A 19-year-old boy underwent a DNA test with one goal in mind: to have fun. However, the results ended up doing much more than that. “I destroyed my whole family,” he commented. the protagonist of this story, whose identity was not revealed. For only 80 euros -just over 17,000 pesos at the official exchange rate-, the man acquired a genealogical test that, instead of generating laughter, ended up uncovering a dark family secret that was buried in the past at that time.
As reported The Mirror, once the results arrived, the young man decided to enter the relatives section to see his matches. It was at that moment that he realized that he only shared 29.2 percent of his DNA with whom he believed to be his biological father. “This didn’t make sense to me since we also share a paternal group haplogroup and look a lot alike, so it was definitely my father,” the young man said.
The results up to that point seemed meaningless. However, he detailed another peculiar coincidence in the tests: shared 24.6 percent of DNA with her cousin. This figure alerted the young man, as cousins generally only agree with regarding 12 percent.
Although it crossed his mind that it might be an inaccuracy with the percentages or an error, in the end he opted for the simplest hypothesis: “The only realistic explanation for what I was seeing was that my uncle, the father of my cousin and my father’s brother, he is my father”. The possibility of being the son of his uncle was a blow that took him by surprise. After assimilating the information and giving way to anger, went looking for answers which, according to him, only his mother might give him. without thinking twice, he took the DNA results, showed them to his mother and directly asked her if she had cheated on her dad with Uncle David.
“I told him everything: the test, the percentages, the coincidences of ADNall! My mom fell to the ground crying, begging me not to tell dad.”, the subject continued with his story. After discovering the truth regarding his real father, the individual rushed to call his cousin – actually half-sister – and then his uncle David – the real parent – came to the house asking what had happened. past. At this, the young man had no choice but to confront him as well: “He didn’t say anything following calming down. He left the room and I closed the door.
The news came a heated argument between his parents and, according to him, also a physical confrontation between his uncle and what he believed to be his father. It was all “chaos” that took place behind the door of his room.
He collapse of his family aroused feelings of guilt in him; however, she does not fully regret taking that test DNA that changed your life and that of all its immediate environment. “If I had spent my birthday money on something else, none of this would have happened, but another part of me is glad to know the truth,” the young man closed.
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