Umm.... I just found out

That I may have 3 older siblings... This guy shows up at my brothers house and asks if he is "Mark's son?" My Brother Matthew says "Yes". The guy then tells him that his Mother says that Mark is his father too... I Guess my Father has refused to take a DNA test before for this guy. This is the first I've ever heard of any of this. So the guy -Austin- asks my brother if he would take the DNA test in our Dad's place. Matthew agrees. Austin then proceeds to say that he has a brother and sister who are Marks kids as well, and will also be involved in the testing.... Apparently the two older children are 29 y/o twins, and Austin is 28. MY eldest brother is 30, then Matthew is 26, and Im 23.... My Mind is boggled! I don't even know what to say or think at this point!

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Asked by Anonymous at 9:15 PM on Nov. 9, 2011 in Relationships

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Yeah, but it will be nice to have other siblings. Congrats!

Answer by emmyandlisa at 9:26 PM on Nov. 9, 2011
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I am glad to hear that you are helping with the testing. Even if it doesn't work out that you have more siblings, imagine how it would have felt for them to reach out and have you refuse. You're doing the right thing. Good luck! As adults, you don't have much to lose!

Answer by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 9:34 PM on Nov. 9, 2011
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Could be worse...you could have fallen deeply in love with one of those other guys and find out later he is your half brother, just sayin' lol

Answer by Iheartdylan at 10:09 PM on Nov. 9, 2011
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Wow. That's quite a bomb to be dropped on you. I agree that testing is the right thing to do, and I would imagine that you would want to put the issue to rest. I hope you get the results you are hoping for. If it were me I would just take some deep breaths and then discuss with your siblings how you plan to proceed. Meaning with your father (and mother), and with potential adult siblings.

Wow.

Answer by QuinnMae at 11:00 PM on Nov. 9, 2011
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Interesting. My bio dad ran off when I was five and baby brother was 3. He never tried to contact us. When I was in my 20's I contacted my paternal grandmother. She informed me that after he left us, he had TWELVE more kids! She told me that some were interested in meeting me, but she kept my whereabouts secret because they were all into drugs and criminals and felt they were after me for "other" reasons. My mother remarried well and we were, according to my grandmother, "better off". None of my siblings have ever tried to contact me. I still have no clue where my bio dad is and I think my grandmother has passed. I still wonder about them all.

Answer by Minimelda at 11:30 PM on Nov. 9, 2011
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There was a guy I went to school with that alot of people thought belonged to my biological father. I still kinda wonder about it, but I'm not that worried about it. Of course, for me, having a sibling might kinda cool, since I was raised as an only child.
-Ashley

Answer by spiritguide_23 at 12:20 AM on Nov. 10, 2011
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I was raised with my three siblings, before my mother died I found out I had another brother. Yes a real bomb shell. It can be a very nice thing, I was fortunate.

Answer by Dardenella at 11:08 AM on Nov. 10, 2011
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I found my real siblings through facebook. They were very happy that I searched for them and I was too. I don't want anything to do with my 'sperm' donor as I like to call him. I have a wonderful step-dad who raised me since I was 4 so I consider him my real dad. But I do enjoy talking to my siblings and their mother!

Answer by layawatling at 1:52 PM on Nov. 10, 2011
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