My test tore our family apart

hi my name is tabby and I have recently found out that my whole life has basically been one big lie he all started when my older sister Daphne and I saved up to send off for DNA an ancestry test from one of those online ancestry sites we loved history and wanted to find out more about the history of our parents ancestors we didn't tell our parents about what we were doing because we wanted it to be a surprise it was very exciting the moment we received the test results we were confused and shocked the results showed that there were lots of differences in the areas of the world where our DNA came from so many differences hmmm what exactly could that mean we thought there must have been a mistake we contacted the company everything was double-checked and they said that the results were correct which just made us even more confused that night Daphne and I sat down to watch a movie and eat ice cream which is a usual Friday night tradition but instead of watching a movie we stayed up all night discussing the DNA results we racked our brains trying to come up with some kind of rational explanation but we were clueless Daphne suggested that we check the site as maybe we could find an explanation there as we were searching through the site Daphne stop for a second and looked at me like she was about to say something so I commented I know what you were thinking but please don't say it Daphne put the ice cream aside and asked but what if it's true we stared at you to have a fro moment and it hit me flashes of our childhood our trips and our flights all pass through my head like a movie and I said to myself what if it is true Daphne clicked on some button and we saw that we were not listed as sisters what wait refresh the page I said still the same result I don't even know how to describe how we felt it was really a state of shock a state of disbelief and denial it couldn't be true everyone had always said that my sister and I looked alike we have the same long incredibly thick brown hair and bright cheerful smile we even acted the same everyone said we were the closest sisters they had ever seen Daphne said it can't be maybe her parents could call the company and straighten things out I looked at her and said but if this is true then who is adopted me or you in the morning after having some hot chocolate with my parents in the kitchen my mum went upstairs we decided to gently mention the issue to my dad we were still sure it was all just a huge mistake I'll never forget the look on his face he didn't seem like he knew what to say so he called mum she entered the room and dad told her the girls had a DNA test online it seemed enough for my mum to know something was going on so she sat down they stared at each other for a while and mum said we knew this day would come and you would know the truth but this is not how we plan to tell you finally dad said tabby I am so sorry you had to find out like this I'm so sorry tabby we adopted you so it's me my mum added tabby we love you a lot never felt like you were not our real daughter can you imagine how I felt it felt like a huge glass wall was between us I started yelling asking how they could hide this from me for so long I said that deep down I always had a feeling like I do not belong to this family I started saying things about how they failed him raising me and loving me I called them liars then run up to my room sobbing Daphne tried to follow me but I told her to leave me alone I couldn't stop myself from looking at my results on the site it showed other people who are related to me I honestly felt like I might faint surely this was all some kind of joke but it was real my father had said so I've been living a lie all this time and my parents had lied to me I have to think of them as my adoptive parents now as I looked through the list of people I was related to the picture of a girl appeared that caught my attention she had something about her a similarity to me but I couldn't put my finger on it I stared instead and this girl was the trigger to all questions that I did not ask because I was too busy crying Who am I where did I come from how did my parents find and adopt me I threw myself down on my bed in a fit of tears for the next week I treated my parents like dirt I didn't go to school and I barely even left my room after a week I called Daphne to my room and told her I'm going to find my real parents and find myself Daphne did not know what to say she asked if I will still be her sister I told her I don't know and that was just being so confused right now I didn't tell my parents and I went to the company I asked the lady at the desk if there was anyone I can talk to about finding my real parents she asked me to wait in the waiting room and after about 15 minutes a man approached me and invited me to his office we discussed the procedure of finding my parents and he told me that it might take a long time and that it is not an easy procedure he said that nothing is guaranteed but I didn't care I was determined to find out who my real parents were he asked me to go home and wait for an email the procedure took one month they were the longest 30 days of my life I checked my email daily in the morning and again at night hoping to receive that email for that whole month I treated my parents like strangers my mother tried to talk to me many times but I wouldn't respond I was too mad at them finally the email arrived and in it an invitation to the counsel's office in two days when I got to the counsel's office a woman welcomed me she said she was a psychologist and that it was important that she accompanies me through this she asked me to sit down and handed me a letter I opened it my hands shaking hello tabby it is your mum my name is Lauren and I am 30 years old I was very surprised when you asked to meet me and your father although I've been expecting this moment ever since I handed you to the shelter I am sad to inform you that your real father is no longer with us and I wanted to send you this short letter to apologize I am NOT interested in coming to meet you I was 17 when I had you I put my past behind me and moved on you were not meant to be mine but if you were interested to know more facts I am willing to answer one more letter I hope you are doing well wherever you are I have faith in you and I think of you always I felt like someone had just punched me in the chest I started sobbing uncontrollably the psychologist tried to comfort me but all I wanted at that moment was Daphne so they called her to come and sit with me Daphne arrived fast and she hugged me immediately all she said was I am here and I will always be with you honestly her words were exactly what I needed to hear at that moment we spent two hours chatting with a psychologist I explained how guilty I felt for treating my adoptive parents so badly throughout the whole last month because seriously they don't deserve it I realized they are amazing human beings for taking me in so lovingly and they never ever made me feel like I was adopted nor even once Daphne told me that my parents are so worried about me and that they have been on their feet since I left the house this morning we went home and I hugged my parents and cried I realize how happy I am that they are my parents and that family doesn't necessarily have to be blood-related we can choose our families whether they be our friends or adoptive parents a family cares for you and accepts you for who you are a family wants only the best for you and if you're happy they're happy and they will always be there for you when you are sad family is seriously the most precious thing in the world

Channel: My Story Animated

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Id: lYneG-Xm540

Length: 10min 2sec (602 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 12 2019