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I find it interesting that people can even find this information out. It seems he found out from putting his DNA in but I hear other states allow that informati
by bradlys 7y ago
I find it interesting that people can even find this information out. It seems he found out from putting his DNA in but I hear other states allow that information to be accessed almost freely. It does make sense from a public health perspective (if everyone started using this service a lot in small communities). If this guy didn't put his agreement in writing then I don't know if there's anything he can really get out of it. Wouldn't it just be he-said/she-said? I didn't see any mention of a written contract.
Somewhat related: I was conceived in Germany in 1989. It's really unlikely that I'll ever find out any information about my biological father. Clinics there (until recently) only had to hold some info for 10 years. I don't think my parents even knew anything about the person - as when I came out... I looked nothing like my parents and I don't think they intended that. Brown eyes to their blue. Every facial feature completely different. Olive skin to their paleness. And this extended to the entire family - I always looked out of place. They didn't tell me until I was about 24. I wasn't shocked - clearly.
I've never done any DNA testing mostly because no one can place my race and I like the mystery! Sadly - I'm the perfect mix where most white people treat me like I'm brown and most brown people treat me like I'm white. Never got to fit in - lol. I still have a genuine curiosity but not knowing is all the more interesting. Your experience of race is mostly what people think you are anyway.
- tbyehl 7y ago> no one can place my race and I like the mystery! I had a friend in Germany who had dark hair, dark eyes, and a complexion that always made it appear as if he had a real nice tan. His family and the people of the small community he originally came from were all similar as far back as anyone could trace. Likely some inter-mixing or resettling of tribes a thousand or more years ago. They're as Bavarian / European as just about anyone, and probably you are, too.
- bradlys 7y agoDo you have any idea where these people are or names associated with them? I am very intrigued!
- tbyehl 7y agoIt would be awkward for me to reach out after many years to ask for more details about his genealogy on behalf of an Internet stranger. I just happened to live there for a while and thought it worth pointing out that the people of Germany are more genetically diverse than the stereotypes. In retrospect, it was kinda shitty to do when you said you enjoyed the mystery. Please accept my sincerest apologies.