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In reply to the discussion: holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. [View all]ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)9. funny story. when i first did 23/me
        it told me i had a brother. he didnt use his name. i wasnt all that surprised. my dad liked the ladies. and he was a charmer. 
he had a mistress in milwaukee. she was a working girl. he set her up in an apt on our sears credit card. we ended up in bankruptcy because of it. 
but it turned out to be the one i grew up with. 
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                        holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. [View all]
							ihas2stinkyfeet
							Oct 2020
							OP
                        
        
        A friend of mine that has since passed away did the DNA test. He discovered he fathered a
        doc03
        Oct 2020
        #8
      
        
        also had a nice chat w a second cousin who still lives in offaly county.
        ihas2stinkyfeet
        Oct 2020
        #14
      
        
        Learning the history and stories of my ancestors was what got me hooked on geneaology
        csziggy
        Oct 2020
        #40
      
        
        Yes, I agree. The only reason I'd like to know where I cam from is to understand
        csziggy
        Oct 2020
        #48
      
        
        yeah. different goals. you want to narrow it down, and i want to expand.
        ihas2stinkyfeet
        Oct 2020
        #22