Help! A DNA Test Has Shattered Everything I Thought I Knew About My Family.
2 months ago

Help! A DNA Test Has Shattered Everything I Thought I Knew About My Family.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. I didn’t think that anything would come as a surprise since for my entire life my family has passed down recipes and heirlooms from the aforementioned ethnic group, so I was shocked to receive a phone call from him that we are actually from a different background entirely. This DNA test has raised major questions about your lineage, but it can’t tell you the whole story, and I think more information will help you rebuild a new sense of identity. Dear Prudence, * Your letter signoff Your pronouns Your email Submit Dear Prudence, I’ve known my best friend Sarah since elementary school. Would it be dramatic to tell my friend, “Hey, I adore you, but while I’m in this really tender place, I don’t want to spend time around your husband?” I’m feeling so vulnerable at the moment that I’m having trouble judging the appropriateness of my emotional responses.

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