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I have never really known my father. He didn’t want to stick around back then. I have seen pictures, and my mother have told me he was a german priest. My mother is Norwegian. I have always believed that I was part Norwegian, part German. My half sister bought me a DNA kit for christmas. Her test results were very accurate. Mine showed that I was 61% Russian/Ukrainian. The rest was Scandinavian. My mother had me when she was very young, it was the 80’s, and she partied very hard. I talked to my aunt about it. She told me that my mother lived with a man who was from the Ukrain when i was conceived, and that she had always wondered if he was the father. All my life people have told me I did not look very scandinavian, and my personality did not match it very well either. I am happy that I finally know where I am from. I am not angry at my mother, but affraid she might get upset. I don’t think she lied to me. I think in her mind she knew who the father was. Btw, if there are any Russian or Ukrainian people out there searching for a new friend, I would love to talk to you, and maybe learn a little about your culture. #dna #confession_bear
Edit: To all of you who are wondering if this could hurt my “Dad”. I don’t know him. I have never met him. I tried contacting him when i was 14 years old. He told me I was the biggest mistake of his life, that he didn’t want any contact what so ever. I don’t have a phone number or e-mail adress on him, and I have tried looking him up online. So I doubt he will ever know about this or be hurt.
bundleofwoodensticks
Family don’t end with blood
jackhunterjones4
She probably already knows ya?
Burke616
Your dad is the person who raised you. He may not be your gene donor, but the bond built over time means more.
flaminghotchido
That's some news to process. My mom found out her dad wasn't her bio dad through 23andme last year, 10 years after he died.
WinAgain
Привет, друг )) First thing to learn - we use “)” instead of smileys
dirtmarker
Mama knows it's hers daddy hopes it's his
NachoDamnDaddy
What's important is what's in your heart.
maholt
I bet she already knows. What she does not know, is that you now know.
St0ckh01m5yndr0m3
Someone is owed birthday and Christmas presents
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
DingoStarr
A father isn't always someone who is the combination of DNA. It's who raised you.
l33tChickenWings
I know of 5+ people that know shit is sideways in their family due to these tests. Really amazing.
NerveClasp
Hey, I'm from Ukraine ?? Would be happy to learn more about your culture and share our's. You can find me on twitter as NerveClasp
DrParasek
If you are a women- i would guess that you are extrem hot. Ukrainian and scandinavian is a nice combo xD
Thranduill
Thank you :D
creepwood
>and my personality did not match it very well either.< yeah, that's not in your DNA
dsmegst
Greetings, comrade.
bellaOzzy2017
Turn this shit into a TV script I’d watch it. Do you kill someone in the end ?
rossonerinho
Through ancestry.com I found out last summer I have a half brother in Sweden. My dad has 2 new grandchildren & 4 great grandchildren.
ontarioOT
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
TheLesserOfTwoWeevils
I know you're not specifically saying it is, but that's not the "original" saying like is sometimes claimed. Valid if you want it to be tho.
klean9
That explains why you don’t get drunk on vodka
Thranduill
How did you know? .. but true
klean9
My wife’s parents were Ukrainian. She can pound down the vodka but gets headaches with any bourbon or other whiskeys
AlabamaNerd
Sounds like maybe German dad didn’t stick around because he knew he wasn’t dad?
LurkerOfDarkness
Or maybe he wasn't as German as he thought. It's possible, though the Ukranian guy is more likely.
meganical
Or because he was a priest
ColdRice
Wow maybe she wants to know just as much as you do. Tell her and update us if you want to.
kitnnicole9
We all just cool with the German priest being the potential father?
Amonrob
Joelseph14
Eh the blood of fellowship is thicker than the waters of the womb if you consider him your dad than it doesn't matter if you're related
Peachos
Lol mom likely knows. Your DAD on the other hand doesn't need too. If it would wreck him & benefit nobody, really debate it but leave it be.
GentryFriedRichFillets
Honestly, I would want to know if I was the dad. Kid would still be my kid, as family is made not born. And the truth is irreplaceable.
Peachos
This. Fairly enough, I didnt read the details until after I commented. But my comment was exactly as you put. I wouldn't want to know.
30H1PPU5
I don’t think dad cares since they state in the post they don’t even really know the guy lol
CurbYourClassWar
Maybe that's why he left in the first place, to not stay with a cheater and raise some other guy's kid.
Peachos
Very fair. My comment was made b4 I read details as smrt ppl do. But was made pretensed that I wouldn't want to know as the dad myself.
Jace99
These tests are known to be inaccurate. If you sent them to 3 different labs, you'd get 3 different results. Don't upset your Mom over it.
Jace99
I'm adopted. It doesn't matter where I came from. My adoptive parents loved and raised me and so did my brothers. They are my family.
Amonrob
Your adoptive family is your “real” family but you or your children can be curious about your biological ancestors. DNA genealogy can help
Amonrob
The tests are ~100% accurate at identifying individuals that are biologically related up to 3rd cousins but ethnicity isn't a real thing.
Private4160
Thank you.gif
Amonrob
hgfurgyhauh4uhghghuhgiqguhniij
Mom already knows.
DewiMorgan
Mom already knows that commercial DNA "heritage" tests are less accurate for determining paternity than newspaper horoscopes? I'd hope so!
Stoneleigh219
And so does the sister
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
Or at least suspects. Could be 2 possible candidates (or more)
njjb00612
Straight up. You're not responsible for her feelings, and I don't say that harshly. It's just a fact.
maststick
Mom already hoes
Wiseguy1982
Came for this!
TheEnderBen
Mom did too probably
mikeatike
She was there, probably.
hybridgorilla3131
probably swallowed your brother
activeracer28
At least hopefully.
PurityOfEssence
In theory...and in practice
mikeatike
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is
awesalots
But wasn’t there a doctor that used his own sperm without permission? GASP what if it’s one of THOSE situations!
DVSBSTrD
That bitch lied.
CarlottaVonSprockett
Or the “bitch” was sleeping with multiple dudes at once and got it wrong. Sheesh, way to jump to the worst conclusion.
pattalam
How is that worse than your judgment?
CarlottaVonSprockett
What judgement?
HereticsAllOfYou
But does she know her son knows?
MyleKeville
Thranduill
I am a woman ;)
kadafey
Well hi there
Cowmayihelpu
hypersabotage
On the internet, the men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents.
unaligned1
FBI agents who are also men?
HeirElfSquire
Plot twist
idiotcube
But does mom know that?
stardewvalley28
You win
Tokomek
Don't make any choices based on a commerical test as they are notoriously inaccurate and opinion based. Also genetics aren't culture.
somesnazzyname
They are nonsense, what is German dna what is English dna? Where did they find this pure strand of specific dna to test against?
CommunCreator
There’s not a huge difference between Nordic & Slavic genealogy. Ever heard of the Kievan Rus? Vikings that settled in what is now Kiev.
rshini
And some demographics are underrepresented for various reasons (leading to the inaccuracies)
Rookie8286
“Genetics is not culture”. THIS! You are who you are with your values, your friends, and your family, not your DNA.
KittyKlimt6
I once saw a meme here where some hospital asked for organ or blood donorship for a person poc. They added that it would be best if the ...
KittyKlimt6
..potential donor would be of the same race. A huge uproar followed (to which I first instantly agreed) bc race doesn't matter/exist. Then..
KittyKlimt6
..a medical/doctor guy explained utterly convincing, friendly and transparent why we all were wrong and for cases like that race DOES exist.
KittyKlimt6
...since then I think I definitely need to do some research on that, it seemed to be right. Pity I didn't save it. Maybe s.o. remembers?
BlazingVictory07
While I mostly agree, having a connection to your roots and origin can be very powerful
MadHakon
If the aunt has evidence that such genetics are plausible, I don't see the reason to doubt the test. I took one and considered a (1)
MadHakon
possible discrepancy when it said I was over a third Turkish. It wasn't that the test was wrong, it was that you have to consider what (2)
MadHakon
that can mean. My father is Greek and his father lived in the Ottoman Empire in a Greek enclave before the population exchange between (3)
MadHakon
those two countries. So now while it might say I'm Turkish, it is only because in Turkey you have Greek peoples historically
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
As mentioned in my other comment, here's a selection of my ethnic breakdown from 3 different revisions.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Please note that my English and German levels have varied wildly. And sometimes I get really random stuff. And the Eastern Euro is 1/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
likely from my "German" ancestors who in some cases came from what is now Poland but wasn't when they came over.
Amonrob
Exactly. Ethnicity like race isn’t a real scientific thing so it’s impossible to be very accurate. They are just patterns that can be seen.
Amonrob
Too often people think that because ethnicity estimates are bunk then the whole genetic test is but they are 98% accurate up to 3rd cousins
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Yep! It is really unfortunate. What you end up with is people who either believe it's all 100% accurate including the ethnicity stuff or 1/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
as you say, think it's all astrological-grade malarkey. The ethnicity stuff *can* be helpful in shaping understanding of ancestry, but 2/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
needs to be taken with a grain of salt. The actual genetic relative matching is very, very useful, speaking as an adoptee. Triangulation 3/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
and Leeds sorting can really come up with the goods.
ThisDeservesMoreUpvotes
inquisitivefluff
Too soon
thedeadlyfist
I go daddy issues, that sence makes me cry alot
clonetek
Movie Yondu kidnapped hundreds (if not thousands) of children and delivered them to someone that murdered them.
Peachos
Still probably the only MCU movie that was able to elicit actual emotion from me...
koops
Tony’s funeral send off? Geez. Heart of stone.
justyourfriendlyneighborhoodimgurian
I think MCU did this alot for me, but the fucking cherry...was that Stan Lee opening in End Game.
Peachos
Ik that's totally fair. They had some emotion generating, but the Stan Lee moment nearly got a tear too
igetaroundroundroundround
Really. When Thor comes down with his hammer on that bridge, and Led Zepplin is playing...tears! It's so beautiful!
sarcasticxbarista
AWWW UHH UHHHHH AWWHH
dbsamurai
Mine came when he was still worthy in Endgame.
justfillingthespace
I'ma keep saying this 'til the day I die, 'cause I absolutely believe it. They should have done something less rock, more metal.
igetaroundroundroundround
The song literally has the lyrics "Hammer of the Gods". That's Thor's anthem. Like Black Sabbath to Tony Stark.
justfillingthespace
It was an acquired anthem, it's not like the song was made for Thor any more than Sabbath's song was made for Tony. My point is that I would
Peachos
That scene pumped me up massively, fair to say emotion was pulled forth. But not sad emotion & I wasn't clear lol
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
I always felt they missed out by not doing that when Thor showed up to save the day at the end of Infinity War. I get why, but still.
captainireland
Did ya see the fan edit I loved it
hardlyfatal
Oooo link plz?
badabingdingdong
What is a scandinavian personality? Huh.
Colanah
The two Scandanavian friends I have are some morbidly sassy lads and I love that about them.
blairsette
That was my question too. It’s more about being raised with certain traditions and customs rather than a personality...
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Lol I was hoping someone would mention that
cardinal29
Innate social distancing? Love of lutefisk?
Simrik
We re known for being rude, cold and fistanced
stankginchfurbuger
Fistanced? Oh shot, that's definately some weird European porn isnt it
Simrik
It is fisting from as far away as possible. *Distanced
genericgelatine
On average, enjoys saunas more than non-Scandinavians
muramaza
That's a Finnish thing
genericgelatine
Scandinavians can be Finnish
muramaza
The handful of Norwegians Danes and Swedes I know exclude Finland ? like it's right there but I dunno
genericgelatine
I thought tiny Denmark would be excluded
Vorphalack
It’s somewhere between ABBA and Darkthrone.
Tinyviking7
That is such a small window for personalities
crazypyro23
Right around Nightwish
Private4160
Not to be confused with Abbath and Darkthrone.
Vorphalack
Right? When writing my comment I realized that Abbath is *awfully* close to ABBA. Given his silly streak it made me wonder if it’s intended.
mrforbeez
Not to be confused with Abbath and Costello
Magnasplit
Norway shares a border with Russia. There has been exchange across the border for hundreds of years. Yet still the culture is different. 1/
Magnasplit
DNA don't matter. Culture does. i have friends whos grandparents came to Norway from pakistan. He is behaving and behaving just like me 2/
Magnasplit
whose ancestors most likely is just Norwegians. 3/3
badabingdingdong
That was pretty much my point :)
Ginoawesomesauce
I don't know if OP is very young, but DNA won't code for what country you act like any more than it codes for what language you speak
StitchesAreMyJam
Tell that to all the ‘Scottish’ Americans. But when you have no long term roots, it might feel comforting I guess?
sleepinggreenidea
The idea that it does is old and strong, though, and many people seem to really, truly *want* it to be true...
Salpinus
Dude was born in the 80s, says right there in the post
charlefine
They did research with separated twins. Personality to a large extent does depend on genetics.
Ginoawesomesauce
Ya, identical twins separated at birth. Siblings share no more personality traits than strangers. And nationality certainly isn't genetic.
charlefine
Young siblings might be different, but they eventually come around with age. People resemble their parents as they get older.
Ginoawesomesauce
Personality, not physical resemblance