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My Mother’s Gift My brother gave our mother an interesting birthday gift. It was one of those ancestry DNA tests. There were some surprises since we thought we knew exactly where her family was from. It wasn’t that far off but it was interesting. What was most exciting was finding relatives we never knew we had. It’s been great. One cousin wrote us and 2 I wrote. We are still trying to piece everything together but there have been exchanges of pictures and everyone has been fantastic. In fact, it turns out 1 cousin lived in Montreal 20 years while we were there. We didn’t know the other existed. We spoke on the phone with 2 cousins. The third lives in Australia so we corresponded by e-mails. Two are doing family searches that they will share with us once completed. I find the whole thing fascinating. What are your experiences, if any, with these services? Elaine Shuel |
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Hi Elaine! I haven't used any of those services, guess I'm just not interested in my roots. But I just wanted to say "Hi".  Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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9/17/2018 6:54 am |
Hi Elaine: Nice to hear from you. What an interesting gift. I heard people are finding their children or birth parents just by doing that simple saliva test. Like MrsJoe I'm not interested in finding any more family members. In my case I have a sneaking suspicion that there may have been a mistake at the hospital where I was born and that I'm not even my parents' child as my blood type is different from both of them and I'm nothing like anyone in my family????
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Hi Elaine! I haven't used any of those services, guess I'm just not interested in my roots. But I just wanted to say "Hi". . I honestly didn’t expect anything to come from it but it has been a good experience so far. Thanks for dropping a note. Elaine Shuel
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Hi Elaine: Nice to hear from you. What an interesting gift. I heard people are finding their children or birth parents just by doing that simple saliva test. Like MrsJoe I'm not interested in finding any more family members. In my case I have a sneaking suspicion that there may have been a mistake at the hospital where I was born and that I'm not even my parents' child as my blood type is different from both of them and I'm nothing like anyone in my family???? . I didn’t realize some are using this to find parents/children. That is great to hear. I think most people feel like they must be adopted as they aren’t like the rest of their siblings. The odds are you were given to the right parents. At least, I hope so.Elaine Shuel
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9/17/2018 5:52 pm |
Elaine Most Of These Tests Are Scams—I Wouldn’t Pay For It Unless My Dr Did It It’s Just A Money Making Scam -Crock Of Bull People Are Falling For Sadly
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I see your point, ET.  I guess this only works for those with small families like mine. lol I am always happy to hear from you. Elaine Shuel
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Elaine Most Of These Tests Are Scams—I Wouldn’t Pay For It Unless My Dr Did It It’s Just A Money Making Scam -Crock Of Bull People Are Falling For Sadly Elaine Shuel
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Did you find relatives you were happy to know about? Elaine Shuel
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No offence taken, ET. 😀 Elaine Shuel
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