exist.
Because there are ethical questions around artificial insemination and the various problems it presents (frozen embryos, and this guy having hundreds of siblings amongst them- imagine the potential for accidental incest). Its an interesting question worth exploring.
This needs to be talked about. It's not similar to mom hooking up with some random guy and getting pregnant. This is an unethical proto Brave New World nightmare.
Other people's experiences in life and life story's can be fascinating though.
Probably the same reason you are here to listen to peoples personal lives. it's interesting to hear stories. it's not that complicated.
This is why surrogacy, artificial insemination and to some degree adoptions should not be kept secret.
How often does one meet someone, who's father is - undeniably - a furious wanker?
If you're wanting to adopt and genetics is a big concern to you (no not genetic diseases), maybe don't.
Those annoying daily edits with past content should be in a separate dedicated clip channel. I will just unsubscribe as a last resort to keep my feed clean.
@@LeeGee You care. Those guys still can't break the 1M subs mark no matter the amount of fiddling with their content.
Alexei's looking well.
I think it was Billy Connolly who pointed out that your own farts don't smell that bad - it's other people's farts that really stink. It's how you can differentiate your own offspring from the rest of the herd. That could by why shit stinks in the first place - it's a way to recognise your own tribe.
it might also be so you don't eat it.
Don't be a stepfather.. the kids are never yours and you're only ever a utility at most. That's just my take. 😅
I thought this was a little odd when watching the full interview.....and almost self-servingly, self-fulfilling while seeming to WANT to identify as something. There are so many complexities in/to what makes an individual person that we'll probably never know the full extent, especially when choosing to focus on (and pick) the self-serving parts.
Wow he lost his real dad and his hair. Genetics can be great or suck.
Women actually like bald men , High testosterone levels
Your mom will always be your mom, but your dad could not be your real dad lol 🤪🤭🫢😆.
I have no interest in this whatsoever.
Do you spend your life watching TH-cam videos you're not interested in, before commenting that you're not interested in them? The long winter nights must fly by 😀
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