Ask Amy: Readers offer their stories and advice
– Found a Good One
Dear Found: This brings tears to my eyes. Thank you.
Dear Amy: Responding to questions about DNA disclosures, my wife found out that her father was not her biological parent when she had her DNA analyzed by a family historical research company.
It came as quite a shock. Both her mother and father have been dead for some time.
My wife has been more hurt from finding out this way, as opposed to being told by her mother.
Her two brothers also took DNA tests and they all discovered that her older brother was also fathered by another man.
I’ve told my wife it is possible that her mother did not know exactly who had fathered her children, so it’s best not to be too judgmental about all of this.
To me it sounds like she was a very unhappy woman, and she may have been looking for love in all the wrong places.
Your advice to inform people about DNA findings is solid, and my spouse wholeheartedly agrees.
– Embracing Answers
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