Did Ancestry.com DNA Just Find My Dad?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

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  • @pjoshybfamilee
    @pjoshybfamilee  5 лет назад +207

    Updates and replies coming soon:)

    • @susiespotless
      @susiespotless 5 лет назад +37

      Curious to hear the 'rest of the story'.

    • @Forgiven7777
      @Forgiven7777 5 лет назад +37

      I just found my father in laws family. He was adopted in 1945. I tried to trace them on Ancestry a few years ago and found nothing. A few weeks ago I went back on and found a couple of family trees that matched. He is now meeting his 12 brothers and sisters soon.

    • @MainlandBoricuas
      @MainlandBoricuas 5 лет назад +11

      I am so happy for you. Wonderful that you found relatives. I recently found my dad's mom but she had passed away a while ago. While there is life there is hope...

    • @carpejkdiem
      @carpejkdiem 5 лет назад

      @@Forgiven7777 Wow! That's awesome!

    • @carpejkdiem
      @carpejkdiem 5 лет назад +3

      @@MainlandBoricuas Keep hope alive and Blessings to you on your journey La Boricua (Sorry grams passed before meeting her, my condolences)

  • @clairshephard2666
    @clairshephard2666 5 лет назад +327

    this happened to me too. i was in shock. i wanted to find my dad since i was 10. someone gave me an ansetory DNA kit for xmas prezzy. and they found 99% percent and child match. he didn't even know i excised. but we made a connection. me and my dad meet for the first time tomorrow. x

    • @drfranke
      @drfranke 5 лет назад +4

      And????

    • @clairshephard2666
      @clairshephard2666 5 лет назад +65

      is was great but very odd. but i guess we are two strangers meeting for first time. i'm going up to meet my sister and his new wife next wkend :) but i'm hoping we can build a good relationship xx

    • @lorenefairchild7616
      @lorenefairchild7616 4 года назад +17

      Clair...I'm 41 years into my reunion. It's a bit surreal and odd at first. It takes time for things to gel.

    • @kindredspirit4140
      @kindredspirit4140 4 года назад +9

      clair shephard I’m in the same situation. Waiting for my kit. It comes tomorrow. Using it to see if he is my dad

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 4 года назад +4

      how cool, let us know how it turned out, if you wish to.

  • @kaluca
    @kaluca 5 лет назад +541

    You have a great voice and you're a good storyteller.

    • @learn_moore
      @learn_moore 5 лет назад +7

      Was a great story. Notice how anybody associated with Tennessee (save his Mom) he added that good ole country accent. yee haw .

    • @nicolette100
      @nicolette100 5 лет назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing. He is a great storyteller. I've watched other videos like this and had to cut them off because they were horrible but he's not.

    • @wiv2631
      @wiv2631 3 года назад

      @@learn_moore As with anyone attempting a southern accent who doesn't actually have one, his attempt sounds fake and demeaning. His relatives
      who are Southerners will be polite, but they will hear and understand it in the same way. He will do better using his normal accent.
      I have lived all of my seventy four years in different parts of the South and have never heard anyone use "yee haw" except for actors on television or in movies. I'm not saying you are attempting to be demeaning. My assumption from reading your comment in context is that you are simply writing in an ingratiating manner.

  • @djpressure123
    @djpressure123 4 года назад

    Very nice story. So happy you never gave up your search. I am waiting for my ancestry dna results. I also wanna find my father. You have REALY inspired me thank you

  • @vayan6030
    @vayan6030 5 лет назад +1

    Your story was very interesting, i dont know how you can wait and not go visit him after so many years, when i was 16 i found out that my little sister is alive and addopted

  • @neodentist
    @neodentist 4 года назад

    Excellent story !!! keep posting !

  • @alaskabennetts
    @alaskabennetts 5 лет назад

    LOVED this! I am in a similar boat. Was contacted by a 1st cousin...well, neither of my parents have siblings soooo, it looks like my "dad" is not who my mom said he was. My bio dad could be one of 4 brothers! Should get some test results in a few weeks. I wish Ancestry.com was faster!

  • @reenywilhelm4023
    @reenywilhelm4023 4 года назад

    I listen to what u r story is and it is humorous I to had a strange story. But the best news is at least you have spoke to him

  • @HuntingShootingandTom
    @HuntingShootingandTom 3 года назад

    This video is so informative. I'm on the brink! i think there might be a problem though because they are irish catholic family.

  • @sarage09
    @sarage09 5 лет назад

    you try your best.....they coming to you when the time is right....God bless!

  • @SpoonLady
    @SpoonLady 3 года назад +149

    I literally just found my biological father this evening... then your video shows up.

    • @t7954
      @t7954 3 года назад +3

      Have you decided to contact him? How did it go?

    • @Bonzi_Buddy
      @Bonzi_Buddy 3 года назад +4

      @@t7954 It is always interesting to know, no? If the mother didn't tell the father anything there seems to always be a high likelihood contact will be a surprise but positive. If the mother left an abusive situation, not so much. There obviously occasional situations where people have calmed down/quit boozing it up and became better people over the years and unknown parents being sh-tbags.

    • @davidshaw442
      @davidshaw442 3 года назад +1

      How did you find him?

    • @sarsar5099
      @sarsar5099 3 года назад

      Yes, how did you find him

    • @nathantorresstanevil6958
      @nathantorresstanevil6958 3 года назад

      Bluff! I'm your real dad😆

  • @JR-gw5sw
    @JR-gw5sw 5 лет назад +223

    I just found my biological dad via Ancestry and he had no clue. We live in a strange world of technology these days...

    • @Smak-jt4eg
      @Smak-jt4eg 4 года назад +3

      J R same here

    • @Suzyfromtheblock
      @Suzyfromtheblock 4 года назад +2

      J R happy for you J R I sadly can’t find mine as I have no name

    • @Butterflyyyy9
      @Butterflyyyy9 4 года назад

      Oh wow

    • @realSimoneCherie
      @realSimoneCherie 4 года назад +2

      How?! Can you share?

    • @lulahbelle970
      @lulahbelle970 4 года назад +19

      @@Suzyfromtheblock I didn't have biological father name either. DNA connected me to his sister. He never knew of me. Just spoken with him this past week!

  • @plantagenetsurvivor8771
    @plantagenetsurvivor8771 5 лет назад +70

    My dna test confirmed who my dad is. That made me very happy as I was made to doubt for 30 years.

    • @zzbb14
      @zzbb14 5 лет назад +1

      Mrs. Enys was it with ancestry?

    • @amidstheroses
      @amidstheroses 4 года назад +1

      I have loved ‘meeting’ you on PBS’ Poldark! I think you are beautiful as a person and in countenance.
      I am so glad that you learned the true identity of your father! You deserve to have that information.
      I learned many interesting things from having my dna tested by Ancestry.com.

  • @FaithNchaos
    @FaithNchaos 4 года назад +46

    It's amazing the inner detective that comes out in these situations! I searched for my bio father for 20+ years. Every lead came up empty. I started saying he was a ghost. Then Ancestry DNA came along and WHAM, I had a match (his sister). Long story short, he passed away when I was 8 months old so I couldn't talk to or meet him. Which explains why I couldn't find him. However, I found out I had two brothers. One of the brothers is supposedly the spitting image of him and his character. We've met and become part of each other's lives. I'm so thankful for him and his family. I hope to meet the other brother someday. Good luck with the rest of your journey! For those who might be searching, I can say I've known quite a few people to get the answers they needed via Ancestry DNA.

  • @killerlalu1
    @killerlalu1 5 лет назад +131

    I'm only at 18:55, but I already think you're an awesome person and I love your sense of humor... And I DEFINITELY wanna see the slo-mo shot of you running through the field with your arms out and a huge smile on your face!!! I don't care to whom or what you're running... An ice cream cone, a balloon, your bio dad... You know, whatever! I think you could totally make it work!!! 😉😁😊💜

  • @Txjane52011
    @Txjane52011 5 лет назад +57

    What a delightful man you are. I really enjoyed the story. If you were my long lost son, I'd feel priviledge and honor to call you my son. Much luck; much love to you.

  • @richardbidinger2577
    @richardbidinger2577 5 лет назад +57

    Dude, that story was awesome. Had me hooked right from the beginning. I hope you get to meet all your family some day, including your bio dad. You never know how any of this will change the course of your life or theirs. Embrace the unknown.

  • @ellieandrews8315
    @ellieandrews8315 5 лет назад +41

    Once your biological dad takes a look at you, the connection will happen.
    You are a lovely person.
    All My Best

  • @janalaufer6965
    @janalaufer6965 2 года назад +18

    I found my son who I adopted 38 years ago just about 3 weeks ago. It has been incredible and I am singing from the rooftops and praising Ancestry for helping me find him. I am finally complete.

  • @madaketmom
    @madaketmom 5 лет назад +170

    I was adopted at 4 days old. Through Ancestry and 23 and Me I have found my biological families. My biological mom died in 2016, but I have met my wonderful half brother and his family. My biological dad is in a nursing home, no idea if he ever knew about me. His sister and I have become very very close. Sometimes I think it is easier for aunts and uncles than a parent. Good luck with your journey, mine has been a total blessing.

    • @Tangerine-rj5tr
      @Tangerine-rj5tr 5 лет назад +3

      That's true. For some reason bio parents freak out.

    • @nicholasbenjamin3826
      @nicholasbenjamin3826 5 лет назад +2

      @@Tangerine-rj5tr An aunt or an uncle is easier because slotting a new niece or nephew into your life is much easier. A new kid changes everything, and that's hard even if you have 9 months to prepare. If the new kid is 40, you have no time to prepare, and you've got a couple of current kids running around expecting half your estate...

    • @Rye_Toast
      @Rye_Toast 5 лет назад +1

      This is true, I've been trying to decide if I should reach out to the family of the man who is my bio dad. He doesn't know about me so I'm super reluctant, but maybe through an Aunt or Uncle might be the best way. I also worry about current family status, some people are so funny about finding out their parent was human. I have friends who found out they had a surprise bonus brother who was super excited to get to know them and they closed ranks and shut him out for no reason other than they viewed him as a troublemaker and annoying. I tried to give them my perspective but it didn't help. So the kid was given away through no fault of his own and then shunned as an adult as if it was still his fault. So you can imagine since I witnessed that happening I'm even more terrified to do anything.

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +1

      Rye Toast Well, give it a shot anyways. I would contract everyone who’s related to him, that way if they only reason he wouldn’t accept you was because he didn’t want anyone to know, well you would have helped him break the news :) the chance is someone will definitely reach out to you and hopefully your bio-dad

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад +1

      @@Rye_Toast Sometimes it's better not to grow up with your biologicals...sounds like your friend's bios were messed up. Sometimes your biologicals go through with your birth and give you up because they truly care and don't believe they can do a good job...have you contacted your bios to find out which yet?

  • @jaabani
    @jaabani 5 лет назад +215

    I found my bio dad and he didn’t know I existed. Life is short ! Go be with him and ask him to tell you stories of his life growing up. Learn about his parents and relatives. Take interest in him and care for him. You would not be who you are without his 1/2 🙏🏻✨ I was meant to be holding my biodads hand when he was 59 and I was 41 taking him off life support from a botched surgery. Please go visit him and give him unconditional love ... you are put in contact for a reason. He also may feel like he was robbed of having you in his life. Ect. I’d take your kids cause he is your tribe and your link to an ancient line of people. I’m so excited for you all.

    • @carpejkdiem
      @carpejkdiem 5 лет назад +7

      Awwwe that was beautiful!! He was blessed when it matters most. Blessings to you and yours that was just awesome!

    • @rabiatahiri4273
      @rabiatahiri4273 5 лет назад +6

      As a adult who also met her unknowing father I second your sentament exactly. It can bring up many emotions for them, as we too know well. I am grateful for his opportunity as I have been for my own opportunity to meet my father and build a forward relationship with him and my lineage in our time left. How fortunate you were to have the time you had 💕. I send you my condolences and well wishes 🤲.

    • @evax555
      @evax555 5 лет назад +1

      ''I found my bio dad and he didn’t know I existed.'' nice... anything else?

    • @ftgjenny
      @ftgjenny 4 года назад

      I love the positivity!

    • @laurieb3703
      @laurieb3703 4 года назад +1

      @@evax555 they said they held his hand as he passed... Pretty sure they got very close

  • @Glitter_Bear
    @Glitter_Bear 5 лет назад +144

    People please make sure you are 100% ready for your results. My cousin took one and ultimately found out that the man that raised his mom (my aunt/dads sister) and my dad wasn’t their biological father. 60+ year family secret revealed. Now we’ve found 8 other siblings and counting...

    • @zurilove2012
      @zurilove2012 5 лет назад +19

      Wren Mason You're absolutely right about mentioning being ready! It's life changing!!

    • @musa2775
      @musa2775 5 лет назад +7

      I was braced for completely crazy sh*t when I did 23andme. Nope, exactly the origins in exactly the percentages my family gave me. And exactly 0 surprise family members. Weak!
      Got two 3rd cousins who didn't know their dads but were related to me on my father's side. So, maybe we had the same great grandparents. Lol woooo

    • @jamesbailey3939
      @jamesbailey3939 2 года назад +2

      I found out at the age of 40 that the person I had called dad my whole life was not my biological father via an extensive background check for a job. Oops. Parents had to spill the beans. I had to reprocess all of my childhood memories

  • @NativeNYerChicHK
    @NativeNYerChicHK 6 лет назад +248

    Listen, I found my 70yr old formerly childless Uncle a 37yr old daughter he never knew existed through my taking the Ancestry DNA test. Her name popped up as a first cousin, and as far as I knew, I personally knew all of my first cousins and she wasn’t one of them LOL Her name however was familiar to me as she grew up in the same NYC neighborhood that three generations of my family had been born in. I grew up there and so did my uncle and even his parents, my grandparents. She’d also been born there, adopted there, and grew up there as well. They probably passed each other on the street thousands of times without knowing they had any connection to each other. She’s quite a few years younger than I am so we just never ran in the same crowd, I knew of her from neighborhood functions and gathering but didn’t really know her personally, just a familiar face & name... But the thing is, her biological mother and my uncle only had a one night fling, so she’d never told him she’d gotten pregnant and they never crossed paths again. Remember though, it was at a time (late 70’s as well) there was a whole lot of that type of free love thing going on and both her bio-mom & my uncle had an alcohol problem during that period as well. So he still doesn’t remember having that one night fling, he’s got no recollection of this woman at all, so maybe she didn’t truly know who the father of this child was either, that is a possibility. However, she did lie and give my cousin a fake name and had her searching for a ghost. Which I found to not really be fair to her, but also not really my place to judge, we can never really know why people do what they do, maybe it was vanity and she was just embarrassed she couldn’t remember who the father of this child she placed for adoption could have been? Who knows... With all that said, regardless everyone’s lack of memory of the night in question, she sure is his daughter, DNA doesn’t lie LOL Ancestry is bringing together families that may not have had any other way to get this finality. It’s really an amazing thing!! My uncle got sober almost 30yrs ago and this revelation has given him a new lease on life. He and his wife of 20yrs had just settled into retirement and thought everything would be calm for the remainder of their lives, they never imagined this happening 😂 They have welcomed this girl as if she’d always been theirs. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions but I don’t think it could have gone any better than it has 10 months in so far. Our entire family has welcomed her with open arms.
    So take it slow with your dad, it is all a shock to the system right now, for both of you. When I first told him of the news he kinda ignored it and hung up. Called me back within minutes and apologized for that reaction. Nothing to apologize for, it’s the biggest shock to anyone’s life!! He had to absorb it, tell his wife about it and then call me back to really discuss what I’d found and how I’d found it. Worked out beautifully though.

    • @melvawages7143
      @melvawages7143 5 лет назад +3

      I have a cousin on my mother's side and one on my father's side that we knew nothing about. The one on my mother's side has not contacted me and she has no tree for her father. I could help her but I guess she does not want to know. The one of my father's side did contact me. She has a full tree and nothing matches me. She matches as a second cousin/1st cousin once removed. I think she is one of my cousin's daughter but she does not believe that. so I said well, I can't really help on how we are related.

    • @melvawages7143
      @melvawages7143 5 лет назад +6

      but she thinks her father is her father and does not want to believe differently. I suggested she get her sister tested to see how they matched.

    • @gabrielmzomkunda9487
      @gabrielmzomkunda9487 5 лет назад +1

      NativeNYerChicHK ...thanks for sweetest story

    • @321MjC
      @321MjC 5 лет назад +5

      That's an awesome story just like his was !!! I have been dyyyiiinnnggg to get an Ancestry DNA kit to just find out my DNA history but all of this family members that you never knew about is just as amazing && I'm sure I have so many seeing as how my father's dad was adopted so all of his biological family before his adopted parents && also my father has 9 siblings with lots of kids just never grew up with any of them unfortunately everyone is in different states or countries && all of my grandparents are deceased as well as my father 💖💖💖😭😭😭💕💕💕

    • @321MjC
      @321MjC 5 лет назад

      OH I MEANT TO ASK..... HOW MUCH IS THE ANCESTRY KIT ANYWAY ????? && WHAT ALL DOES IT COME WITH... INFO YOU GET... ETC 😁😁😁

  • @judithneeley5229
    @judithneeley5229 5 лет назад +53

    I hope you do reach out to him again, and more often. While you seem to have a casual interest, it could be that discovering you means the world to him, At his age, there's no telling how much time he has left on the face of this earth, so I think the sooner the better. Besides, he is your children's grandpa now. I've lost too many family as they've aged and passed. Even just a call to say Hi, thinking about you, hope all is well could mean a lot.

    • @kenrow3604
      @kenrow3604 5 лет назад +6

      Why is he (the dad) not calling him back? At times, we might wanna feel wanted and not a disturbance to other's "perfectly normal life until we happened". I think he has taken a 100 steps, it is time the dad take a baby step to assure him.

    • @HighSierraDawn
      @HighSierraDawn 5 лет назад +2

      @@kenrow3604 Maybe his father feels cheated, saddened, and upset over not being told he had a son.

    • @kenrow3604
      @kenrow3604 5 лет назад

      @ShariSez1 The way you started says more than the point you are trying to make. You can do better than that.

  • @clair1301
    @clair1301 3 года назад +10

    How is everything now almost 3 years later? Can you do a update?

  • @EmeralDQueenTV
    @EmeralDQueenTV 4 года назад +8

    I wonder if something happen to him cause there is no follow up on this matter, he stop making videos a year a go...

  • @nancybrooklyn
    @nancybrooklyn 5 лет назад +23

    Wow! That’s awesome you connected with your biological dad! Great story of how you found him. I think it would be fantastic for you and your family go to meet him one day . I don’t know you, but I see a positive man with a great sense of humor..and your dad will be amazed!

  • @Justshill
    @Justshill 5 лет назад +69

    Any family will be lucky to be part of your life

  • @scottgarb3016
    @scottgarb3016 4 года назад +19

    How fortunate that he didn’t reject you outright. Mine did when I was a baby. As an adult, I didn’t feel the need to meet him or to upset a family that he didn’t want me to know.

    • @TimeQCelledor
      @TimeQCelledor 3 года назад +4

      It sounds like all your information is second hand. Unless you've heard it from the man himself, you only have one side of the story. I've learned even when some things seem unforgivable, an explanation changes everything. You should get his version of events too. Who knows - maybe he made a mistake (as we all do) and thinks about you everyday. :-) Be well.

    • @takashichacon3510
      @takashichacon3510 3 года назад

      @@TimeQCelledor TOO MAHY TIMES, IVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING. MY DAD DIED IN VIETNAM WHEN I WAS A CHILD. GOOD MEMORIES. DONT WAIT UNTIL HE IS GONE. WORST MISTAKE.

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад +2

      @@TimeQCelledor Absolutely true. Get closure one way or another... at worst he confirms what you already believe and nothing changes...

  • @jenniferduknic8365
    @jenniferduknic8365 5 лет назад +25

    I had an Ancestry contact that I messaged over a year ago before they responded. But really you kind of have to be prepared to take the good and the bad.

  • @maryw1665
    @maryw1665 3 года назад +11

    I recently found a first cousin I never knew about. We have become really good friends. We talk on the phone & text each other often. We are hoping to meet in person in early spring. Covid has slowed our plans, but we are really looking forward our first in person meeting!

  • @reinatrevino2281
    @reinatrevino2281 3 года назад +5

    I was adopted so I had no name of my biological father or mother I’m 49 found out 3 years ago I did ancestry and found out a have a close family member he was also adopted so we’re doing a dna test we might be half siblings or 1 cousin 🙏 he doesn’t know anything about he’s biological family either pray please so we can be siblings

  • @TimeQCelledor
    @TimeQCelledor 3 года назад +20

    I'm actually about a week away from getting my Ancestry results and hoping to find my father also. Your video came up in my recommendations. Really enjoyed hearing your story and reading the comments... it's given me encouragement and some great advice. Thanks so much for sharing. :-)

    • @shonb989
      @shonb989 Год назад

      Did you find your dad? or get the results you were looking for?

    • @TimeQCelledor
      @TimeQCelledor Год назад

      @@shonb989 Hi! Not exactly. I did find out I'm half Scottish! Bit surprising... Was always told I'm all black with two black parents but I do look mixed. lol I also found 1st-2nd cousins and possibly a half-brother on father's side. I reached out but never heard back from anyone, but atleast I do have a better idea. Thanks for asking. :)

  • @dennissvitak148
    @dennissvitak148 5 лет назад +19

    You seem like a genuinely good dude. I hope everything works out for you.

  • @olwynyoung6499
    @olwynyoung6499 4 года назад +14

    I was contacted by my 1st cousin. We shared the same grandmother on our father's side. She's Absolutely great. Meeting up before the year is out.

    • @Butterflyyyy9
      @Butterflyyyy9 4 года назад +1

      Wow I would like to meet my father side of the family as well ❤

  • @realSimoneCherie
    @realSimoneCherie 4 года назад +8

    I have to know about that moment: did you look like him when you saw his picture on Facebook?

  • @steinyj9075
    @steinyj9075 6 лет назад +14

    Thanks for sharing your story. I have a similar one in looking for my bio father. Although prior to finding my bio father, I had to actually go through two other men who were candidates. Did DNA testing with both of them (they were with my mom) and came back as not my bio father. I did a lot of the same type of digging as you did and was persistent. I love hw you working your mom and then talking with bio dad that you could see the pieces falling into place. I am like you in that I was not looking for a "dad" so to speak. My solace is in finding him and finally getting the truth about my coming into existence. I was not sure what to expect going forward in terms of any type of relationship. But he and his family including 6 new siblings have all been very welcoming and accepting of me and so have many extended family so I am just going to roll with it and enjoy it. The latest thing to have happen is I found another child that my bio father did not know he had. So I got to call him with the news that he has another daughter. He has taken it all pretty well.

  • @acacius9903
    @acacius9903 5 лет назад +25

    !Warning! at 12:07 . If you are using earphones, lower at that point the sound. I was shook at that point.

  • @ENOUSSOU
    @ENOUSSOU 5 лет назад +17

    Great story teller the best I have seen on RUclips . Nice voice and personality. Keep doing what you are doing . You do it well compare to the other boboso out there

  • @tcrutch1
    @tcrutch1 5 лет назад +15

    Enjoyed your video! If you are up for an update, I'd love to hear the next chapter of the story.

  • @regullerr203
    @regullerr203 3 года назад +2

    People not answering that’s not healthily in certain situations especially when looking for family

  • @tamealaweltman9291
    @tamealaweltman9291 5 лет назад +45

    My husband is adopted and he took a test and found a brother we have left messages on the site and facebook but nothing. I am very glad you have found your Dad great story.

    • @tamealaweltman9291
      @tamealaweltman9291 5 лет назад +5

      So sorry

    • @musa2775
      @musa2775 5 лет назад +4

      I don't log into my 23andme very often and haven't logged into Facebook in 11 years. Maybe he's just not seeing your messages. Have you Googled him?

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +3

      Don’t count that as a shunning. I took years to answer my messages there because life happens and I didn’t log on or check those messages. Look him up on Facebook or relatives with the same last name and location and you can message them there because they check that more often! If people aren’t actively searching for genealogy they don’t check there

    • @LeeTheKnight
      @LeeTheKnight 4 года назад +4

      Some people are only looking for a quirky little fun fact when they do these tests & are not really prepared for a punch in the gut like finding out your parents or granparents have lied to you your entire life.

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад

      Any update? At some point you know you just have to call on the phone or show up at the door and say, "hey bro, I don't know any of my biologicals, are you interested in knowing me?"

  • @alanwilliams5836
    @alanwilliams5836 5 лет назад +12

    As the genealogist of my family, I have to say that you inspired me. This is one of the reasons that many of us put long hours into research. Eight years ago, I was able to connect one of my first cousins to her three sisters. They had never known that their father had a child with another woman prior to their own Mom. It was a great blessing for all. We had a family reunion last year, and the eldest daughter sponsored it. Great time!!!

  • @mekyka01
    @mekyka01 5 лет назад +6

    My husband just found out his three siblings have a different dad. My husband is the only child of his dad.

  • @jojop7773
    @jojop7773 5 лет назад +9

    I'm happy for you and would encourage you to keep in touch with your dad. Does he have a Christian faith? Be a friend ... it's a one-time relationship. God bless you!!

  • @esperansaluna7407
    @esperansaluna7407 3 года назад +5

    You have an awesome attitude! Great storyteller and good detective work!
    I'm happy you found your dad, kudos to your hard work and diligence!
    I hope your father has the gumption, and courage to come through, and has an
    opportunity to meet his grandchildren..
    You are a beautiful person! Everyone deserves to know who their parents are!

  • @LauriShalom
    @LauriShalom 5 лет назад +8

    That was a really interesting outcome!!! I am not looking for family, but a woman from Argentina (I am Chilean) wrote to me saying that we are 3rd cousins. She was illegaly adopted in 1974 (dictatorships ruled in Chile and Argentina in those years) and, with DNA testing, she found six 2nd and 3rd cousins in Chile, but none in Argentina, so I have been helping her find organisations dedicated to find the children of persons tortured, killed or "made dissappear" by the Chilean dictatorship. We have not had any results yet, but I am sure she will find her biological family here.

    • @olwenloud9704
      @olwenloud9704 4 года назад +1

      I would be fascinated to know what you found out.

    • @LauriShalom
      @LauriShalom 3 года назад

      @@olwenloud9704 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic she could not undergo a blood test scheduled for last April. She is in contact with the Chilean organisation dedicated to find the children of the dictatorship's victims.

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад

      @@LauriShalom crazy gov. pandemic responses...yall keep your Vit D levels up and get regular sleep and report back when this riveting tale has more details

  • @GiovanaSimmer
    @GiovanaSimmer 5 лет назад +58

    I'd say it's less that "Ancestry.com found him" and more like "you hunt him down"... 😜

  • @pnwnewyorker9088
    @pnwnewyorker9088 5 лет назад +8

    I hope he gets to meet his grandkids, this really wasn't his fault. Glad it was a happy ending!

  • @lucylu530
    @lucylu530 4 года назад +4

    My biological dad never acknowledged I was his daughter but I found some of his siblings through DNA testing. Now I have a friendship with one of his brothers. Crazy how this DNA stuff works. He has passed away now, but there is no denying it. He was the sperm donor. Thanks for sharing your story.

  • @classof9642
    @classof9642 6 лет назад +16

    Oh my gosh. Your story. My story. Except, I haven't reached out. Thanks I needed this story.

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +2

      Reach out for goodness sake! If you wait too long and they pass, you’ll live with regrets.

    • @laurieb3703
      @laurieb3703 4 года назад

      Reach outtttt 🥰🥰

  • @jamesfinch5309
    @jamesfinch5309 3 года назад +5

    Incredible story, really happy you have connected with your extended family

  • @CJ-sg3vs
    @CJ-sg3vs 4 года назад +5

    We found a sister we never knew we had. What a wonderful thing.

  • @ladythalia227
    @ladythalia227 5 лет назад +7

    I loved your story, would have loved to find a long lost relative like you, great personality.

  • @Juliemorgana
    @Juliemorgana 5 лет назад +5

    The story you told was fascinating. Thanks for sharing your search!

  • @eh1843
    @eh1843 5 лет назад +10

    I love how working church connections helped - it is all about knowing when services end : )

  • @aquilaclark814
    @aquilaclark814 5 лет назад +5

    You did excellent detective work..good job..at least you found him..you are so funny..thx

  • @donniemoder1466
    @donniemoder1466 5 лет назад +6

    Finally, an enjoyable DNA results video!

  • @Amy_McFarland
    @Amy_McFarland Год назад +1

    This video popped up in my feed and I must say that you are a very kind man. How you handled everything and everyone with such care. Do you have an update? After all it's been 4+ years! God Bless you on your journey!

  • @edletts2219
    @edletts2219 5 лет назад +4

    He's scared of having to pay 39 years of child support.

  • @rohitkhosla8110
    @rohitkhosla8110 5 лет назад +10

    nice sleuthing. Impressive perseverance.

  • @randomvintagefilm273
    @randomvintagefilm273 5 лет назад +5

    JUST REMEMBER, anything under 5% is subject. Take another test as things are updated all the time. It said I also had 10% Iberian Peninsula and then the same test updated that to zero percent 3 years later.

  • @Tangerine-rj5tr
    @Tangerine-rj5tr 5 лет назад +22

    I love your story. You tell it with humor. When I found my dad, my half sister wasn't too friendly. She handles his affairs and I never was allow to talk to him. She told me she wasn't sure she wanted another sister. I became emotional and began to cry. I hung up the phone. I searched my whole life for him and it wasn't good. Maybe if I had talked to her in a humorous way it would have been different. Who knows. But you know how girls are. We cry all the time.

    • @skyllarrk
      @skyllarrk 5 лет назад +4

      I'm so sorry that happened to you.. Extremely selfish on her part. :( Don't beat yourself up, you're completely in the right here.

    • @lilmommalady76
      @lilmommalady76 5 лет назад +1

      To both Tangerines, I'm so sorry to hear that and hope they come around and you get to know them before your spirits leave this Earth. Time is so precious and wasteful at the same time so hope yall can get positive memories and closure.

    •  5 лет назад +3

      Family is not always FAMILY!!!

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +3

      If it’s t too late, find out where they live “Google” or contract a different relative that can bring you to your dad’s home. She doesn’t have the right to keep you from him!

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад +2

      If he raised someone like her, maybe you were the fortunate one?

  • @MegaBpop
    @MegaBpop 4 года назад +3

    Ok, now I wanna know more !! Congrats on your success in finding your biological father. You have a great outlook on the subject.

  • @barbarakrall1184
    @barbarakrall1184 10 месяцев назад +1

    You are a good speaker, otherwise, I couldn't have sat through the entire thing...lol. Keep 'em coming!

  • @bjcarbo808
    @bjcarbo808 5 лет назад +5

    Love your story! So glad you have found your biological Dad! MAKE TIME to spend to get to know him. It will enrich your life in ways you cant imagine if you just let it.

  • @lere97
    @lere97 5 лет назад +12

    I found my biological fathers family on ancestry last year. My biological fathers sister came up as my #1 relative. I've always known who they were. Unfortunately my happy ending stop there. Even though I have a wonderful relationship with my Aunt. My biological father wants nothing to do with me. I've never meant him or spoken to him. People ask, Does it hurt your feelings about your father? Absolutely! But I've learned to move pass that. It's a hard pill to swallow ( at first) knowing a parent just out right rejects you, but you can't let it consume you. It's taken sometime to move on but I got one of the worlds greatest Aunts ever out of all of this. There is nothing I would change, because even in my heartbreak. I got the most lovingest, compassionate, caring Aunt I could wish for. I love her to pieces for accepting me when my father wouldn't. I love my Aunt, she was what I was missing my whole life.

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +1

      Lizzie BordenSin I’m sure the main reason he doesn’t want to meet you is either he’s afraid of any financial back support if you were in any government aid (which I don’t know if it would be)... I’d i was you, I’d “accidentally bump into him” or have your aunt invite you to a family gathering and casually talk to him before revealing to him who you are :)

    • @huhruserious
      @huhruserious 4 года назад

      This is my fear, that my father or siblings would reject me :/

  • @CorruptionDee
    @CorruptionDee 5 лет назад +4

    Man, I was so into your story that I checked for a follow-up. Hopefully one day.

  • @NotSoCrazyNinja
    @NotSoCrazyNinja 3 года назад +1

    I too was born with blond hair (and blue eyes) that, as I got older, slowly turned brown. The darkest my hair and eyes ever were was in my early 20s. The hair has since begun getting lighter in color, but I suspect gray hair will take over before any blond.

  • @pamelalaub6204
    @pamelalaub6204 5 лет назад +6

    The most important reason to make connection is to find out the health history and know what you should watch for in the future.

    • @Butterflyyyy9
      @Butterflyyyy9 4 года назад

      And know where you came from and reunite with lost family members

  • @elliebellie7816
    @elliebellie7816 5 лет назад +1

    That is not a funny joke. It's very insensitive and hurtful - maybe that kind of thing is why your bio dad hasn't pursued any further contact.

  • @davewilliams449
    @davewilliams449 Год назад +3

    This story came at a time I needed it! I found my father at 41. He didn't now I existed it didn't go anywhere how yours went. It nice to know that someone went through similar and had a happier ending.

  • @johnstewart1436
    @johnstewart1436 2 года назад +1

    Great story, great video. I, as a 66½ year old male have just been "found" by my biological family - birth mother (still alive) and four full younger siblings. I knew I was adopted but nothing of my bio family apart from knowing my birth name since the start of 2019. Siblings only found out that I existed after a remark from an uncle at a family funeral in June 2020. And then after mother confirmed the secret they started the hunt for me through the adoption/legal channels. Due to Covid-19 lock downs two family meetings have been cancelled and hopefully in 21 days time it does happen.

  • @wdbreezy
    @wdbreezy 5 лет назад +14

    I’m adopted and my aunt’s DNA results appeared on my Ancestry.com results as a first tier relative and I recognized her name.
    I wrote her a little note explaining I didn’t want to intrude, but wanted to say hello. She proceeded to block any further messages. At least I know my heritage background now, and that’s enough.

    • @skyllarrk
      @skyllarrk 5 лет назад +11

      I'm so sorry that happened. D:

    • @delroseharris8684
      @delroseharris8684 5 лет назад

      Your dad has a lot to talk about.

    • @menaj2954
      @menaj2954 5 лет назад +9

      Wow, sorry to hear that. That's wasn't nice of her gosh. Stay blessed

    • @leavesongrass
      @leavesongrass 5 лет назад +2

      Although it looks rejecting she may have blocked you out of a need to protect herself. You never know what else is going on in someone’s life or their emotional stability.

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад

      That’s horrible. I would look her up on Facebook and find other relatives and contact them. Don’t give up because if one person!!!

  • @Majickcharm
    @Majickcharm 3 года назад +1

    Mate I happy for you. But it sounds like you want to have a relationship. You pout a lot of time into for someone who doesn't want a connection. Just say you do and the Universe will make it happen.

  • @KristenB0707
    @KristenB0707 5 лет назад +3

    Just watched from Grand Rapids, MI! What an awesome story. Thank you for sharing. If you ever need any local help I'd be happy to assist. Hope things are well and God bless!

  • @Sunny-Brook-69
    @Sunny-Brook-69 3 года назад +2

    My mom, at 73 yrs, found out she had a family secret kept from her, a brother. She was raised as an only child. What’s worse is he passed away a few years ago. His son, who did the test kit, doesn’t want to believe it or wants nothing to do with my mom, his only aunt, and my mom has money. So strange because he is a college student.

  • @LarryNathanielPhoto
    @LarryNathanielPhoto 5 лет назад +5

    I found out my mom's cousin has a daughter he doesn't know about. She got cold feet though and decided not to tell him, and asked that I don't. 😥

    • @katiestoddard7164
      @katiestoddard7164 4 года назад

      Well if she takes the test and you pop up as a family member, well then what?

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад +1

      Well that’s horrible. She doesn’t have the right to hide the fact that he has a child from him. You should secretly contact the child and give her his info

  • @sweetbushstudiochannel4606
    @sweetbushstudiochannel4606 3 года назад +1

    I’m thinking about doing the DNA test to find my siblings

  • @charlenemeyers7871
    @charlenemeyers7871 3 года назад +1

    I found my nephews dad through Ancestry. They met for the first time a couple months ago. He looks just like his dad.

  • @RAL5210
    @RAL5210 5 лет назад +5

    This was so cool to listen to. Thank you for sharing

  • @kailoma13
    @kailoma13 5 лет назад +5

    I hope that you're getting paid for these ads. They keep interrupting at exciting moments.

    • @musa2775
      @musa2775 5 лет назад +2

      He is, that's why videos have ads on them. They're monetized for creators. And it's meant to be at exciting moments to keep you hooked so you watch the whole ad. Cheers.

    • @regullerr203
      @regullerr203 3 года назад

      That’s the point of ads getting paid

  • @SP-up2xb
    @SP-up2xb 5 лет назад +2

    Often inheritance issues makes siblings and even parents standoffish with a new heir who appears. Money makes the world go 'round. Show up and everyone sees their piece of the inheritance pie getting smaller. It does not create a welcoming atmosphere.

  • @SereniaSaissa
    @SereniaSaissa 6 лет назад +6

    So who was the lady on ancestry that came up as a close family match? How is she related to you?

    • @pjoshybfamilee
      @pjoshybfamilee  6 лет назад +19

      SereniaSaissa she is my aunt, and I have spoken with her now:).

  • @paulareeveslmt
    @paulareeveslmt 5 лет назад +1

    We are in the process of discovering if a young 36-year-old man is my husband's son. He was never told she was pregnant or that she had a child. We are loving getting to know each other, lots of cousins and grandkids. He came to our family reunion with his wife and kids and we had a blast! So thrilling to find these unknown connections. Still waiting on my husband's DNA and we check it every other hour for weeks now. So exciting to find new family members! Michigan is lovely in the summer!

  • @Kaedemoon267
    @Kaedemoon267 5 лет назад +3

    hey im in Grand Rapids! lol that was surprising to hear.

  • @auntiegliz737
    @auntiegliz737 5 лет назад +2

    I enjoyed this, thank you. At the very least, you need to know about any medical history that might affect you.

  • @amandasorel4625
    @amandasorel4625 5 лет назад +3

    I enjoyed this so much! So glad you found your dad. I agree with Kaluca also, you have a great voice and a good storyteller! I feel like I know you. Wishing you the best!!!

  • @love13456
    @love13456 5 лет назад +2

    I have just took the ansestery dna test I don’t no who or where my biological father is or from 🤞🏻I have this out come . I don’t no you but your bio father has a top top fella as a son 👍

    • @YourAverageChick
      @YourAverageChick 4 года назад +1

      Hey,just ordered one for myself because like you I have no info about my father.So I can only cross my fingers to 🤞

  • @joeyisaduck
    @joeyisaduck 5 лет назад +4

    That was quite the struggle you went through, but I'm glad you found him.

  • @mikaelajansson4321
    @mikaelajansson4321 4 года назад +1

    You look so much like the Swedish radio- and TV-host Adam Alsing. I first thought you were him. Look him up!

    • @MelodyDorman
      @MelodyDorman 4 года назад

      Mikaela Jansson you’re right, I just looked him up, LOL

  • @oogie-boogie
    @oogie-boogie 5 лет назад +4

    thats a cool story,,thanks for telling it,,:)

  • @LetsBeClear87
    @LetsBeClear87 5 лет назад +4

    Hey sir - random, but you might also be related to the unboxing guy on RUclips

  • @DianaBukaeva
    @DianaBukaeva 3 года назад

    The Ancestry DNA has really got to come up with a better way of getting it's participants in touch!
    Yours was not a first story of long Google-Facebook-etc investigations people have to deal with

  • @vociferousrich3316
    @vociferousrich3316 5 лет назад +4

    you are a Viking brother!! there is place at the table for the feast of Vallalah!!

    • @sammy69831
      @sammy69831 5 лет назад

      I lov3 the warm welcome in this message plus the avatar buahhaha

  • @victorfergn
    @victorfergn 3 года назад +1

    At least you didn't find out you married your cousin, just like my friend's grandfather found out when they invited both families to the wedding (they were the same)

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад

      lol, sounds like a b movie...

  • @maebell2794
    @maebell2794 5 лет назад +4

    I think he will like you and go fishing together. 😋

  • @melliness123
    @melliness123 5 лет назад +11

    Fabulous listening to your story, you are a great story teller, I would like to know more.

  • @erins.5420
    @erins.5420 5 лет назад +2

    You look like a Crenshaw, my friend brad and you have similar almost everything. Via arizona. Lol.

  • @zurilove2012
    @zurilove2012 5 лет назад +4

    I love your video! It reminds me of what I've recently experienced! (: I found my birth father through Ancestry..and again..just like you, I wasn't looking. I only took Ancestry to find out my ethnicity..like you! Practically EVERY way you went about your search (once you found out some info) I did the same.. Even the emotion part far as getting to know him.. Ugh..Crazy experience, huh?! Ancestry is definitely life changing!

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад

      how's it going now?

    • @zurilove2012
      @zurilove2012 3 года назад

      @@Doing_Time I have a really close relationship with a sister (from my birth father). Also, I’m close with the family as well. So, it’s heartwarming☺️

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 года назад

      @@zurilove2012 sweet!