Last year\u00a0I took a\u00a0DNA test to\u00a0find out more about my\u00a0ethnicity. And it\u00a0turned my\u00a0life upside down. Then I\u00a0tricked my\u00a0parents into doing this test too. My\u00a0dad\u2019s results showed that he\u00a0is\u00a0not my\u00a0biological father. But I\u00a0look like my\u00a0dad! Oh\u00a0my\u00a0god, I\u00a0must have been switched at\u00a0the hospital and my\u00a0parents\u2019 child is\u00a0somewhere out there, and so\u00a0are my\u00a0birth parents. This is\u00a0incredible. But my\u00a0mom\u2019s result showed that she is\u00a0my\u00a0biological mom.
\nThis past May, I\u00a0receive an\u00a0email from the company that did my\u00a0DNA testing telling me\u00a0that\u00a0I have new relatives. I\u00a0login into the portal and find 2\u00a0genetic matches: one is\u00a0a\u00a025% match and is\u00a0my\u00a0uncle, and one is\u00a0a\u00a012.5% match, and she is\u00a0my\u00a0cousin. Turns out that my\u00a0uncle\u2019s brother was my\u00a0real father. I\u00a0located him on\u00a0Facebook and sent him a\u00a0private message with a\u00a0picture of\u00a0my\u00a0mom from 1969 and a\u00a0message that read, \u00abHi, my\u00a0name\u00a0is\u2026 I\u00a0understand that you knew my\u00a0mother in\u00a01969 in\u00a0Bucharest. Her name was\u2026 Please let me\u00a0know if\u00a0this is\u00a0you. Thank you.\u00bb
\nHe\u00a0finally answered, saying, \u00abYes, this is\u00a0true. You are as\u00a0beautiful as\u00a0your mother. My\u00a0God, it\u00a0has been 50\u00a0years. Are you my\u00a0daughter?\u00bb I\u00a0went to\u00a0meet him, and he\u00a0and my\u00a0father really look like each other. The whole thing is\u00a0wild. I\u00a0don\u2019t know if\u00a0my\u00a0parents know that my\u00a0dad is\u00a0not my\u00a0biological father. I\u00a0decided never to\u00a0tell them. I\u2019m still shocked by\u00a0this secret.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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