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backtoblue

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18. Will watch in a bit

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 07:46 PM

Apr 2019

The desire to be "superior" vs the desire to "belong". Then there's the desire to be unique.

Maybe one day people can stop using their blood links as an excuse to hate each other. We're all cousins.

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Got some very interesting family DNA results: Updated [View all] backtoblue Apr 2019 OP

If she's been judging Elizabeth Warren, this might change how she feels about her, too. femmedem Apr 2019 #1

+ 1000 chia Apr 2019 #2

Oh absolutely! backtoblue Apr 2019 #3

+1 Kurt V. Apr 2019 #50

Is this her grandmother on her father's side? Apollo Zeus Apr 2019 #4

That's interesting backtoblue Apr 2019 #6

one of my relatives just did 23andMe Apollo Zeus Apr 2019 #16

Will watch in a bit backtoblue Apr 2019 #18

I forgot to say welcome to DU!! backtoblue Apr 2019 #15

Does this mean that your DNA results are only from the maternal side? Merlot Apr 2019 #20

No this is women don't get anything at all from a large section of their father's Y chromosome Apollo Zeus Apr 2019 #24

Got it, and thanks for the link. Merlot Apr 2019 #33

I'm female rusty fender May 2019 #58

she gets an X chromosome from dad tho eShirl Apr 2019 #42

welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2019 #46

EXACTLY the same thing Brainstormy Apr 2019 #5

I'm thinking about doing one myself backtoblue Apr 2019 #9

You pays your money and you takes your chances Brainstormy Apr 2019 #44

We've believed for some time barbtries Apr 2019 #30

An Osage friend of mine nocoincidences Apr 2019 #7

I live literally on the edge of the Mescalero Apache reservation MosheFeingold Apr 2019 #11

Especially Southerners seem to claim some Cherokee csziggy Apr 2019 #34

Similar story with my sister's kids. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #8

My sister's results showed 1% Papuan... backtoblue Apr 2019 #12

There's alot of redheaded Paupauans!(per google images) skamaria Apr 2019 #48

Lol backtoblue Apr 2019 #49

I won't swear my math skills are great, but I remember figuring out that 3% NA catrose Apr 2019 #25

Middle Eastern MosheFeingold Apr 2019 #10

Probably backtoblue Apr 2019 #13

Love This Mollyann Apr 2019 #14

Ive wondered if the reaction is common backtoblue Apr 2019 #17

"Be careful of who you hate, because it might be somebody you love" GeoWilliam750 Apr 2019 #21

Mine showed 1% ashkenazi jewish, then they updated it and it no longer showed that. nt chowder66 Apr 2019 #19

Ditto for me DonaldsRump Apr 2019 #29

I've waffled a bit about doing it but it actually became extremely important that I did take it. chowder66 Apr 2019 #35

Mine, via my sister, was no surprise but I have a "new" cousin! QED Apr 2019 #22

The truth is that we are all basically cousins vlyons Apr 2019 #23

Families believe the family legends. More people are realizing that blm Apr 2019 #26

Yes. We were told fables by our parents, who believed them as much as we did MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #31

we had the same results about the Cherokee Heritage..it made sense tho...my moms family is from samnsara Apr 2019 #27

Just had a conversation with my mom backtoblue Apr 2019 #43

Does this mean SilasSouleII Apr 2019 #28

I would say yes backtoblue Apr 2019 #32

That's great that she's accepting of the results & changing. As for the NA missing... WePurrsevere Apr 2019 #36

This, exactly this Boomer Apr 2019 #47

That's great that you did that! Please don't give up hope... WePurrsevere Apr 2019 #55

Weren't some Native American groups thought to descend from a lost tribe of Israel? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #37

Wassup cuz! backtoblue Apr 2019 #41

Well, if it matters, she'll probably get a different result from a different DNA testing company. progressoid Apr 2019 #38

Do they send it automatically? backtoblue Apr 2019 #40

Same for me with Ancestry Cicada Apr 2019 #39

You're not gonna believe this coincidence... backtoblue Apr 2019 #45

We could be cousins. nolabear Apr 2019 #57

Oh, that's too funny! But why does someone have to BE something, to know... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #51

Lucky you! onlyadream Apr 2019 #52

I understand your enthusiam. I first started tracing my ancestry before there were many on-line Fla Dem Apr 2019 #53

I'm not so sure about these tests' reliability backtoblue Apr 2019 #54

I'm sure they aren't 100% accurate, but pretty close. Fla Dem Apr 2019 #56

That's really something. PatrickforO May 2019 #59