25 Shocking Secrets Revealed in DNA Tests

[@list25]

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[@laurapatterson5511]

Yours is the first video where I am seriously contemplating clicking on the link. I was excited to hear the info :)

[@nomdeplume7537]

You have no idea how many, if any of these are true, especially anonymous Reddit posts.

[@julie6092]

I'm so excited for you! Maybe you could do an episode, "25 things about me" and share all about your learned heritage. How exciting if you learn about new relations! 🤗😊

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

It was very brave of you to do this on air, because you could have had a nasty surprise. I'm so relieved for you that it is as you hoped it would be. Being a Celt is cool, btw. Red hair is a common Celtic trait, not just Irish. My hair looked dark brown but (at least before the grey hit lol, this was some time ago!) it was all the other colours except any brown. Even now there's red (from ginger through to dark auburn), black and even a bunch of blonde shades, but particularly before the grey first turned up, if you looked at the single strands, none were brown. Don't _just_ cling to "being Irish", you're a mix of the Goedelic and Brythonic (Gaelic & British) Celts, so you have a mix of full and wonderful cultures in you. All closely related, but distinctly different. N E European blood is no real surprise because over the millennia, people from those regions ended up in Britain, so there's a chance that all of these ethnicities have come out of as few as one single generation! (A ready-mix of all the Celts meets up with your ready-made E European+, and there you go. But given the percentages, it's more probable that that line is a mix with a Celt at the point they all join up. Whatever, being a Celt gives you definite cool points lol! I'm Welsh, my husband is English - probably Roman & Anglo-Saxon on his mother's side (blonde hair and she had the Roman nose - thank goodness for plastic surgery lol. I didn't see what the problem was, but she was dead set on it, so who am I to argue?) - and definitely Ashkenazi Jewish from Poland and Ukraine on his father's side (he's the archetypal E European Jew: tall, skinny, balding, has "the nose" 😆. He's gorgeous to me even after 36 years together 💞). Our kids are quite the mix, and as I said, all of the mixes finally combined in one generation (hubby's great grandparents came from Europe during the 1890s pogroms, so it didn't take long for his father's heritage, Polish & Ukrainian, with a hint of German, to come into being. Just that extra generation or two). Some lineages can take millennia to "coalesce", as it were, but it only need take one. By the way, Mayo, Sligo (sl-eye-go) etc are Irish counties. Ever since the Celts colonised Ireland, there's been a lot of back & forth between our Irish cousins and us (us meaning Welsh & Scottish), so heaven only knows who, what, where, when (I won't say "how" 😉) you actually got each bit! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪

[@georgielancaster1356]

Sligo is SLY- GO Galway GAWL-WAY - your pronunciation made me think you were trying to say Galloway. County Mayo. It's an area. A county - like a state, but smaller scale and more unified with other counties, than states are with states. So you are getting the areas where your genes are usually found, within Ireland.

[@OtherThanIntendedPurpose]

my wife was the result of a "night before shipping out" for Viet Nam. for 53 years, she never knew her father. last year, she did the DNA test, and found her biological father. she contacted him, and amazingly, he was not only open to meeting her, flew half way across the country to meet the family. and they have been in close contact every since. sometimes it DOES work out.

[@guesswho7758]

It was in the back of my mind when my daughter suggested taking one. Was I going to find out I have half vietnamese/Korean siblings...was there going to be aunts or uncles or cousins from when my grandfather was in WW2? I really wonder how many half siblings out there that were conceived during war time are out there.

[@Yosetime]

It's not a surprise to anyone that so many 'secret' babies were born due to a war. It's quite natural and it's only our stubborn and silly religious beliefs that make such births 'secrets'. It should never have been that way. Babies are a gift no matter how they were conceived. Although I can't imagine the pain of having a child due to a criminal offence, if you know what I mean. That is also more common than we would like to admit. A horrible situation for both mother and child. But, if people were more accepting and loving towards each other, there would be no shame in those births either.

[@TheDemona70]

Trying to help my half-brother with this same scenario, but have hit so many bricks, we came up with 4 family names that gave the closest matches, but no one msgs back =(

[@jklang7217]

I was a result of coming home from Vietnam. I'm 50 yrs old and just found out 2 yrs ago who my real father was and he died 1977 so I suppose ut was never meant to be for him and I.

[@iriscollins7583]

​​@@Yosetime Fully agree with you. It's criminal to separate mothers from their babies like certain institutions do. I have only found one case of illegitimacy in my family in the last 300 years.Thankully she was brought up with a very loving family,which I can't find any evidence of being related to the child's Mother's family. Investigation ongoing with search do he biological father.She was born in the 1860s.

[@fredjohnson4057]

I met a lady in college in 1987. We hooked up for about a week , then went our separate ways. On September 4th, 2021, I got a call that I have a daughter. We connected, and it feels wonderful. I missed out on her childhood, but I'm looking forward to the future. Her mom is my friend as well. This turned out awesome. I ❤️ my daughter.

[@luvbeinghiswife1148]

Mike finding out his Family history was honestly one of the purest things I have seen in awhile So happy for you Mike!! 🍀🍀🍀

[@list25]

Thank you so much ☘️🇮🇪🍀

[@nancylongworth9617]

I did DNA and discovered that my parents really are my parents and that there has been no other hanky panky in the family. I recognized all the names of relatives back to 3d cousins (I've done a lot of genealogy). I am SO blessed! Thank you, Mother and Daddy!

[@coal.sparks]

I'm a genealogist and there are thousands of these stories, which is why I love my job.

[@maryrosekent8223]

What prompted you to become a genealogist?

[@redscrochetedstuff3266]

I'm adopted as well. I used ancestry dna in 2018. I found a full blood brother who was also adopted. He have a close relationship now. Love him dearly.

[@fermata13]

So funny story! I’m adopted too. I took a dna test that my friend gave me for Christmas and found my ENTIRE birth family. Both sides. I’m now in contact with all of them and have a decent relationship with them. ❤

[@sandrajohnson2489]

I had always hoped that I had been switched at birth because my family sucks. Several years ago I had two DNA tests done by two different companies. Even though I discovered a LOT of ancestors I never knew about, sadly, my parents were my real parents and my siblings are my real siblings. Dammit.

[@jodirauth8847]

I feel ya

[@aftersexhighfives]

I too felt this sadness I was my bio father's child. I was hoping my mom had stepped out. He's not a good man. Not the worst but loves his whiskey.

[@badtouch7340]

Yeah I sometimes envy my adopted cousin if anything due to him being able to say he's not genetically related to any of these weirdos

[@bookmouse2719]

you made me laugh!

[@TheSub2rainen]

Hard same. Since my parents weren’t married until I was an adult, I thought at least maybe one wasn’t my actual parent. No such luck!

[@diwindy4509]

My dad, who's in his 70s, discovered about 5 years ago that his dad was not actually his father. My niece is very interested in researching her ancestry, so the whole family did dna tests to help her in her research. She discovered that my dad was not blood related to any relatives from his dad's side. We figured out the whole story eventually. From the point of view of my dad's dad who raised him, he went away to war (WW2), came back to find his wife pregnant by another man. Baby is born and his wife dies from childbirth complications. He registers the birth, naming himself as father, remarries, and raises my dad as his own, never once mentioning that they were not blood related. My dad grew up with one step brother only, but we discovered he actually has 2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (with attached families) from his biological father.

[@Hannahhink]

Respect to your dads dad for doing that 👏 🙌

[@eileenpritchard9154]

@@Hannahhink ABSOLUTELY.

[@jacquelinea.7575]

Some say the real father is who raises u! So true in this case!

[@carabeingblue4016]

What a wonderful man!

[@swampophelia2098]

That’s what a “real” father does

[@damealeta3541]

We gave our daughter and son-in-law DNA tests as a present for Christmas one year. His mom is adopted and when he was browsing his results he was able to get a line on her bio mom. Needless to say he was able to get enough information to be able to reunite his mother with her bio mom and siblings. Her mom has since passed away but she was able to take care of her for a couple of years. Pretty cool stuff.

[@joanh.7798]

Oh oops lo lo

[@hauskalainen]

4:20 reminds me of the story of the man who, when he told his father about every girl he wanted to marry, his Dad said, "you can't. She's your half sister. When i was a teenager, I had a bike and got around a bit". Completely distraught he eventually revealed this to his mother, who said "You marry whoever you want to Son. He's not your father anyway".

[@PatriciaDILLON-o8x]

Everytime I hear that ,I laugh.

[@MCher2]

😮😂 touché

[@janaanthony5199]

😂

[@Elizabeth-xo9sn]

From the song “ Your popa ain’t your popa , but your popa don’t know.”

[@jpdj2715]

Science implied women cannot keep a secret longer than 20 minutes. When it's about who fathered their child, they can take it to the grave. Watch a few episodes of Paternity Court and you'll see women admitting to having had sex with different men, claiming a defendant to be the dad. That's a heads or tails situation. Sometimes it's that guy and the mothers shout "told you" (idiots). Sometimes they come back in court 3 times and still (DNA) the father wasn't found. The moral? Mothers lie.

[@scotshaver8669]

Found out I have Jewish blood on my Dad’s side. Turns out, my great-grandma (who we always assumed was Polish) was a miracle. Her tiny hamlet southeast of Warsaw had running issues with Russia, and military interaction was common. One day, the Red army rolled into town & wiped out every living soul. Her mom had the foresight to hide my great-grandma in a wall before the attack, and was the sole survivor. A day or two later, neighbors came to see what/ who might be left. A Polish lady found her in her hiding place, adopted her, & brought her to America, where she grew up & eventually met her husband (full Polish). Without her mother’s loving sacrifice, I wouldn’t exist!

[@zrikizrikic9126]

Jewish ? Like which one of 14 tribes...black Ines white onda turkic semitic or?

[@adamantium9491]

That's a BADASS story, your great grandma freaking RULES 🙌🏻

[@jessreuter8114]

What an amazing story!!!!!

[@CarlLiddle89]

Sorry you have dirty blood

[@LanaLana-ln6eg]

Fake story.. 🤷‍♀️

[@gregoryblair9810]

My oldest sister had an illegitimate son. Years later he did a test and found his family. Turned out the father never married and died in Viet Nam. His family was so pleased to know his line goes on.

[@carmentyson8086]

This is crazy. Heritage did my DNA. I have 7 sibs. I just found them after looking for over 40yrs. Ty

[@annwilliams2075]

I took my dna test two years ago and have had an amazing family journey going from where I live in South Wales Uk to America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand so far. I found where my maternal Great Grandmother is buried in Canada, she emigrated there from South Wales. Have found relatives on my maternal Grandfather’s side in California and Utah and have been in touch. Also found relatives on my maternal Grandmother’s side emigrated to New Jersey in 1929. Have not found them yet. I am from a large family - my maternal Grandmother’s had 14 children - but it became so much larger in a very short time. It is so exciting, exhilarating, emotional but great fun.

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

My natural father left when I was a newborn and my mother remarried.The guy she remarried adopted me, and I wasn't told any of this until I was in high school in the 80s. Later on, through social media, I found out that I had two half-brothers and a half-sister from when my natural father remarried. Fast-forward to about 2020, I decided to take a DNA test (sorry for your sponsor, but it was through Ancestry). What I found out through those results is that I had yet another half-sister. She is older than me and that affair happened before even my mother and natural father were together. She had no idea who her natural father was because her mother never told her, AND he had no idea he had this daughter because the mother never told him either. The weird part is that we all live in the same small-ish city and have all of our lives- meaning we've likely came across each other over the years without realizing it. What's even weirder is my grandmother on my mother's side went through almost the same scenario, which has made studying my family tree interesting. MORAL OF THE STORY: don't lie to your kids- you never know what kind of accessible technology will be available to them in the future!

[@kellyhitz150]

2 years ago my daughter convinced me to do ancestry DNA. long story short I found my birth family. I have 2 sisters and a huge clan of relatives. I also found that I am so white I’m reflective. 😅. Congrats on your journey…it’s only just begun.

[@list25]

That is awesome!

[@wondersaiyan]

I took a DNA test and discovered an aunt that nobody knew about! My mom had grown up with only brothers, never knowing she had an older sister somewhere. My grandfather was in Panama for a while during WWII and had a relationship with a woman there, of which my aunt was the result. She ended up getting adopted by a family in the U.S. after the war. We connected and hope to meet later this year! As for heritage, I was surprised to learn I'm mostly of Norwegian descent. I figured I was mostly Irish and German based on family stories. I also was happy to learn I have some DNA from Senegal, as well as Egypt and Mongolia! I look about as white as mayo thanks to Norway lol

[@cherylhale5755]

I was adopted too. Upon digging, as an adult, because of some health issues my son had. I discovered that I was actually raised by my maternal grandparents. I also learned the name and ethnicity of my biological father.

[@stevenlemieux7220]

Mike it does not matter who you are or where you are from as long as you have people who raised you and loved you as their own. I am Japanese, French, and German. My parents made a life for each other although their parents disapproved, I have never seen both Grand parents together at the same time. However I grew up with two sisters one older and one younger. Yes Middle child syndrome. The youngest was Daddies favorite, I had to listen to the oldest and protect the youngest. She realize hey daddy will always be on her side no matter what. As an adult I thought she would quit picking on me but it has not stopped. I drank anti freeze, Over dosed on sleeping pills, and cut both wrists. I want to jump in front of a train but realize you can still be alive depending how the train hits you. Any ways have a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@burgundymarcia]

I'm about to take one, myself, as my sister, who I KNOW is my biological sister (we look so much alike as to be scary and both look like Dad) came back with unexpected results. We had always been told that dad was almost all German with a French grand or great-grandparent and mom's parents were Swedish and English. She ended up with Spanish, not French; Irish, not English; and Norwegian, not Swedish. I can't wait to see what mine looks like.

[@laurapatterson5511]

I'm adopted too, I have such a sense of loss of not knowing who I am. Haven't had the money to get the DNA test yet.

[@robylove9190]

I didn't take a DNA test but, my whole family thought we were Irish until, while tracing our genealogy, my Aunt went to Ireland for further study. She found out that the family she had been tracing was not our family at all. While they had the same last name and they were Irish, our family is actually Scottish.

[@michaelkeeping8040]

Thought my family was from the uk turns out we’re scandivian and German lol

[@robylove9190]

@@michaelkeeping8040 It's funny how things work out sometimes.

[@gemmagreene362]

To be fair, the family could have originally been from Ireland, there was a great deal of immigration to Scotland from Ireland in the last few centuries.

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

Thought we had Welsh heritage with Italian roots, turns out I have strong Irish heritage with 2% italian

[@Fuckjesuits2407]

Trace it back a few more generations and it could end up being the same family.

[@MelissaNeubauer-z6o]

How exciting. I was adopted and found 30 yrs ago when I was 30. So I did DNA and omg. There’s 40,000 of us here. My 1683 grandfather came over with William Penn

[@journeygirl8109]

My 8X great-grandfather, William Buckman, came to America in 1682 with William Penn aboard the ship Welcome. I have a bunch of Quaker ancestors who were associates of William Penn in those branches of my family tree. Perhaps our ancestors knew each other!

[@jessreuter8114]

Mike, you are so freaking adorably excited finding out your ancestry! ❤ I have been binge watching and just now got back to this one. Absolutely LOVE this channel, and your personality on camera is incredible! Love ya! (I'm 90% German) but my grandfather was a heinz 57 blend, haha. Love this episode! 🎉❤

[@BrianaCunningham]

Thank you for sharing your adoption and DNA test story with us. Great to hear your adoptive family is fabulous.

[@JACk79457]

That was such a smooth ass ad transition mike, I’m not even upset, this is so cool bc I never knew you were adopted dude!

[@list25]

Indeed I was!

[@kieramaccourt8717]

I was adopted too! Found my biomom before we did a DNA test. Turns out that my heritage is ALSO the nations where my adopted family is from, right down to the counties shown.

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

Fellow adoptee here, Mike. Great video! I was super happy that my family tree was NOT a straight stick. My family had issues so I was worried about that.

[@menisme]

We had cousins given up in the 60's who found us through a DNA test. My aunt who was their mother passed as well as 2 of her siblings and my grandparents. So everyone who would have known about them were gone. We weren't supposed to know about them but heard through a different source, so it wasn't a total surprise but it was a good one. I thought we would never know anything about them at all.

[@DocIdaho]

Coincidentally, just today (after saving this to watch later), I found out about 2 half sisters via another DNA company. I have known officially (but always suspected) for 14 years that the family I grew up wasn’t my biological family. I knew the names on the birth certificate but nothing else. Prior to today it was only distant cousins on my profile. Today a sister contacted me and then passed my contact info on to the second half sister. There was also a half brother that passed away.

[@list25]

What timing. But sorry about your loss.

[@redbeard6493]

Hey mike , so check this out . My sister and myself are also adopted ,she had a kid and put him up for adoption as well . I can’t remember exactly how she found out but her son that was adopted lives right next door to my aunt and uncle’s house!! My sister and the rest of my family still has a relationship with that whole family and my sister sees her kid often .

[@gwynmartin5004]

How very brave of you to reveal live. Just love that you are back. PS Don't knock out boys. We love our Phillies ❤❤❤

[@gaijininja]

A down side of the health information MyHeritage, 23&Me, etc offer is that unless you live in the US where the government doesn’t care, or any country this sort of info is permitted to be provided, you miss out. Here in Australia, it is still considered “Under review”, and many insurance companies recommend avoiding the health portion when they are permitted in Australia, as it could give the insurance providers the right to increase premiums or even refuse membership if it is found you have a DNA high risk of something.

[@mssixty3426]

Yup, that was my first reason for not ever wanting to do a DNA test years ago when they first came out. Insurance companies wield too much power in the U.S.

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

I took a DNA test in order to find out who my father's biological father was. My grandmother who was a Bible thumping, down on unwed mothers type person was not forthcoming about who my biological grandfather was ,but it was known that my Dad had been born out of wedlock. See my mother's sister, my aunt knew all about my Paternal gmother being what today is called The town bicycle ( meaning everyone got to ride 😆) The test helped me discover my Dads father and that all but 2 of my grandmother's 7 children had different fathers. Funny thing is my father was the only one born before my grandmother got married. 🤔 makes me wonder why the hypocrisy and extreme religious fervor, maybe she was trying to atone for "sins" could never admitted to committing

[@barbarabavier675]

That’s EXACTLY what she was doing.

[@bethewalt7385]

This is just indicative of those who ate pointing fingers and condemning the loudest are often times guilty of what they're accusing others of, I've seen this time and time again, including my own batshit crazy horrible sociopathic sister

[@Yosetime]

You know what they say....the one who notices the smell first is the one who farted!!

[@Yosetime]

In my opinion, organized religion has done way more bad than it has good. I don't think it was meant to be that way. But power, greed, and money seeped it's way into religion a very long time ago and now just about all religion is a farce. Nowadays it's safer just to pray at home to whatever or whoever inspires you and follow your gut. Make that your religion. Stay away from churches of all kinds.

[@Yosetime]

@@debbylou5729 She literally kept having affairs and babies by other men after she was married. Religion aside, that's alot of damage to a marital relationship and to your kids of many fathers. If she didn't want to be married and have children with her husband she could have chosen a different path. At the very least, don't go around judging others with your bible thumping if you're the one doing the deed. It's deceptive. She had other choices.

[@brilafferty.healeddoula]

How awesome for you to share such a huge moment with the world!

[@list25]

Thank you!

[@zoegoldsworthy6654]

Hello from a fellow celt! I'm Welsh and my dad and brother also have the red in their beards. Really enjoyed watching you find out your DNA results.

[@list25]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@TrumpRepublicanUnitedStates]

@@list25 Wait a minute, I thought this channel became a pet or something of that nature channel??? I enjoyed watching list 25 and was saddened when it was cancelled or something like that, I'm a bit confused.

[@wendywoo25]

I live in England, I'm also Irish, Scottish and Welsh no red in my beard though just grey now as a 60 year old woman! 😂 best wishes all x

[@mariacurtis9247]

My nephew has red in his beard

[@Atticblood]

This might be the first time I actually use any of the sponsors of literally any videos

[@dianesmith9622]

My family took a DNA test a few years ago. My mom is adopted. Through the test we discovered a first cousin on my mom's side. That was cool.

[@jamesfrench1125]

Being adopted at basically birth, I feel you when it comes to "wondering the what ifs" but it kinda opens your eyes alot to honestly.. you really understand blood doesn't make family.

[@anitajonsson4379]

That was fun. First time visiting your channel. I just loved watching your reaction to your own DNA results: especially when you hugged your computer to your chest smiling all the while. So wonderful to see a person truly happy to be themselves! 🎉💖

[@list25]

Thank you so much!!

[@lauralametterey8125]

You now have a new fan. I enjoy your delivery and your topics. Thanks.

[@list25]

Welcome aboard!

[@timothymsanborn7682]

Mike, you and I could be related as I am also Irish, Scottish and Welch and in my younger days also had red in my beard. We should talk as I would get one of these kits and may very well in the future but am unable to afford it at this time. I am in the process of bringing my fiancé to this country. Wish me luck and hope to talk to you soon cousin. I knew there was a reason I always liked you and was upset when you were not on List 25 for awhile, glad you are back. 🤩

[@krazeekalvin]

I have a close friend who she thought was her father, who had passed away wasn't after a DNA test. She confronted her mother and her mother freaked out. She found her real biological father and they have a good relationship along with three new half sisters.

[@gypsyhealer6592]

My daughter did a DNA test and found a first degree relative. After some investigation we found the son that my son fathered when he was 16. It was a joyful reunion and they are making up for lost time

[@lissawall6740]

A9

[@juliestevens6931]

I grew up being told my ancestry was Scandinavian and German/French. My DNA came back 92% Scandinavian, 6% England & NW Europe and 2% Germanic Europe. I am so white, I glow.

[@barbarabavier675]

Good for you! Thanks for sharing with us! That was fun!

[@list25]

Of course!

[@auntlouise]

I did a DNA test to see if my older half-sister, from my dad's first marriage was really my half-sister and she is not . I also discovered my dad's family - he was born out of wedlock be his sister and her parents adopted and raised him. My dad has several half siblings that have passed, but I am now in contact with my cousins. I also found out that after 450 years on the North American continent my mother is still only Irish, that's some selective family planning!

[@specimen-]

Keep at it Mike, loved your content for years now.

[@list25]

I appreciate that!

[@traceymarshall4481]

Hello from a fellow Scot, I'm so happy for you finding out your heritage 🥰

[@list25]

Hello!!! I am curious as to how much percentage is Scottish versus Irish but that map seems to have me in County Mayo

[@stynkerbell3696]

Thanks!

[@cherylowl8416]

My mother-in-law always accused her husband of cheating on her. He would ignore her or have ugly comments. After they both died, dna tests became popular. My sister-in-law was notified of a dna match. They told her she had a half brother. Sure enough. They have a half brother out there. He knew all about them, that his father was married, it was so unnerving. She met him, he is nice, but that was all. So strange.

[@jodifarnel8373]

My husband discovered an older brother who was born before his oldest known sibling was. They were both born in the same year. He is a lovely man whom we have grown really fond of. It turns out that he and my oldest brother in law belonged to the same organization, attended many functions at the same time. They only knew each others first name and didn't realize they were brothers. We only found this brother after my husbands oldest known brother passed. They would have been great friends had they known.

[@mrspaulb3889]

After my parents got divorced, my mother remarried in ‘87, giving me three younger step-siblings, whom I always thought of as my brothers and sister. After taking a DNA test about 3 years ago, I found out that I had a half-sister by my father, who was born a few years after my parents’ divorce. The real shocker in this situation was that I already knew her well. She married one of my step-brothers and they had three children together, whom I had always thought of as my nephews and my niece. As it turned out, they really were. 😂 What I have learned from this experience is: 1) Truth is stranger than fiction, 2) Life can be spooky sometimes, and 3) God has a funny sense of humor. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@wandamcnamara7437]

Did a couple of DNA tests and to my sorrow they both showed I was related to my family , been depressed ever since

[@daisy13joyce]

My dear old dad (sadly long gone) was beaten terribly, for most of his childhood, by his 'Stepfather' who believed my dad was the result of an affair my Nan had, turned out to be wrong, he was my dad's real father! Just so sad, I did not even get the chance to tell my dad.

[@erinmcmahon7716]

I loved this video, thanks for sharing your results with us!

[@list25]

You are so welcome!

[@uniqueone2731]

Thank you for sharing this personal part of your story with us

[@dranova6703]

I’m just now seeing you’re back after checking old vids. Welcome 🎉

[@list25]

Welcome back to you too!

[@Kayla3.0]

That was awesome to watch. It was cool to see the reveal at the end. Wish you could do more things like this.

[@Iisgamer]

I found out that I have a half Korean sister. My sister's and I met her 4 years ago. It was wonderful!

[@terrisplawn7034]

I'm adopted 2, I've always known, but everything you are saying I've felt the same way. Until I had kids I never new how it felt 2 look like someone, then I had my kids, that look like me and there kids that look like me. It's amazing that fillling

[@artemismoon1083]

My husband's father was an identical twin and his uncle took the DNA test so it linked them as father and son. His family nearly had a heart attack.

[@micstonemic696stone]

I knew this would be a good video, fascinating, thanks Mike from Mike.

[@list25]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@inannanightingale9718]

That made me smile so much watching you learn about your background. Such a moment of just pure joy!

[@hollyking2580]

Cool vid! I was raised by my mom's family and always knew I was Lithuanian, English and French-Canadian on that side. I was very surprised to find Scotland and Ireland in my genes, since no one in my family had red hair! I was led to believe that my dad's family was Spanish. DNA test proved otherwise. I have DNA from Indigenous Americas: Mexico, with roots in the Chihuahua, Durango and Zacatecas regions. Also, 1% Cameroon, Congo and West Bantu people. I guess my ancestors really got around!

[@clarissagafoor5222]

The red hair Irish/Scottish thing is a bit of a myth. Many Scots have huge amounts of Scandinavian dna, people from the south of Ireland - like those from South Wales - have a lot of Spanish dna!

[@rachaeldover5170]

Actually the original Irish and Scottish had dark features/ hair like Spanish. Blonde and red hair from danish or Norway Vikings etc that raided and stayed.

[@ShdwwDad]

You're amazing! Thank you for sharing that. I had a conversation with my wife yesterday about whether or not DNA results were used for something other than catching killers. I was curious if any missing persons cases had been resolved. That would be a great story. But you answered my quandary, in a variety of different and disturbing ways. Yours were far more entertaining. Thank you sir! Side note, you've always had great camera presence. Since the first videos I've watched, for the last couple of years, you're sense of humor is incredible and you've always had a great balance of informative, entertainment, and personal. I really enjoy what you do. Hope you have a great week! Oh, and stay out of my head. We don't know each other like that! (Referring to my conversation aligning with your list) It's scary in there.

[@thegingergyrl455]

I’ve done my DNA a couple of times with very similar results. One company updates as technology changes and databases are expanded and updated. It’s always fascinated me. I have 2 adopted brothers. I am the only girl, only biological child and the youngest. But because of my brothers, I’ve been intrigued by dna and ancestry research. So this is great!❤ I’m 98% Irish and English, then the rest is French,Swiss, and Finnish. So I too am white…LOL…😆..my irl last name is an English surname from the Sussex area, aka South Saxons. 👍🏻

[@lolacampbell8451]

I am currently looking for my biological father's family for medical reasons and I've taken some DNA test and have a ancestry tree and hon red hair isn't as common in Ireland as you'd think the red is actually left over from the Viking days and the Vikings landed in Ireland and how you have redheads in Ireland and I got more than I expected in my tests I'm native American ( Cherokee) and Irish German and other I even have Sephardic and gypsy and Bulgarian and we even found Persian my dad's half Celtic mutt and native American but mom is the one with the cultural DNA crazy quilt and I love my rich heritage and I never knew when I was a kid I started my genealogy and DNA journey about 20 years ago..and good luck with your journey and have fun

[@bayoulafourche]

I took a DNA test a couple of years ago because my dad was adopted. I'm very dark and I grew up around my mom's family. They're very white, blue eyes, and blond or red hair. His bio mom had married into the New Orleans crime family so I thought I might be half italian. I knew his mother was 100% French so that was no surprise. So the opposite of what I expected, was with my moms DNA. Never dreamed they would be more interesting. When I got my results I was floored. I'm Scottish, English and Eastern European jewish. With some Norwegian and Wales. My paternal grandmother is a direct descendant of Margaret Tudor, Henry VIIIs oldest daughter. No native American, no Irish like we had been told all our lives, I was seriously having an identity crisis.

[@digitalwebwarrior]

I was adopted. I found my birth mother basically breaking a lot of rules back in the 90's before the internet. Then, when I found her, she wanted nothing to do with me, and told me I was the only child she ever had. Would never say who my father was. Fast forward to the late 2010's when DNA was affordable. I took the test and found her, AND two brothers. Boy, were they surprised. Come to find out, they had been adopting children and then find out their mother put up a child for adoption. Ya, didn't go well. But I did gain one brother who likes me, the other hates me for me taking that test.

[@wandamontgomery6030]

Maybe she had her reasons for not telling you who he is. I'm sorry

[@carollucey111]

I'm really sorry you went through that😢Your mother may have been R'd,, people think you have to be thrown on the ground and savaged for it to mean that, but sometimes women can sense the danger of not consenting and allow the act to happen versus the fear of saying no, but it still feels like r to them, its not babys fault but the trauma can make you despise yourself, blame yourself, and think you're carrying satans spawn😢I know that sounds horrific but a baby should be conceived of love😢 I hope your bio mom will see what a lovely person you and realise you were in no way to blame obviously, and that she can get over what may have happened her, you deserve to be acknowleged and loved, even at a distance, the best of luck to you lov xxx😗

[@jaimeafable8406]

Took a DNA test a few years after my Mom passed but she would have been vindicated on my Father's identity, she was always honest with me on his identity but he said I wasn't his and never had contact... We now send msg. on birthdays.

[@chicken2jail545]

You reactions are great, Mike! Mayo and the others are counties in Ireland. I need to take a DNA test soon!

[@sheilalyda231]

This is my first time watching one of your videos. You have a great speaking voice, and great information. You also add some humor. And it's all clean, thank God!

[@list25]

I appreciate that!

[@deathscythehell7937]

I took a DNA test just to confirm what I already knew. As a kids in school we had an assignment to trace our family tree. (about the time Roots the mini series came out) My family is one who has a family blanket, where each generation adds a piece of cloth to the blanket. Ours dates back well over 150yrs back to slavery. So there were no surprises, 90%African American, small amount 8% Native American w/ 2% European. German to be exact. Everything I knew was confirmed. My wife took one w/o any surprises either she's 70% African American, 10% Native American, 19% Brazilian and 1% European. Everything she already knew. No surprises w/ our kids were a blended family, she had 2 girls an I had twin boys when we met 20yrs ago. We later on adopted each other's kids. That was 18yrs ago, were one big happy family the kids are grown up doing very well all in their early and mid 20s.

[@cecelastname6362]

Aww it's almost like a modern day Brady Bunch where she has the girls and you have the same number of boys and adopted each others kids.

[@deathscythehell7937]

@@cecelastname6362 When you love someone and want them to be in your life you have to love their kids too or it's a useless relationship.(married 18yrs) Plus we both had piece of, well you know ex's, that give up their parental rights.

[@ashconner2293]

Thank you for sharing your DNA story. I hope you find some family.

[@Four4Hundred2Twenty0]

I bought a test on a holiday sale. My dad was terrible, and I hoped he wasn't actually my dad. He is in fact my father biologically. It was then I repeated, blood may be thicker than water, but oil rises to the top!

[@grandmadiggs4943]

Thank you for sharing, Mike ❤

[@jenniferbreaux7385]

I'm thrilled I found ur channel again

[@list25]

Welcome back.

[@adriennem3788]

I enjoyed this video.

[@list25]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@southpaw487]

There is an NPE (non-parental event) in virtually everyone's lineage. I'm a professional genealogist and, if my client has not taken a DNA test, my client report states that my conclusions are based on documents and DNA may have a different outcome. My own DNA shows: a) a GG Grandfather who is not correct (maybe married a pregnant young woman to give the baby a father?), b) a DNA relative who took a DNA test twice apparently because he could not believe the first test (maternal grandfather on paper is not the real guy), c) a love child born in 1914 half way across the country from a G Grandfather who was an artist and lived a free lifestyle (don't ask!), and d) an out-of-wedlock birth for one of my mother's cousins (I met him - nice guy).

[@gracecooper9887]

I like all of your content and I enjoyed seeing your reaction to the dna results

[@waveydaveyav8r442]

Hey man, Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@list25]

Absolutely!

[@zodarian6705]

My half sister did one and found out that Tom Felton the actor from Harry Potter is a distant cousin. And I think that's pretty cool.

[@christinefuller3743]

Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@TrueLifeRetelling]

I forgot this channel existed, KZbin never notified me Love the channel still though 💪

[@sopcannon]

same

[@list25]

Welcome back!

[@andreabenz8456]

This was awesome to watch especially your results was fantastic

[@list25]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pepsimaxwell8413]

Families are full of secrets!! Adopted or not. You already know about my half-sister not being my sister at all. My dad found out when he decided to do my nephew's (my half-sister's/actually not my sister son) DNA test. As, I researched my husband's side I found out my father-in-law's father that raised him was not his father. Next, I decided to have my adopted son's DNA tested just for the fun of it. Come to find out who we thought was his father and is on his original birth certificate is not his father. I could go on and on but I'd be here all day!

[@list25]

Hello new cousin!

[@catmomjill]

Awesome!! Thank you for sharing with us!!

[@list25]

My pleasure!!

[@unowen9668]

Great vid! Congrats on the results!

[@Mac16111]

I am the eldest of 8 children none of whom I have ever personally met because I was adopted out. I used an investigator and DNA. Given the sad position my sibs found themselves in I was the lucky one. Thank goodness I was given up. Mayo is the county.

[@iamken716]

The ending was amazing! Congrats dude, could see your genuine happiness!!!

[@thebee8415]

Mike, I want to take this opportunity to officially welcome you to your Irish family . This country would be so proud to call you one of our own. Mayo is one of the wildest most beautiful Counties in the country. Look up Westport. Here’s wishing you all the best, hope we see you over here someday. Love from Ireland ❤🇮🇪☘️

[@thebee8415]

To add when you once divulge that you suffer from psoriasis I went oh he’s Irish. Cause Ireland holds the record for the highest cases of it in the entire world.

[@list25]

Wait, really???

[@thebee8415]

@@list25 Really. Yes. I’m going to ask around for you for the cure cause we’ve the best specialists on psoriasis here cause it’s so prolific.

[@marilynlincoln784]

Glad to see you back Mike. I subscribed this time so I do not lose you again.😊

[@floridaboy.californiaman.649]

I already know my Heritage , Irish, Scottish, English / British, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Cherokee Indian , but I use to not know what I'am. ⚾🇺🇸🗽🦅🦃🦅

[@justahappylittlebunny2656]

So glad you were happy with the results

[@Vivalarosa45]

I took a DNA test through Ancestry and I have a lot of relatives that I have never heard of.

[@racer72]

I found out I have a sister that is only 2 months younger than me. My father and her mother hooked up while my mother was pregnant with me. She was put up for adoption at birth and till about 10 years ago, thought she was an only child. She found out she actually has 11 siblings between her mother and our father.

[@charissesavier9023]

I could trace my father's family all the way back to a small German village in the 1700's. I submitted a sample to Ancestry and it turns out I haven't a drop of German in me. I am 75% British with much of the rest in the Norwegian, Swedish, Switzerland areas. There had been rumors all my life. The rumors were confirmed. It wasn't as much of a surprise as it was a relief to know for certain. The real surprise came when my youngest daughter submitted her DNA to the site. Turns out my daughter's father is a relative of mine. I've not gone back since to figure out how closely we are related (not half siblings, at least I don't think so.) I'm not sure I want to know.

[@robinanderson8211]

What I’ve found out that only some parts of the DNA shows up, not exact. I also have paperwork trail from Germany, but I don’t show any in my resultsScandinavians traveled a lot. My sister shows the German.

[@robinanderson8211]

You’re probably distantly related, especially if your families have stayed in the same area.

[@charissesavier9023]

@@robinanderson8211 That's what I'm telling myself, lol. My DNA did not match any of my father's family who also took the test. None of their names appeared as a DNA match.

[@jennifera4350]

@@rridderbusch518 FYI the "real" father is the one who raised her. A birth father is not at all the same thing.