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There are other downsides, too. I have a cousin who found out, in his 50s, after his mother and father had passed away, that he was not related to anybody in o

by txsh 8y ago

There are other downsides, too. I have a cousin who found out, in his 50s, after his mother and father had passed away, that he was not related to anybody in our family. It crushed him.

loufe 8y ago
My family found an estranged relative from a one off affair in another country through Ancestry's "probably related" tool. It was an incredible experience.
adenadel 8y ago
Sample mixups and other mistakes can happen. I know of cases where family history could become exposed through these tests, but if you get results that are unexpected it's worth some follow up to be sure.
frogpelt 8y ago
https://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/5975653/with-genetic-testing-i-gave-my-parents-the-gift-of-divorce-23andme https://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/5975653/with-genetic-testing-i-... This guy gave his parents the gift of divorce.
- nasredin 8y ago
  Ugh. The guy has a PhD but writes like a BuzzFeed writer. Unreadable.
  - elgenie 8y ago
    (as told to Julia Belluz) means that he didn't write it himself despite the use of first person.
  - astura 8y ago
    There's something said about making material accessible to the "everyman" if you want your material to be widely accessed.
xbeta 8y ago
But the DNA matching is just revealing the facts though which is true. Emotionally it is hard, but it's just revealing a fact.