How accurate do you think the DNA matches are from Ancestry.com DNA test? I always wonder if it is a scam. I really want to send my twins in to see if they come back the same.
Anyway, the real reason is my DH is adopted. I got him this for his bday because he was curious of where he came from. We got his results today - lots of cousin matches - BUT he got a parent/child match with extremely high chance of this match being his mother! Gulp. He has never had any interest in finding his family - he was adopted through a catholic service in the late 60's when he was a few weeks old - until now. I want him to do whatever he wants. I'm afraid it really isn't true. This is crazy - I mean in a good way I hope.
Post by Jalapeñomel on May 31, 2017 19:57:14 GMT -5
I feel like this site puts you on a whole slew of telemarketers and junk mail lists. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it does seem like a scam to me.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
I don't think it's a scam. Yes, they may sell your address to marketing lists but tons of companies do that (that sucks though). I think their services are legit otherwise.
I recently did a 23andMe kit. Waiting on my results now.
I feel like this site puts you on a whole slew of telemarketers and junk mail lists. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it does seem like a scam to me.
Yeah you are paying some company to have all your DNA info. No thanks.
Post by sweetcheeks on May 31, 2017 20:32:03 GMT -5
I have found it to be very accurate. My sisters and I have been matched as immediately family with extremely high confidence. My niece, nephew and niece's son have also been match to me. My sisters and I were also matched to my mother's half-sister's children and grandchildren (my mother had zero contact with her sister since 1944), and several of my parents' cousins' children (relatives we had never met and didn't even know about). I was also matched to a woman who's great-grandmother and my great-grandmother were sisters.
I know two adopted people who refuse to take the test, as they have no desire to find their birth family.
Post by picksthemusic on May 31, 2017 20:34:07 GMT -5
I'm adopted and did it. I, however, know my birth mom (met her 2 years ago), and she hasn't done it but intends to get it done as well. I am still waiting for my results.
Wait - they match people? And give them the names of the matches? That sounds like a very bad idea.
No names. Just their screen name. You also have to agree to have the matches shared. Similar if you have an open family tree, people can match and you get hints. He would have to reach out to her
Wait - they match people? And give them the names of the matches? That sounds like a very bad idea.
At least on 23& me it's more like a dating site where you can connect on their site and only share your name/contact info at your own discretion. 23& me did connect my brother, sister, and me without our telling them. I was kind of surprised by that.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Post by verycontrary247 on May 31, 2017 21:34:55 GMT -5
True story- my mom is a twin, however their entire lives they've been told they were fraternal twins who happened to look A LOT alike. Through the Ancestry DNA test, they found out (and were later able to double check/confirm) that they are, in fact, identical twins!
Yeah, it's accurate. It's a DNA test. It's basically like a paternity test. My first cousin, sister, and father all matched as the appropriate people on Ancestry.
Post by turnipthebeet on May 31, 2017 21:46:28 GMT -5
This happened to a friend - he found a cousin match and contacted her, she deduced who his mother is, and the cousin asked her aunt. The aunt/Mom admitted that she'd given a baby up, but was not interested in reconnecting.
Post by thatgirl2478 on May 31, 2017 22:19:00 GMT -5
Uhhh... was he adopted in FL? My MIL told us a few months before she died that she had given birth to a baby boy in FL in the 60's (but I think earlier than '65 so...).
My mom wants this done for her birthday. She wants to confirm who her grandfather is. It's a matter of if there is any Dutch DNA is there or not. If there is, Fuzzy was her grandfather. If not, then well we have another branch on our family tree.
Post by notsocreepylurker on Jun 1, 2017 0:03:43 GMT -5
I really wanted to do one of these to see my actual heritage. Then I saw a 20/20 or Dateline episode where police were able to run DNA they received from a crime scene against their (the ancestry/23&me) database and found a familial match and arrested the guy. But he didn't commit the crime and was nowhere near the city it happened in.
In order to match the other person would have had to do the same tests and consents, right? I mean to my knowledge my DNA hasn't been tested anywhere.
Yes, as far as I know. They can't just enter you in a system without your knowledge.
In this case it's quite likely the mother has taken the test in the hope of finding out what happened to her baby. I'm not sure there'd be many other avenues for birth parents?