Am I adopted?
I have always had a suspicion that my parents were hiding something from me. Both of my parents are African American. My father's family has roots in Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma. Both of my parents have dark hair, dark eyes, and brown skin. My brother is even darker than they are.
In contrast, I have much lighter features. I have blonde hair and hazel eyes, although I was born with red hair and blue eyes that changed when I was around two years old. As far as I know, I am the only person on either side of my family with these traits.
My mother took a DNA test that estimated her ancestry as 79.6% African and 18.8% European, with most of her European ancestry coming from Northwestern Europe, including Scandinavian and British populations. The test also showed 0.4% South Indian and Sri Lankan, 0.2% Filipino and Austronesian, and trace amounts (0.1%) of Native American, North African, and West Asian ancestry. In addition, the results identified Jamaican ancestry.
Because of my appearance, people have often wondered why I look so different from my parents and where my physical traits came from. Their questions, combined with the noticeable differences in our appearances, have contributed to my suspicion that there may be something about my family history that I do not yet know. Throughout my life, I have frequently been mistaken for being of mixed Black and White heritage or for having ancestry from South America or the Caribbean. People have guessed that I am Brazilian, Dominican, Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, or even Black, White, and Asian.
I’m also the only one with a history of heart problems and my mom hides my important documents like my ssn and my birth certificate but doesn’t do the same for my brother. Also I have never seen a photo of my mom pregnant with me.