I ordered a DNA kit while I was drunk & ended up finding my dad after 22 years
FROM a simple decision made on a whim, a woman was able to locate her father after several years.
Per The Daily Star, after a few drinks, Elise Jones ordered a testing kit from Ancestry DNA in an effort to find her biological dad.
In a TikTok video, the joyous woman shared the process she went through in order to meet her father.
She wrote: “I found my father 22 years later through Ancestry DNA and this is how it went.”
After not knowing who he was for more than two decades, the 22-year-old nursing student was determined to meet her dad.
The at-home saliva test that Jones took didn’t stop short at locating family members though.
It also revealed Jones’s background, showing that the young woman is 54 percent Irish and 41 percent Welsh.
The DNA test initially matched Jones with her grandmother on her father’s side.
She then had to narrow down who her dad was among six brothers.
The site ended up matching Jones with a man – Colm Verdon – who was in fact the woman’s dad.
Jones reached out and the two exchanged photos, Jones joking that they “have the same chin.”
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Eventually, Jones flew out to meet her father for the first time, and they both seemed overwhelmed with joy at the occasion.
“The twin I never knew I had,” Jones captioned her video.
And, if it weren’t for alcohol, the two may never have crossed paths.
“As a joke I bought the ancestry kit, like under the influence of drinking,” Jones told Jonathan McCrea on the Futureproof podcast.
In the comments section of her clip, Jones explained the reason for the initial separation between her and her father.
She said it was “a case of no one knowing who he was and keeping it from [her] to protect everyone in the process.”
People in the comments section of Jones’s TikTok video were delighted at the great news, many confirming the father and daughter’s resemblance.
“Omg, you’re literal twins,” one person wrote.
“He couldn’t deny you if he wanted to. I love that you found each other,” a second added.
With a similar story, someone shared: “Beautiful. I met my father after 34 years. Sadly our story doesn’t end as beautifully as yours, but that’s ok. Enjoy every moment.”
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“Awwwww so lovely! Happy for you both,” a spectator gushed.
“Wow, this is amazing! Spitting image,” a final commenter said.