NPE Stories

Devin shares his NPE story of finding out he is the youngest of 23 children spanned over many decades. He believes he may still have siblings out there he has yet to meet.

Devin can be reached via email [email protected]
or via instagram @dd_227

Resources Mentioned:

Devin has shared his story previously on DNA Surprises

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After being abandoned by his mother at 6 months old, AJ moved to a rural area with the man everyone thought was his father.  His whole life, he never knew that the missing pieces he felt were not just because of his mother's absence.  Through death, loss and shock AJ has navigated his life purposefully and arrived at a place that he is very grateful for. 

AJ can be reached via email [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Missing Pieces - NPE Life host Don Anderson Episode S2 E12 Bro-mance

Norwood Free Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/norwoodfmc

https://www.youtube.com/@norwoodfreemethodistchurch9828

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Raised just outside of Detroit, Bob had a vastly different upbringing than his biological father's children. Bob has found out, after taking a DNA test, that he is half Ashkenazi Jewish.

Bob can be reached via email [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots Summit in April 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO

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After a traumatic childhood and being raised primarily by an abusive grandmother, Shantel discovered her NPE status at age 23. The discovery came with a change in her racial identity but it wasn’t until almost 15 years later that Shantel discovered who her biological father was.

Messages to Shantel can be sent to [email protected] referencing Shantel Episode 185

Resources Mentioned:
Shantel found the Family Tree DNA/Genealogy groups she joined very helpful in her search for her biological paternal family. 

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Sharilyn figured out she was an NPE when she found her birth certificate. She met her birth father before his passing but needed time to process meeting her new biological family members. Like so many NPEs she would really like a sincere apology.

Sharilyn can be reached via email  [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Severange Magazine

Missing Pieces - NPE Life hosted by Don Anderson 

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Jess is taller than her brothers and never had a relationship with her BCF after he was sent to prison when she was a child. She found out she was an NPE and her BF's family has been a new joy in Jess's life.

Jess can be reached via email [email protected]

Resources:
Grief Class and the 5 stages of grief

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My fellow millenial NPE shares her story. She was the product of a work affair between her mom and birth father. She had a shocking parent-child match on her DNA results after taking a DNA test for fun. 

Aly can be reached:
 on Facebook at Aly Copeland
on Instagram @Alytowel
email [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:
Aly discusses an NPE millenial subgroup which can be reached after joining the private DNA NPE Friends group on facebook. 

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Jacoba Ballard from Netflix’s Our Father comes on to share her full NPE/DCP story, including details that were not put into her documentary. She is 1 of nearly 100 siblings whose mothers were violated by Dr. Donald Cline when they were unknowingly artificially inseminated with their fertility doctor’s sperm. Jacoba suffers serious medical conditions, along with many of her siblings, which were likely inherited from her biological father.

Jacoba can be reached via email at [email protected] 
IG @jacobajballard 
Facebook:  Jacoba Ballard 

Resources Mentioned:
Our Father available on Netflix

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Reggie (NPE) grew up one of five children on public assistance by a loving single mother. He is now a lawyer and civil rights activist, just like his biological father.

Reggie can be reached via email  [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:
Wilmington's Lie, by David Zucchino: https://groveatlantic.com/book/wilmingtons-lie/

Reggie's blog: https://reggieshuford.medium.com

Reggie's blog about his ancestry discovery: https://reggieshuford.medium.com/father-figure-my-journey-to-find-my-biological-father-ad7846809d9b

The story about Reggie's friend Sam: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/us/politics/son-finds-father-sam-anthony.html

The 1619 Project, by Nikole Hannah-Jones: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/658295/the-1619-project-by-created-by-nikole-hannah-jones-and-the-new-york-times-magazine/9780593230572

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Content Warning: This episode contains accounts of child sexual abuse and violence.

Caroline has a very important message regarding accurate her medical history for all NPEs. She is undergoing treatment for breast cancer that may have been avoided had she known her true family medical history and had the proper genetic testing done long ago.

Caroline can be reached  on IG @carolinemoranearl

Resources Mentioned:
DNA Surprises Caroline's Episode
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges Caroline's Story

DNA Angels
newspapers.com
Archives of University Nevada Las Vegas
Death Certificates
Find A Grave
Obituaries

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