Say you suspected another fam member was your biological mom, would you decide to find out ? Why or why not ?
2007-06-15 20:02:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
To the person who said they might have the same DNA well what if they weren't related @ all ? Say the bio mom was your dad's sis ? So if your mom's daughter was your bio mom, would that mean that their DNA would be the same ? My bf found out that he was adopted when he was 16 or so. That was bout 15 yrs ago (He'll be 31 soon) He found out kinda @ a late age. I know this girl who's adopted & she had the same name as her "auntie". She found out a few yrs ago that she's adopted. Meanwhile, my sis *already* knew she was adopted. Everyone but HER knew pretty much. She's bout 16 now. She found out when she was 13 maybe. She said, "I have to tell you something...." to my sis. My sis had to act like she didn't know. She found out after her "mom" passed away. That was prob bout 5 yrs ago. What if peeps said that you looked like your auntie who you suspected of being your bio mom. If relatives jokingly said "You look like ___" (potential bio mom) then she went beside you & smiled to show the
2007-06-16 10:33:55 · update #1
comparisons. Why would a person look like their auntie ? What if your potential bio mom didn't have kids til a few yrs AFTER you were born ? Also, would you be mad to find out that you were adopted ? Do you think it's better to be told or do you think that you should be told @ a certain age like when you're in your early teens ? Some peeps find out even younger than that.
2007-06-16 10:36:08 · update #2
Oh yeah ! Is it possible to get a birth certificate w/o proving your mother/daughter relationship ? Say you've never seen your birth certificate... Would your mom have to obtain a copy to get you a birth certificate ? (for ID in the future) Or could they just "say" / write that they're your mom & they'd believe it w/o having any proof ?
2007-06-16 10:40:27 · update #3
Off the top of my head... I don't think it would work anyway. You have to have the other person's dna to test AGAINST, MEANING dna from both the person you suspect, and your mom. When you state that another family member is who you think "might" be the mom... it is very possible that both she and the mom you "have" could have such similiar dna that your test would not mean anything either way. It is not the same as testing for paternity... where the test shows that a guy is not possibly related at all to a baby, vs it shows he is related. I might be wrong... but I don't think dna tests are going to confirm or rule out what you suspect.
Not sure how old you are. Yes, I do believe in honesty about such things... but sometimes younger persons are not emotionally prepared to deal with these topics, and if "mom" is not really your mom... does that mean you will now be hostile? If it leads to hostility, and you still have some years that you need to still live there... it could make things nasty. Even more so, if for any reason, your suspicion turns out to be wrong.
2007-06-16 02:07:26 · answer #1 · answered by wendy c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely choose to find out. Of course, there is one itsy, bitsy problem: the other person would have to submit to DNA testing.
2007-06-16 06:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not. what good could possibly come from finding info like that? does that mean that you would not like the person you currently call Mom? poor you..
2007-06-15 20:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by sam hill 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
only for medical purposes. dont think the families should be upset. but its good to have a medical histroy.
2007-06-16 00:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by shirlene_hodg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test for what? Against what?
2007-06-16 01:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋