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Found Relatives On A DNA Test Site? What To Know Before You Meet Up
Imagine getting a home DNA test kit, just for fun — only to find out that your father wasn’t your biological father at all. That’s precisely what happened to Colorado resident Kasi Mireles Taylor. The results were completely unexpected, and not only for Taylor, but also the person she knew all her life as “dad.”
As shocked and heartbroken as she was, she met with her biological father and was welcomed to a big, inviting Italian family. Taylor says she considers herself lucky to have an extra family who she’s just now getting to know, and the discovery hasn’t changed the love she has for the man who raised her.
How to Make Friends as An Adult
As a kid, it was easy to become friends with anyone who liked the same cartoon or sport as you. But as an adult, making friends requires a different mental outlook.
Number four on the top five regrets of the dying is “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
Instead of feeling regret, take the time now to learn how to create friendships that will last a lifetime. Here’s how:
Reconnect: It's Forget-Me-Not-Day
November 10 is unofficially Forget-Me-Not-Day. It’s a holiday about reconnecting with those you’ve lost touch with over the years.
Forget-Me-Not-Day comes at a time when Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Memories of holiday dinners with family or friends might be coming back to your mind lately – remembering the past and the people you shared it with.
With feelings of gratitude and memories of family gatherings encompassing many of our lives this time of year, it might just be the best time to reconnect with someone from your past.
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