Grandma Buys 15-Year-Old Granddaughter DNA Test, the Results Shock Everyone

The internet has backed a grandma who helped her granddaughter find out the truth about herself, causing a huge rift in the family.

In a post, shared on subreddit "Am I the A******" on Monday, under the username u/False-Worldliness664, she explained that her son's daughter, Lindsey, has always looked very different to her other siblings, but they never made a big deal out of it.

"I truly was confused [about] how she had blond curly hair while the rest of the family has dark hair. I thought genetics was being weird and I love her.

"The issue came up when Lindsey told me her parents banned her from getting an ancestry test. I told my son and daughter-in-law that if there was something fishy around her birth she needs to know. They denied it and told me to leave it alone."

That's when the 15-year-old went to her biology teacher, who according to the poster, said it was quite odd for her to have some traits that her family doesn't have.

"She came to me distressed, asking me to buy a DNA test since she needs to know. Long story short, she is not her [mother's] kid. My son got someone else pregnant and her bio mom gave her up."

A 2020 study published in the Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities found that 12 percent of married Americans cheat. Using data from the General Social Survey between 1991 and 2018, 23 percent of men and 12 percent of women reported being unfaithful.

The post continued: "This has blown up the family while Lindsey is p***** [about] being lied to, I am getting a ton of heat for getting her a DNA test. Now they won't talk to me which is making Lindsey even more mad at them."

Marni Goldman, certified life coach and author of True to Myself: Peace, Love, Marni, told Newsweek that no good deed goes unpunished.

She said: "Unfortunately, the grandmother was the recipient here. There is no crime supporting and having a bond with your granddaughter. Love is wanting to help each other, not hurt each other. There is a much bigger picture here. The mental well-being of a 15-year-old girl.

"This is a complex and emotional situation. Discovering something so significant about your identity, and dealing with the horrifying reactions of your family members at the same time, can be very challenging.

"This is a major revelation, and it's normal to feel a broad range of emotions like confusion, anger, sadness, or even relief at finally knowing. Seeking help is crucial for her healing. To make matters worse, she's forbidden to see her grandmother, her one true ally."

According to Goldman, depriving a child of a relative is cruel, and forbidding her to do ancestry only made her more inquisitive, it's human nature.

"As it played out, clearly it backfired on the parents. The biggest and most disturbing question here is why the father isn't acknowledging the lies, the deceit, and his affair. Being mad at his mother is just his way of shifting blame and playing the victim.

"The father needs to put on his big boy pants and take accountability for his actions. He would rather throw his mother under the bus, [and] hurt his daughter tremendously, all because he couldn't man up to the truth? The grandmother and her granddaughter have a wonderful relationship, that should not be dissolved or tarnished. They need each other."

The post quickly went viral on the platform, receiving over 16,200 upvotes and 2,400 comments. One user, Shake_Speare423, commented: "Your son and his wife suck for lying to her until she is 15 about something so important and trying to keep lying to her even after she obviously started to question things.

"There are medical reasons a person might need to know what their genetics are/are not and if you hadn't helped her she would have found out some other way.

"At least this way she knows she has one friend and ally who will be honest with her. Take care of each other during this difficult time."

And jmbbl said: "[Not The A******]. If you had done this simply to satisfy your own curiosity, then that would be different. But you were helping your granddaughter do something that she herself wanted to do. You're getting heat because her parents are mad at being found out, not because you're actually in the wrong."

Newsweek reached out to Worldliness664 for comment. We could not verify the details of the situation.

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