30 Stories Of People Who Discovered Disturbing Secrets Hidden In Their Family After Taking A DNA Test

You'll be surprised at what something as simple as a family DNA test can do.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 19, 2021

It can be very surprising what something as simple as a family DNA test can do. You order a pack, send in a sample of your saliva, and your whole genome is checked in so many areas to uncover your hereditary markers, family members, ethnicity, and even surprising secrets of a family.

Discovering that you are an adopted kid or finding out that you have a sibling that you never knew even existed seems like something you find in movies. It can be so hard to accept, especially if you’re the only one that is an alien in the family, especially if everyone knew except you.

Then you can’t help but recall occasions when you were treated differently than the rest and how you always wondered why it was so. The scenario can also be different, which brings us to this question posted by a Reddit user named u/VideoFork, asking people who have taken a family DNA test how it was when they accidentally revealed a family secret.

And not long after, thousands of answers began to pour in, and some were really touching. Gathered below are some of the most astounding replies from this viral post, so continue scrolling to read some shocking DNA test stories.

The Redditor's Question

#1 An infant from an agency is my cousin

#2 Nobody knew I existed

#3 Racism is stupid

#4 Ends up we're half siblings

#5 This story made me happy too

#6 Finding your 100% older brother

#7 My wife now has a brother

#8 This is so heartbreaking

#9 DNA helps but can also unveil disturbing things

#10 A product of an affair

#11 A half sister that no one knew about

#12 Not knowing you're related to your cookie seller

#13 Finding out your real parents isn't your "real" parents

#14 Finding a family connection is beautiful

#15 Connecting with the family

#16 Not knowing that you have a child somewhere

#17 After the DNA test comes the digging deep

#18 What!

#19 A hard pass on the DNA test

#20 Great, just great!

#21 Whew, crazy times

#22 A really good discovery is good for me

#23 Half siblings that look exactly alike with the same personality

#24 Giving up the oldest and youngest sibling

#25 Digging deep to find the answers

#26 And your unknown relative lives close to you

#27 Oh well, the snooping fetched results

#28 And it came as a shock that they actually had English/Irish ancestry

#29 Crazy things are happening

#30 Will the family still remain the same?

Reading about these DNA test stories online is one thing, but having something like that happen to you is a different ball game altogether. It would be really painful to find out that you’re not part of your family, especially if they’ve been nothing but the best for you.

The post went viral, with over 30K upvotes and more than 6.5K comments. If you have a similar story to share or one that you’ve experienced, comment below.

Maryjane