https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:41:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329826 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:49:59 +0000 blackbird 329826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so cool! i'tll be neat to see what you learn </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329306 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:03:27 +0000 pastemoo 329306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh! Fun! I LOVE genealogy. My grandma did a lot of it for me already and I was kind of obsessed with family trees in high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329304 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:01:09 +0000 lawbee11 329304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: wow! That's a really good deal! The ones my MIL got us were on sale for $199 each (they were regularly $289 each). I never knew it was so expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329296 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:42:35 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 329296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're getting a 3 pack for strategic family members for Christmas. There was a sale through Gilt. It should be fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329241 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:09:37 +0000 lawbee11 329241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: not knowing the medical history on my dad's side is what upsets me most about his refusal to look into finding his bio parents </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329222 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:45:05 +0000 heffalump 329222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dh just swabbed himself too for a test. His was only $100 through ancestry.com, he said it was such a good deal he couldn't pass it up. He is very into genealogy. It used to be just a hobby but he recently started a business because he loves it so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329218 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:40:10 +0000 chopsuey 329218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nice! Dh is adopted and had some testing done. He was really satisfied with it.<br /> He actually found his birth mom so we know her family history at least! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dh-and-i-both-took-dna-tests-this-morning#post-329197 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:13:52 +0000 lawbee11 329197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doesn't that sound sexy? My dad is adopted and DH's mom is adopted, so we both have a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to genealogy. My dad has never been interested in finding out any info about his birth parents or his genealogy--he feels like they "abandoned" him and he wants nothing to do with them. I've tried to explain to him that maybe they were just trying to give him a better life than they could provide, but he's stubborn. I would love to find my biological grandparents, but out of respect for him I haven't done so.</p> <p>DH's mom, on the other hand, is very interested in her genealogy and finding relatives and all that. We visited his parents a few weeks ago and she told us about a DNA test she took and how interesting the results were (it gives you percentages of your ancestral make-up). We both showed interest in taking one, and she ended up buying tests for us (which are pretty expensive). So this morning we woke up and swabbed our cheeks. It'll take 6 weeks to get the results, but I am so excited! I can't believe I've gone almost 27 years without knowing anything about my dad's side of the family. I told him about the test, and he was fine with me taking it. So in 6 weeks I'll hopefully know more about my genealogy and where I come from :)</p> <p>Have any of you ever done anything like this? If so, were you happy you did it? </p>