A woman’s life was turned upside down after her aunt gifted her a DNA test for Christmas. Eager to learn more about her family history, she sent off the test and awaited the results, not knowing they would change her life.
Sharing her story on Reddit in response to the question ‘What is your horror story from DNA tests like 23andMe?’, the woman revealed: “I found out my dad isn’t my biological father.”
The woman, who did not share which brand of DNA test kit she used, continued: “My dad’s sister gave me a DNA test for the holidays. I ended up taking it and discovered I wasn’t related to my aunt, aka not related to my dad.” The revelations didn’t stop there; she also learned she has over 10 half-siblings and that her real father was a sperm donor.
She added: “My parents gas lit me for months saying the results were inaccurate, called me a liar to my sister, all this garbage. Then finally admitted it was true after six months of lying.
“We now have a terrible relationship.” While many Reddit users expressed sympathy, some speculated that the aunt had known the truth all along and believed the woman deserved to know about her lineage.
One commenter remarked: “Aunt knew and aunt does not like the mum.” Meanwhile another shared a similar experience: “That’s how I found my bio father.
“His wife made everyone in the family test and then when I took the test a couple years later, boom my aunt and father pop up.” A third commentator wrote: “Did your dad love you and did he accept you as his daughter? Or was he a horrible father?
“I mean maybe his world got crushed and your parents dealt with it in a horrible way, but maybe they just didn’t want to believe that everything they had came falling down.”
They also added, “The person I would be p***ed at is your aunt, she had no business doing that.” In a follow-up, the woman explained: “We already had a strained relationship due to his temper and sexist remarks when my sister and I were teenagers, which is when we started standing up for ourselves.”
She continued, “I definitely understand why they didn’t tell us; it’s really the lying and gaslighting that ruined our relationship even more. My dad’s brother went through the adoption process (difficult time, his son ended up having an addiction at birth) and I’m 95% sure my dad never told his brother anything about his fertility struggles/that we were conceived with a sperm donor. Suffering alone.”