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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Far-Extension-3411 on 2025-05-03 15:18:24+00:00.

I was scrolling on tiktok and I saw one where some guy bought some ancestry kits to use with his family. It looked fun and a completely different thing compared to the usual gifts and I recently hit a win on Rolling Riches so I figured I’d buy some for my family members as a small little gift. I’m very into genealogy and figured we’d learn some cool stuff about our heritage. Fun fact before we continue: my mom’s always been proud of her Irish roots from her dad’s side.

We ran them up and the results came back: My mom has 0% Irish DNA. Turns out her “dad” wasn’t her biological father. I almost fainted. I literally just couldn’t believe it. When we asked my 89-year-old grandmother (who has dementia), she admitted to having an affair. She never told anyone for 65 years. I swear I thought this stuff only happens in movies cuz how tf did I end up experiencing this with my own family?!

My mom hasn’t spoken to me in three weeks. She says I destroyed her identity.

3 weeks later and I still don’t know why the fuck did I end up doing this. I wish I could go back in time and never do it

TLDR: I bought some ancestry kits for my family and turns out my mom’s dad isn’t her biological father