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To think this is an odd birthday request off DD?

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etonclean · 24/11/2019 17:51

DD's birthday is in 2 weeks, she has asked for one of those DNA tests. She will be 19. Just in case someone asks I'd like to clarify it's not a "who's the daddy" test. You spit in a cup, send it off to the lab and then they get back to you telling you which areas of the world your ancestors are from and what diseases you have a genetic predisposition to.

I've said I'll get her one but I think it's a bit odd. There's no family secrets, me and DH are both definitely her biological parents (!) and both families are very healthy. We also both have family tracing back to Ireland.

AIBU in worrying she thinks there is some secret we are keeping from her about who she is? Or am I just being paranoid? She usually asks for makeup. DH got upset when I told him what she had asked for as he thought she must think he's not her dad, managed to reassure him though.

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TryingToBeBold · 27/11/2019 14:44

Sorry didn't know how this worked (I.e. should I have mentioned that it was in the news. Well Heart radio Facebook page).

To think this is an odd birthday request off DD?
To think this is an odd birthday request off DD?
To think this is an odd birthday request off DD?
GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 27/11/2019 15:00

My family chipped in and bought me one for Christmas the other year; great fun but they're not very reliable!

NichyNoo · 27/11/2019 16:05

@JoannaObrien

I think it said something like 90% Irish, 5% German and 5% Scandinavian. I don't have any relatives that are German or Scandinavian so I have no idea where that came from.

Grin you do know where Saxons and Vikings came from don’t you?!!!

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 29/11/2019 11:51

FYI OP ancestry DNA has a sale £79 down to £49....im tempted myself

tttigress · 29/11/2019 11:56

I would be careful, you don't know where your DD s DNA is going to end up www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-11-26/23andme-vs-china-s-23mofang-review-what-do-dna-tests-tell-you

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