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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)5. i got in touch w my mom's brother's daughter.
it was just the 2 of them, and he died very young. right about the time i was born. so did her dad. w/in a year of each other. grandma moved in w us. my mom said i never sucked my thumb because the minute i open my mouth to cry, grandma was there to pick me up.
they used to come to our house for holidays, but after her dad died, the relationship fell apart. this rly crushed my mom.
and i discovered that my dad's mom had 10 siblings that i never even heard about, and my mom's mom had 6 she knew nothing about.
the irish hold grudges man.
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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