DNA Testing Unlocks Incredible Family Stories | Doctor & The Diva

Genetic #ancestry testing has unlocked many family stories, with over 26 million people undergoing #DNA testing to learn more about their own history. In this clip from the show we have several guests who outline how they learned about new siblings from DNA testing, and some family details they would have never known otherwise!
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[@hjisagirl]

In my mind, the man who raises you and loves you IS your Dad. The man who shares your genetic code is your bio father.

[@carlymartinez2953]

Correct. One man gave you the energy to be created, another man nurtured, molded, loved, diciplined, shaped your energy your whole life to be the person you are now, that is your DAD.

[@laflower6082]

heather kohut amen 🙏🏼💯

[@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496]

@@carlymartinez2953 Only with Adoption, Sperm Donor situation Or when your Dad was a Stranger whom you never knew and was Not present. "My Dad is my Dad" NOT my stepfather who is just my stepfather. My Dad is present to this Day and was the one who loved & nurtured me.

[@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496]

Only with Adoption, Sperm Donor situation Or when your Dad was a Stranger whom you never knew and was Not present. "My Dad is my Dad" NOT my stepfather who is just my stepfather. My Dad is present to this Day and was the one who loved & nurtured me.

[@leciabella9461]

heather kohut hopefully in the future we can cure infertility 👏

[@nikkiemerson3061]

It always makes me mad when someone says, "They weren't your real father." The person that raises you is your REAL parent.

[@AngelA-wf1sg]

AMEN TO THAT👏👏💗💗💗💗💗🤗🤗🤗

[@BabsLongfellow]

These interviewers are terrible!

[@Amberelyse]

Yes but biological parents are important so children can know where they come from and genetics i.e. health history! Step and adoptive parents are important but sometimes biological is just as important and people should not allow their personal feelings to get in the way of children, if they are at an appropriate age to search.

[@woodswal]

People have the right to know.😲

[@nikkiemerson3061]

In no way was I saying people don't have the right to know who their birth parents are. I just think it is a slap in the face to the person that actually put love, energy, and resources in to nurturing a child. They are the REAL parent.

[@jmk1962]

Your father is the person who gave you life. Your Dad is the man who brought you up, was there for you throughout your life and is the man who shaped you into the person you are today. There is more to love than genetics.

[@Amberelyse]

JMK yes but genetics are important i.e. health issues,other siblings, etc. Adoptive parents and step-parents are important but so are biological!

[@saraschneider6781]

Actually no.

[@shelly6437]

EXACTLY!!!

[@tab5470]

The man who created you is merely a sperm donor if he has no part of raising you or sharping your life...

[@donnazasgoat2274]

My friend chased down her birth mother after years of searching. It was a big disappointment and I feel sorry that she believed that it would the missing puzzle piece that would grant her peace and happiness.

[@mareesedyer8175]

Something's up there between the doctor and diva... They're on top of one another...Thought they were the story.

[@monstermcboo7282]

They would be a cute couple. Makes me wonder if they actually love or hate each other offscreen.

[@namiin3034]

@@monstermcboo7282 😂😂😂😂

[@sunnymoondog]

Yes, I thought they were a couple! So weird to sit THAT close

[@hishers7980]

Same.. lmao 🤣

[@hishers7980]

I still be bothered not having room to set, every show!! Sure they're relieved when off set, bring up one's butt all day ..lol 😆

[@jackiemccc3849]

Look how close those 2 are sitting the lady host just pushing up herself almost in his lap😂😂

[@audreylubin6977]

Yep!!!

[@mommycat2244]

Two years ago today, I found out I have a full sibling that my parents gave up for adoption 5 years before they had me. They were broken up when they had my sibling, and thought they were getting a divorce, so they gave up my sibling for adoption. The sibling reached out to me two years ago, and once I looked at the sibling’s profile, I learned I had a sibling. I asked my mom, and she told me the truth. I was raised believing I was an only child. But I was not. My sibling’s adopted parents live in the same neighborhood as my/our grand parents.

[@deborahpatterson3215]

@TS I think you all are worried about the wrong thing so what they are sitting close I do not see anything wrong Grow up they are partners stop being so negative

[@aprillovejoy4567]

I never understand family secrets.

[@briansnider21]

That's kinda sad. Did you find your sibling?

[@reneeritchie-gazarkiewicz9644]

Well are you worried that your grandparents knew all along who & where she was & didn't tell you or what? People make poor choices like your parents did by giving up a child because we thought we were going to break up? That doesn't make sense to me. Maybe she was born before they got married & they were still very young & the grandparents thought it best if they were breaking up for them to give thier baby up to a married couple who couldn't have children. Which used to happen a lot back then and less often today. Be happy you've found each other & can now have each other for the rest of your lives as sister's.

[@paintalongwithmandykay3685]

Why would anyone wanna relive Giving up a child ? It has to be one of the most painful things to go thru , family secrets are hard , but she choose life , and that is a beautiful thing

[@labratamber]

That's so scary, what if your married to a half sibling and never know !!!!!

[@jaybee2978]

It happens more times than you want to know. My mother had childhood friends who found out they were bro and sis after they were married. It did not end well.

[@TheAnointedSinger]

@@jaybee2978 That's so freaking creepy!!!!

[@aleasemontgomery9962]

A testament to true unselfish love. You’re here because you’re supposed to be and what a blessing to have been loved and nurtured by an awesome family!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@snowblo1]

LOL at reading the comments about the hosts sitting so close together.

[@Emy53]

A FATHER is the man that raised you. Anyone can be a donor, but your connection with a mother or father that raised you, is all that matters. Yes, it's great to know who you are...I just wish that there was more transparency with the children.

[@jackiebennett6304]

Yes but parents still need to stop lying.

[@zanelemfono5215]

@@jackiebennett6304 vi

[@anncrown9744]

❤

[@eden_aumakua]

We all know that. Each person is FREE to define their lives as they wish.

[@wuverrabbit]

as jackie said, parents NEED to stop lying! Just come out with it. Stop lying until they do a DNA test you didn't know they were going to do as an adult themselves. It's better to know the truth than for someone else's DNA test to find out!

[@ImtiredofUok]

When people do things like this, they should have to register the donor and the recipient and the children should be told at the age of 18 so when they become sexually active they can make sure they are not sleeping with a brother or sister

[@marys2382]

We do have registries. So that's already an option. Not mandatory, but optional.

[@anastasia10017]

that is exactly why the wedding service has the phrase "does anyone know any reason why these 2 people should not be joined in marriage "

[@jaybee2978]

@@anastasia10017 Get DNA tested when it gets serious. This way you avoid the time, energy and expense of a wedding. Get shocked in private instead of in front of your friends and family.

[@anastasia10017]

@@jaybee2978 The public posting of banns is another requirement for marriage for the same reason. you do know that the wedding sacrament and ceremony was written 2000 years ago before DNA testing, right ? .

[@jaybee2978]

@@anastasia10017 and what if the person(s) who knows your secret is dead? There's no denying with DNA testing. Just another layer of protection if you want it.

[@barbaralightfoot8157]

The most danger in all of this is you could end up marrying one of your 1/2 siblings, and giving birth to a child with health issues. This science area needs more stringent regulations.

[@ingerboredickson1533]

Well you have many in Appalachia and other regions and religious sect and island nations as well as European and other ethnicity that practice in breeding.

[@dawnjohnson2864]

@@ingerboredickson1533 I think a lot of those pockets of people have a higher number genetic issues leading to birth defects and such

[@kazzaday6459]

As a doner conceived person with 12 other unknown siblings who ive been unable to track down for years, this is a real issue. The only doner sibling of mine that I found lives only an hour from where I live. The possibility of incest is definitely high.

[@krawlb4walking802]

True.

[@LinYouToo]

For sure. I remember some 10 or 15 years ago and one of the daytime talk shows a couple was interviewed and through DNA research they learned that they weren’t actually husband and wife even though they were married but instead they were brother and sister. They did not have children. But can you imagine if they had? Let alone finding out you marry your sibling. Unimaginable.

[@liz5841able]

Although this video is a few years old, I have to say that I recently, at 50yrs old took the Ancestry DNA test and discovered that my dad was not my biological father and that I have an entire family that I didn't know. Siblings to great-great nieces and nephews. But it did let me understand why my mother hated me all my life till the day she died last September.

[@marshalemieux3776]

So sorry to hear this. Very troubling and emotionally scarring when a parent raises a child that they hate or dislike, for whatever reason ❤

[@lesliesmith5797]

This is an amazing and cool story. DNA is fascinating. Happy they have found each other. 🦋

[@minglee649]

Such a blessing !

[@xeniadominis5895]

Just think of how dangerous this is, to have siblings and not knoing they are your siblings and finding out that you have fallen in love with your brother or sister.

[@christydawnwilliams1138]

I’m scared to do a dna test because I know my daddy was a HO! He fully believed in the “be fruitful and multiply” growing up he told us (3fullsiblings) that we had a few half siblings out there and we have met 2 so far. The only reason I want to know for sure is for my kids. I don’t want them accidentally getting into a relationship with a relative. That freaks me out!

[@donotneed2250]

I feel you. I didn't have any intentions of doing one either until one morning this past January when I opened an e-mail I would normally have deleted without opening. I am more happy in more ways than I can say that I did. It was from a child that I did not know I had. He was adopted in another country not long after being born after my last tour overseas forty something years ago. He had found that he is predisposed to a condition that runs in my family and was wondering if he had passed it on to his child. Well, according to my wife, closest friends and family members he looks like me except for the his nose, hair and eyes which I am sure came from his birth mother. Yes, we are in touch and the DNA test confirmed he is my child. And no, I was not aware I had impregnated anyone. He is no doubt the result of a one night stand I had. Now I have been wondering if there are any others out there. I've also noticed some of my personality traits in him which is a bit weird or scary.

[@stevewoodson4635]

From Memphis to Rio de Janeiro baby

[@vaudinewoodard3788]

In that case, wouldn't it be better for them to be informed?

[@rubyparchment5523]

I found an old man in Kansas with my dad’s exact name. He and his son look just like my late dad, who was from NY State, lived in DC. I never contacted them.

[@Applecider-Poetry]

you should do your test so you do not accidentally have a kid with a sibling or other relative. you might not care but the child might. also, medical is important.

[@jameschauvet3140]

I wouldnt call it "deep dark secret" when the family is transparent with the quetions and raised amazing children

[@vaudinewoodard3788]

I don't like the term "deep and dark" either. The better term to use would be hidden.

[@DrAmirahKweliCrystalRckGoddess]

i recently meet my biological mom and found out who my biological father was. wow..i have even went down the line to the 1800s and found family members.

[@Kelly101Girl]

Sweet jesus the hosts are sitting so close I thought they were a damn couple 😂😂

[@marshaboody9069]

Yes, they are.

[@maebell7515]

-Lol

[@versionofyou777]

Small sofa

[@nixwestlake9196]

Maybe they are a couple

[@madonnaclark4074]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@anghoppi]

I thought the show was about them.

[@billion86]

Me too- the thumbnail

[@timhoward5]

Me too, lol. That's why I click

[@SeekingFreedom369]

Me three

[@talcareyifill5937]

Angela H they sitting so close I taught it was them😳

[@MrYougotcaught]

It says ..."family stories" so it's not just the lady, this show included BOTH her half brohters's stories as well

[@magicworld3242]

The interviewer's are sitting way too close. She might as well be sitting on his lap.

[@Edmund._.Dantes]

Yea it's kinda weird

[@nachimunakwenani4094]

My first thought was that they are a couple or why else will she be sitting so close?

[@mgann9893]

Magic World yes, i was thinking the same thing.

[@TiMalice2009]

I came in to say that! Lol what da hell!

[@billion86]

🤣ur wrong for that! But now that u mention it...🤔😂

[@DOLsenior]

Irresponsible practice with that fertility clinic. There are chances that any of these half siblings could have married without knowing.

[@LBRall74]

The sisters look so alike! I love to see that.

[@renatacantore3684]

This was an Excellent presentation 🏆♥️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@vanessagray5004]

I was saying the same thing. They are really close to each other! Yeah, no they are touching each other shoulders. There's plenty of room on that couch!

[@margaretdavis1874]

Me too

[@imaslowlerner]

Vanessa : that big rear end of her's is keeping his thigh war and his knee is resting on her's. They are either married, 9n a relationship 💑 or have been instructed to sit close together by the producer. Looks creepy, even the lady has a strange look as to say 💭 " what the hell? ".

[@margaretdavis1874]

Shes telling everyone he is hers.

[@rtp1968]

@@imaslowlerner So fuckin what. Big deal.

[@estherstrategicadvisor749]

@@rtp1968 He's MARRIED to someone else...

[@TerryOnDemand]

Hmmm is this Kimberly Locke from American Idol.🤔 Sidebar: Why is she sitting so close🤦🏽‍♀️

[@sweetpea6814]

Omg I was racking my brain trying to figure out where I've seen her.

[@Vv08991]

Its not making the band?? I know I seen her b4 she does a few infomercials now. But I thought it was making the band 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Vv08991]

It is idol 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@terriandthebackalleyrhythm297]

I thought they were married before I watched the video.

[@addictiveone4616]

Yes I recognized her

[@mangojuice8038]

Amazing story and all lovely people, wish them all the best.

[@ItsMeToYou]

Why does that one sibling on screen look like Ellen???? The plot thickens!!!!!!!!

[@deboraholsen2504]

It's because she has Jewish and Eastern European roots, nothing more than that. I have lots of family who look like her, especially around the eyes.

[@etttie1]

😅

[@deniaridley]

LOL

[@lauraneville50]

yes- the person who raises you - is your dad. No doubt about it. But really great segment-- so appreciate the complexity. I am one of those people who found siblings through DNA testing! And it has been just wonderful!

[@classicalgas8297]

This makes me sad! We adopted our 5th child from foster care. He needed a family and we wanted another child. We only see him as our child. We don’t look at him any different than our other biological children. I am his mother and my husband is his father! Blood only matters if you let it. Of course there are medical things they need to know, but their parents that raises them only looked at them as their own children! They should not lessen the gift of love, life, sacrifice and parenting they gave them!

[@raffaellabrizuelasigurdard2398]

so true, I totally agree with you, but it is complex matter, the environment has everything to do with how the child we grows up and with such a loving family home I am certain it will grow up to be the best version of it´self.. there is something called Epigenetics. which is super powerful that can affect how children respond to their emotions. I would recommend to look into it. we also have muscle memory and we inherit information mating back to all our ancestors through mothers side! so a child has a right to know and understand where they come from as well! best wishes

[@darlenerhodes7804]

I have a similar situation both my parents have past .my father wasn't a loving father he would make fun of me .hit me. My mother would treat me special she always told me she loved me. My father never so after they died. I found some paper work and it was court papers .when I read it I got chills they were separated. When I was conceived. So I have 5 sisters 1 sister pastin2008 .2015 who I thought was my dad past . Than my oldest sister past.2015 than my mom. 2015.than my 2 oldest sister. 2016 pasted in January. About 3 year's before my 4 sister got her dna done on ancestory .so me and my 5 sister decided to do the same. .me and my 4 th sister don't get along. She called the sister I did the test with laughing saying I'm just a half sibling .so I don't know who my father is. No one to ask. Don't have a name to find him don't know how.

[@Overit1975]

Isn't everything you wrote understood already?

[@wuverrabbit]

This is true in some cases, but many foster care kids don't go on to live a happy ever after. And even then many foster kids aren't told about "oh you were adopted" and lead on to believe what isn't true. Or they aren't given their own records when asked to maybe reach out to bio-parents and see why they were put up the system which may have a sad way or a good way. I know of such a case where they were never told even when asked (as they suspected it, not out of love, as they were loved all their life) when they were suspected to be adopted from the system at a very young age. They were just told they were their parents, and that was it. So when they grew up and moved out, they did a DNA test to find their own answers that their adopted parents wouldn't tell them.

[@CGeeThompkins]

Feelings of gratitude is common in family search work. I believe it is the natural result of learning to love strangers, i.e. family.

[@maric9307]

What a beautiful story!! Blessings to you all !!

[@OreoTime1]

Just WOW!!! ...but this had great results, so far. TFS.

[@anitracottman7506]

The 3 bio siblings resemble strongly

[@dabnailz5805]

as some one who works in TV. im thinking due to the placement of the screen in the back and the guest they need a bigger couch!!!!!!!! obviously to me they had to sit that close to keep the shot with the screen and all the people on the couch

[@natrlgrl]

But why are the two hosts sitting so close together. They did this even before the couch became crowded.

[@dabnailz5805]

@@natrlgrl yes because they didn't want to have to scramble around when the guest came out. They most likely went over it all before the show..you know the camera your suppose to look into and everything. they also had the screen in the back. they were doing the most with that set and thats why they had to sit stiff like that. and the audience. It was alot going on. They should get individual chairs instead of that couch. easier to control.

[@mariecatherine5029]

EXACTLY! It makes absolute sense. I thought it was bc of the number of people who would eventually sit on the couch.

[@dawnsimpson7434]

I love how this sister and brother had such a great Dad! Of course he wasn't perfect, buy you can tell that he loved them and was so involved in their lives. As a mom with both adopted and biological children I can put their minds at ease about their Dad and what he might have been thinking. I bet he was like me. I completely forget that my daughter is adopted, and that is even though she is a very different race! My husband and I love her just as much as our other children!

[@britjj5126]

The two hosts seemed too casual and joking around at the start for such a sensitive topic but got better as the story progressed Also what was up with the hosts just about sitting on top of each other? Lol

[@susansanches8481]

That’s so awesome while we love the one who raises us it’s important to know where you come from

[@renatacantore3684]

What a blessing!!! What Lovely people!!! They have each other 😢❤

[@aquilaclark814]

What a great show😋!!! I have heard of stories about Donors finding their other siblings..but I must admit..this is the biggest story ever....This one leaves me 😶..speechless.Thanks so much for sharing your story, it is so interesting; and I’m so glad you guys were able to find your biological dad..mystery solved..that’s wonderful. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. I hope and pray that things keep getting better for all of you..it’s really nice having so many siblings I bet...The only thing is since there are so many of you guys..To be on the safe side..any of your kids who marry anyone...may need to take a dna test... this is just a suggestion..

[@judytarrant708]

Wow Dad had some powerful DNA .. they all resemble

[@ParArdua]

Creepy.

[@sherrylplekker51]

Too invested in why they're sitting that close to one another, THEY ARE COMFORTABLE stop making everything a THING! Beautiful story, I hope she feels more of who she is/has always been.

[@Hannahesan]

Exactly, plus they are trying to assume a good position given the sofa.

[@Overit1975]

Wow I thought I was the only one totally distracted over the hosts sitting on each other 😆

[@SEdwards1000]

I was wondering if they were a married couple. 🤔

[@cathywilliams5149]

I wish I could find some of my heritage. 66 and have never been able to connect with the man claim to be my father who passed in 92' his name I was told is Lucias Worthy. I'm happy for this family!!

[@comeagyn]

I've always liked Kimberly even though she never had any success as a singer but I've always liked her personality I'm happy to see her working

[@michaelmasselli2869]

She actually had several hits in the adult contemporary space even a few number 1s

[@comeagyn]

@@michaelmasselli2869 stop playing for 10 millions dollars a person couldn't name one of her songs just from memory. ...I define success by exposure and being recognizable. you and your work...love Kim but the 19 fans that remember her song is not musical success to me.

[@michaelmasselli2869]

@@comeagyn I’m not even a huge fan of hers but I remember she had that she had the 8th World Wonder song. I just facts she charted number 1 on the AC charts

[@nancyhoward1917]

How many of these kids ( sperm donner)end up dating ,living together or even married???

[@sandrahaws3149]

Scary thing is with 30 plus siblings out there they could marry not realizing they’re related. Ugh

[@ltergilywamb8106]

The Diva is being true to type and trying to take the focus of the story from the guests. Well done family for connecting to each other.

[@alivnism]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing too! Lol y are the hosts sitting so close? And then when u watch more of it, Kimberly and the show guest aren’t sitting next to each other but rather there’s space between the two as the couch got full with other guests. Isn’t that weird?

[@lightyagami3492]

I feel so sad for the Bio dad. Either he just barely missed meeting his children or he read the message and died from the excitement :(

[@saraschneider6781]

Don't even say that 💩

[@ParArdua]

No, it was a power trip.

[@mcgde0]

Wait...is that Kimberly Locke from American Idol?

[@afrolatino89]

Yes

[@siobhanshavonne7733]

I didn't know that was her but knew she looked familiar.

[@Browny241422]

Didn't she knew that there was ENOUGH SPACE ON THE SOFA?! I don't get it 🤣

[@momoftwins8440]

Artifical insemination doesn't seem like a good thing to do. So the mother gets her life long dream of a child but the child gets stuck with 100 siblings. I wouldn't want any parts of that. The siblings I was raised with would be my siblings and all those donor kids would be DNA friends. People are forgetting about relationships in all of this.

[@chikaka2012]

And the possibility of unintentional incest. Seems like mom at least should have told these kids before they became sexually active so they don’t accidentally produce an extra from Deliverance.

[@goodgracious6364]

Yep. They seem to imply that if you find an unknown sibling or other relative, you will experience an instant bond or some kind of thrill or appreciation. In reality, many people can't even get along with the family members they've known all their lives!

[@deniaridley]

@@chikaka2012 😂😂😂

[@annamarielewis7078]

People are very selfish. They want their “own” children. Adoption has its flaws, but a home with loving parents is better than no home at all.

[@ParArdua]

With the way that men travel and have multiple relationships in multiple towns, many people are likely to have dozens of half-siblings. Laws like the new crazy ones in Texas will make this even worse, as they are designed to profit the Adoption Industry.

[@YESYES-qz2ex]

It seems most people who were brought up by parents who were not their biological parents, were brought up with amazing love and care. Both my parents were my biological parents. For some reason I, to this day, cannot fathom, is why my mother hated me all the 21 years that we lived under the same roof. I realised there was something wrong at around age 7, and as the years passed, I became distant (and very bitter) toward her and the rest of my family. Now that I am much older, I have become a born again christian, I have dropped my bitterness toward others, but I do prefer to mingle with people other than my biological family.

[@nreynolds75243]

It's all about perspective. It can be negative or positive. Positive is a better option. A lot of people want to identify themselves by outward connections, peers, family, friends, religion, money, careers, material possessions. It's about inward solid foundation in the person you are. So you have to know you on a personal level. What do YOU value? What are YOUR morals? What is YOUR character? What do YOU want out of life? What are YOUR likes and dislikes? What are YOUR boundaries? Basically what makes YOU tick? Once you have a solid sense of self, then nothing that comes along will make you question you. Outside sources may have made you physically but inwardly you get to decide.

[@deboraholsen2504]

nreynolds Yours is the most intelligent and useful comment and the one that makes more sense than all the others combined!!! We always got taught this in church while growing up - start deciding what your morals and values are now, so that when you need to make important life decisions, you'll make choices that will make your life better than if you had not chosen what kind of person you want to be!

[@nreynolds75243]

@@deboraholsen2504 this is what i was and still taught in my religious meetings as well. God's word the Bible is always right.

[@fadumamahmud4558]

@@deboraholsen2504 we

[@ParArdua]

Terrible possibility of incestuous and consanguineous relationships. Shame that the motivations of the donor were not explored, as up until the late 90s at my university, the main motivator was beer and entertainment money, which was quite significant for ten minutes' of each donor's time, and multiple donations were permitted.

[@elibatia]

Awesome But just emagin go-d forbid they would get marry to one another without knowing ? Thats terrible and horrifying!!!!!!

[@temptsrule]

Kimberly Locke, my favorite and most talented American Idol alum who is also absolutely gorgeous

[@alexcampbell9191]

This is why people should not donate sperm or eggs, you might end up sleeping with a half sibling ,especially if its not regulated probably.

[@blkbbw8295]

As someone with half siblings I think it should be allowed but all the children should be told from a young age. It shouldn’t be kept a secret. They should have the opportunity to grow up knowing each other, even if it’s just through letters or emails.

[@aquilaclark814]

blk bbw I agree with you 100%...what a great comment 😋

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

In other countries there are regulations against this, such as limits on donations and ensuring each recipient of sperm or eggs is not within a certain radius of one another.

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

@TS I was speaking of the U.K specifically. It could be done in America but I can see how it would be harder in a federal system.

[@ellejay572]

it's been happen ing for generations naturally people had 15 children and illigitimiate children never travelled.. cousins married cousins .. it happened a lot way before IVF

[@glendafulcher3142]

They have all said their fathers were great and made them happy

[@Overit1975]

I love this show. One suggestion. Change the set seating. The hosts look like they're sitting on each other.

[@maryanng6841]

I have had doubts about who I really am. But at this point in my life, I would rather let "sleeping dogs lie."

[@SP-yr5uy]

I don’t think the host believe in personal space... I would of been like MOVE OVER

[@wap9137]

Looks really odd....like they're attracted to each other.

[@tesianata]

The look on Julia's face when both hosts were like "Not me & it aint me." lol

[@sunnymoondog]

That was a weird response from the hosts

[@Goodgurl115]

What DNA yes did she take?? I would like to do this test. I've tried ancestry DNA, but it's difficult to find anyone

[@NLR759]

Heart disease is prevented by diet choices, not MRI’s, lab tests, or knowing your genetic history. Families share recipes, and those recipes have the biggest impact on heart disease.

[@ParArdua]

He should be more worried medically about the diseases more common in jewish people, even though he is now only half-jewish.

[@ermahorton3555]

Wow, they are sitting a lil close.

[@uniquebeauty633]

Who cares, no one!

[@nickydancy4087]

@@uniquebeauty633 exactly preach grl yesss. Wut is the bfd. Say it again for thoz in the back that didn't hear.

[@wendyb6446]

Your "Dad" is the one who raised you. Your "father" is the one who is 1/2 of who gave you life.

[@givethanks38]

I initially wondered why the hosts were sitting so close but as I watched the show I figured perhaps it was done to give room for the guests who joined them.

[@lorebay2593]

givethanks38 yeah, so much for the inquiring mind, y’all can rest now.

[@lql1094]

Well the show needs a bigger couch.🤔

[@lorebay2593]

@@lql1094 LOLOLOLOL

[@chodeyscott7944]

This is awesome but also troubling...what if they had married there half sibling? I guess the likelihood of genetic abnormalities would be higher if they have the same mom but ooh, very interesting.

[@ParArdua]

Yes, but cousin marriages are legal even though the risk of consanguinous diseases is still high. This came about to keep family wealth within the family, and not too long ago, brothers and sisters also did marry, especially in the aristocracy.

[@harlowblackadder356]

I totally thought the Doc was the Diva's gay bestie.

[@alanmartin6268]

We stand connected.

[@rutembesashabikumi2282]

Really DNA ancestry is a gift of this century I v tested with 5 different companies trying to know my roots,though it is easy for Africans as it is for Europeans,there was a surprise I never expected a 1st degree cousin who never would have known about her biological father without me testing

[@rutembesashabikumi2282]

@Olivia Samuels yes but none of the tribes in that region appeared in my DNA, the closest are the luhya masai from kenya the rest north Sudan Ethiopia Egypt, mystery I m still learning about

[@asabifatosin1150]

rutembesa shabikumi Do AfricanAncestry.com. It’s wonderful.

[@madreep]

I took a test for fun. My dad was such a tramp that my siblings and I always said that we probably have other siblings out there. There's 7 of us by 6 different women. But we all grew up together. My two sisters have the same mom and she raised all of us mostly on her own after she and our dad divorced. Except my youngest one. He's her cousin's kid lol. It took my mom about 15 years before she got over that betrayal. Well, it turns out that I'm not his biological child. It has pretty much devastated me. I had a very complicated relationship with my dad. He and my biological mother lost custody of me to the state for abuse as an infant. His mother adopted me and raised me until I was 8 when she died from cancer. I then chose to live with my dad and stepmother who is my mom, I don't call her a stepmother. My dad struggled with heroin addiction for most of his adult life and he was abusive. But other times he was amazing. The most loving dad, and the life of the party. He was very handsome, a sharp dresser, and always smelled so good. Anyhow, it took a long time for me to learn to forgive him. But I've always been a daddy's girl. I used to think that maybe my dad was so mean because he hated my biological mom cause he would often tell me how much he really loved her and maybe he had some hurt there. She was murdered when I was 10. But now I wonder if it was because the older I got the more he suspected deep down inside that I wasn't his. My 2 older brothers mother's were Black, the other 5 of us were by white mothers, so we represent every shade of the rainbow. The two that have the same mom barely resemble one another. But I am so light that my oldest brother says that mom and dad made me with the lights on, I have a blondish reddish hair color, and I burn in the sun. So I would always joke around and say that I didn't know who my daddy was and he would always come back and say that he wondered who my daddy was too but he had a blood test and I was definitely his. My youngest sister and I look just alike, and my son is my brothers twin, so I had no reason to doubt him. Besides, my dad hardly took care of us, he was not about to play stepdaddy to someone else's. So my whole family was shocked. My dad was there when I was born, he signed my birth certificate, and he and my mother married when I was 2. He never told anyone that I can find that he suspected that I wasn't his. He died in 2014 and I'm glad that he never knew because he did love me the best way he knew how. I never doubted that. But it has left me feeling lost. I thought that I had 6 siblings but I'm not biologically related to any of them. I didn't know my biological mom well enough to remember her but I do know that I was her only child. She was also an addict, and a prostitute. My biological father could be anyone. I have tested through 4 different DNA companies and have no close matches except two people who aren't related to one another and are either half uncles or first cousins and neither of them have ever responded to my requests for information. I wish I had never taken the test because it has left me feeling lost and alone although my family refuses to believe the test. My siblings were probably more devastated than I was initially, and we have become even closer. They've been my siblings for 44 years, and that's not going to change now. I've always heard these stories, but never imagined that it would be mine too. And it costs too much money to hire a professional to figure it out for me. I have a family, I'm not looking to replace them. I loved my daddy's dirty drawls. No one can take his place. I just want to know my biological father's name and see a photo. That's all. But I would love to have a relationship with any siblings that I may have. Sorry to write a book for anyone who has read all of this. I think that with the emergence of at home DNA testing it is important for parents (mothers) to be honest with their kids about the identities of their fathers when they are old enough to understand. At the very least they could leave the information with their important paperwork to be seen upon their death. Because it isn't fair.

[@namiin3034]

Wow this is an amazing story, you need to write a book seriously, good luck in finding you're father, families are made aswell as born into it's all good👍🏽

[@ParArdua]

Thank you Madree for your very moving and honest contribution. Sometimes people with addiction issues such as your mother find it difficult to be fully honest because they are so often trying to avoid pain, shame, and some of the consequences of what they are doing. Many families who know their heritage don't get on and rarely see each other except at funerals when they hope to be included in the Will. Others reject their Family of Origin and make a new family where they feel loved and accepted. You sound like a very unique and special person, and were your mother still to be alive, she would feel as I do, so proud of a young woman who thinks deeply, is very curious, and who does not judge. My best wishes to you for your future, for embracing people who love and care for you, and for experiencing some joy each day. Denise (W Australia)

[@madreep]

@@ParArdua thank you. I honestly believe that my mom didn't have a clue that I wasn't my dad's, and my dad always said he had a blood test with me. The problem with that was in the early 70s when I was born the blood tests only matched blood types and my dad and I are both A positive. Along with half of the population lol.

[@msinvincible2000]

I hope that soon you'll find close family and finally know who your father was. Good luck.

[@donotneed2250]

In January 2022 I found out that I have a son I didn't know about for 41 years. You should see what I have written him this these past months. I started a blog and have put some of my letters on it plus other stuff mainly directed to him. He was the result of a one-night stand on my second tour overseas. Although I was still in country 4 months after our encounter I was never told. Unfortunately my parents are alive to find out about him and I know my mother and sister would have spoiled him. Oh, my grandchild will be 2 in August. I was going through my email one Saturday morning deleting the junk and saw one with the subject of "Information." I normally would have deleted it without opening it but I wanted to make sure it wasn't a job offer I'd have to write back letting them know that I am medically retired. I was retired in 2018 and still get the occasional job offer. I was an over-the-road driver from 1991 to 2018 and my safety record speaks for itself. After I read the letter I just sat there, thought about it and just started smiling. Then I started getting emotional which something I rarely did/do. After a couple of emails I asked him for his area code and sent him my cellphone number. If the caller's number is not in my contacts my phone won't ring. That's how I have it set up. He also writes similar to the way write. He was adopted by a service member and grew up a military brat. I started life out as an Army brat.🤷🏼‍♂️ As you've probably noticed I, too, can get long winded in writing... I'm still wondering if I have any others I don't know about. I'm in AncestryDNA's data bank now.

[@lynette6085]

The presenters are the same colour, but different races. Gotta love the USA.

[@001islandprincess]

Lynette You do realize that human beings and specifically Western European enslavers invented races to rationalize their crimes against humanity. There exists no human races in nature; they were brought into existence by imperial conquest. There exists no sets of genes which one population group has which is exclusive to all of human beings on earth. None exists. Also, the continent of Africa contains the most genetic diversity than all other continents combined.

[@lql1094]

You need to adjust the color on your screen.

[@jacquelyn1853]

@@lql1094 🤣🤣🤣

[@billion86]

😂so true. When I saw the thimbnail, I thought this was about them

[@ParArdua]

The most racist country on the planet? -no thanks!

[@CharlotteFairchild]

My father is my biological father. He didn't know about his family because when he was 19 years old he went to Antarctica with Operation High Jump, his dad died in surgery, and his parents had only one child, him. She thought she was alone in the world, so one day she burned all the family history, letters, pictures, death and birth certificates. This was 11 years before I was born. I might as well be adopted for all I knew about my father's family. Dad was a work a holic and used to work 16 hours and sometimes Saturdays. In college I took a course from BYU on genealogy and found out about many books writte about his family and my Mom's family. I learned even more with Ancestry in 2005 with the DNA test. I don't have relatives I know from that test from My Dad's family.

[@davidbennett8579]

Why is the Diva sitting nearly on top of the Dr.

[@Raquel6470]

David Bennett OH MY GOODNESS IT WASN’T JUST ME!!!!! I don’t watch so I assumed they’re married. But even if that were true she was SO CLOSE!🤣 Great story tho and I think they did an awesome job

[@rtp1968]

So what.

[@susantidwal8660]

😂😁😀😀😀😀😀

[@lifecoachmediations6108]

I thought He was sitting so close to her. LOLLL!

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

I think they are BOTH sitting close to each other.

[@nashantastanley3261]

Is that Kimberley Locke?!

[@snowblo1]

Yeah it is. I wonder is that her husband? I was wondering what happened to her

[@RaiRaiBrown]

I often question if this practice should be legal.

[@leesher1845]

Agreed. They shouldn’t have allowed any donor to donate more than a few times.

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@leesher1845 yah atleast 3 times max

[@annamarielewis7078]

Several doctors in the clinics gave their own sperm. There is a Netflix show about it.

[@doogalloonni]

I was adopted. Born out of wedlock and given up. Later, I found my real mother, and found out that she had one child originally, left that family, moved to another state, and began a whole new life. She met a Sailor along the way, got pregnant with me, gave me up and then married a man she spent the rest of her life with. She had a son. But he knew nothing about me, or that our mom was married before and had a daughter that she abandoned. I found my half sister when we were both in our 70's and we became close. I tried to connect with my half brother, but because he couldn't accept that our mom had had the past that she had, he rejected the fact that we were half brothers. So, some things work out well and others, not so much. Be careful what you look for when you're adopted. You may not like what you find out. I'm glad to know my lineage, but for some our existence is but a skeleton in the closet. BTW, I support getting the DNA test if you're adopted. It's nice to know true nationality etc. I've found a whole bunch of cousins.

[@UTube50fifty]

This video is from the time Covid-19 was beginning to show up, and social distancing wasn't happening. Since then, we have become acutely aware of not being in close spaces with one another. Now, I have to admit the closeness is awkward for me, but they seem to be comfortable - I'mma mind my own business.

[@deedee-wb8gb]

He could move if he wants to .

[@Msleelee9487]

i'm almost scared to take that test lol my family kept alot of secrets rumors of my father having 2 other kids before he was with my mom he was in the navy and loved Japan

[@christinee24]

Msleelee94 best to know truth and process it. Look for positives

[@ParArdua]

Some people want to know the truth, and others like to be in the dark. Just accept that the answers you find will probably upset you if you do go ahead.

[@florastewart7920]

Love overcomes everything.

[@HaibTshajHaib]

Interesting!

[@mangojuice8038]

I hope they can find a way to connect with each other.

[@src3360]

Frank is still very bitter. I hope he finds healing 🙏🏻

[@wetforestmadarang7730]

the 3 if we based it to physical features it does confirms they were biological siblings..

[@lani2894]

This is a very Beautiful story!!!!

[@ellencoelho16]

What a complex world we live in! They need a bigger couch for all their guests to sit comfortably!

[@azizkw8828]

I have an ethical question. what if they never knew about that and coincidently two of them get married. what will be the case?

[@Tysto]

Remote chance of that happening, but there would be a slightly higher chance of birth defect. Inbreeding is only really problematic if it happens for several generations, as famously in the Habsburgs.

[@imaslowlerner]

Why are the hosts sitting so close together, are they married?

[@rtp1968]

DONT WORRY ABOUT IT. BIG FUCKIN DEAL!!!!!

[@lorebay2593]

It’s for the camera shot?

[@imaslowlerner]

@@lorebay2593 : maybe, but still really close.

[@nialcc]

I wanted to know the same thing.

[@Susilia-fn2yu]

True, I was wandering why too.

[@Janney3791]

Not to change the TV show topic, but I couldn't help but think what a cute couple the host and hostess would make! 😆👍💓💑

[@shohrehtami2897]

A father is not the sperm downer the father is the one who raised you provided for you and love you. I was thinking how many sister and brothers had been married without knowing since DNA search if fairly new. Imagine that you check your DNA and find out the guy you married and have kids with is you brother!

[@goodgracious6364]

Parents must STOP keeping paternal secrets from their kids. Period! Plus, just because a man is a sperm donor doesn't mean he is a great or honorable guy. Having 30+ kids using your sperm--artificially or naturally--with different women is a problem--no matter how you look at it!

[@mhuraic]

And she even scooted herself closer to him Mmm

[@sabbyeight]

Mhurai C the better to make room

[@karenfarmer]

I have a completely crazy DNA surprise story- involving many children... (myself included ) my Father was running quite a business in the 60's - wow

[@wuverrabbit]

DNA loves to bring things out of the closet!

[@4698mags]

People remember that when a paternity test is done it's usually the father they're testing to see if he's the culprit

[@SP-yr5uy]

Why are the host sitting so close?

[@ItsMeToYou]

I feel so bad for the executive producer. I felt the hurt :(

[@ParArdua]

He was ridiculous. He is just upset that he is not 100% jewish.

[@pescadorchannel8004]

I like your show...

[@roberthand6436]

My own situation is different, but with some similar twists? I was raised by my birth parents, and no one could have hoped for better parents. My shocker came late in life when, at age 69, I first learned that the man for whom I was named, and whom I believed for 69 years to be my paternal grandfather, was actually my step-grandfather! My dad was born at home in rural Middle Tennessee in 1901, so there was never a birth certificate for him, not unusual for the era and area. He was 5 years old when my step-granddad married my grandmother and, for convenience I suppose (no formal adoption took place?), he was simply given his step-dad's surname when he started school. As that was the first time for my dad to ever appear on any public record, that then became his legal surname and, by the time I became aware of all of this, any and every person who could have possibly shed light on the situation was already deceased. Although I am not an adopted child, I share with so many of those an unknown biological surname. I have done some Y-DNA research, which has provided some possible surnames, but I'll probably never know for certain who I really "am"?

[@wuverrabbit]

If the child is young when adopted, or give away to someone, it's VERY common to take on their surname! It's also not uncommon for people not to know this unless they have looked into their family history! Though i'd recommend a basic DNA test from like ancestry to find a G Grandparent.