Today, my husband presented me with a DNA test proving that our newborn daughter isn't his. Confused, I got her tested again. She's not a match to me either. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a DNA test proved that my 2-month-old daughter isn't mine. The real father is my girlfriend's husband, whom she married last year when she lied to me about going on a vacation. We've been together for three years and I never knew. FML
Today with a DNA test, I found out that my husband is my half brother. 30 years ago his father made a donation to the sperm bank my mother used, and I’m the result. To make matters worse, I’m pregnant. FML
Today, my sister and I decided to do one of those online DNA tests just for fun. Our mom came in, saw all the stuff on the table, and lost her mind. She started bawling and apologizing. Apparently, neither one or neither of us actually belong to my dad. FML
Today, I took a DNA test and it turns out that the person who I thought was my dad is not my actual dad and my real dad is his best friend. FML
Today, during divorce proceedings, I decided to have my kids DNA tested. Neither of my kids are mine. My daughter's real father is unknown but my son's DNA identifies him as related to me, but not as my son, so he’s more likely my nephew, meaning his dad is one of my brothers. FML
Today, my dad's will included a DNA test he did on me when I was 3, proving I’m not his son. I thought we had a great relationship, but apparently he secretly hated me all these years for mom cheating, and decided to embarrass me in front of our family, half of whom it turns out I’m not related to. FML
Today, I found out that my husband secretly DNA-tested all of our kids after they were born. Obviously they're his, but I'm incredibly hurt at his lack of trust and I'm thinking about divorce. FML
Today, I found out my husband isn’t the biological father of our daughter when we consulted about the bone marrow transplant formula she needs for her leukemia. I don’t know who the real father is because I had a drunken one-night stand at a friend’s birthday party. My marriage and daughter’s life is in shambles. FML
Today, my girlfriend of 8 years and I received our results from a DNA test. We're both very interested in history and ancestry, and wanted to see where in the world we both originated. It turns out we have the same father. FML
Today, my now ex-fiancée confessed that "our" child is most likely actually hers and my father's. FML
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Top comments
Rake 18
Wow, that must be a real blow. Both your husband thinking you cheated on him and doing a DNA test. And then you discover it's not even your baby. I don't understand how your FML is so calm. I hope everything will work out for you
Jaymail 19
Mistakes happen at the hospital. Is it possible you came home with the wrong baby?
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Jaymail 19
Mistakes happen at the hospital. Is it possible you came home with the wrong baby?
bazjack 26
Well, they certainly didn't come home with the right baby.
RichardPencil 32
Did someone put some random couple's fertilized egg in your womb? This probably happens more than we know.
Rake 18
Wow, that must be a real blow. Both your husband thinking you cheated on him and doing a DNA test. And then you discover it's not even your baby. I don't understand how your FML is so calm. I hope everything will work out for you
smartal 3
I am honestly baffled at this. sounds like a lawsuit.
FluffythePink 24
You need to get the DNA tests double checked for errors, just in case. If there's no issues there then get hold of the hospital and raise absolute, screaming bloody hell. Legal, media, the whole lot. Every baby born there needs to be checked that it went home with the right parents. I'm so sorry this has happened to you but there's at least one other set of parents that need to know about this. Raise hell and then sue for enough to put your kid through college. I hope it gets sorted 🫂
IHaveThePower 18
So provided the hospital has modern-day electronics and bracelets, that probably IS your kid--there's a really rare phenomenon where kids have wildly 'different' DNA than their parents on tests. Check with the hospital where you gave birth.