I thought I knew my dad my whole life then found out I WASN’T his at 29 – my mum took the secret to her grave
A WOMAN has revealed her shocking discovery after realising that her dad, who she’d known all her life, was never her real dad.
Not only this, but Rachel Posler, 29, believes that her mother took the secret to her grave.
The discovery that was unearthed all too late for a staggered Rachel, who was left in disarray after finding out half of her family was a big lie.
The young woman was left in ‘disbelief’ at the news but admitted that it wasn’t all surprising after labelling her mum, who knew the truth, as ‘untrustworthy’.
Residing in Los Angeles, California, USA, Rachel explained: “What was going through my mind when I found out who my bio father was disbelief. It was like an out of body experience.
“My mum was pretty terrible and not really trustworthy so that makes sense she would have some secrets.
“I used to make jokes about him not being my dad but when I found out I was in disbelief that the jokes were real.”
Rachel managed to finally uncover the truth for herself, after taking a DNA test.
But the results offered far more than what the comedian was expecting, revealing that her biological dad has since passed away – denying Rachel the chance of ever speaking to him.
According to Rachel, her real dad passed away in 2017, and while suspecting her mum, who has also since passed, knew about Rachel’s real dad; she can’t be certain.
Aside from this, she also discovered that she is 70% Irish.
Since the DNA test, the American has visualised what her biological dad looked like after finding a photo of him on Facebook and instantly recognising similarities.
While the DNA test has revealed family truths, Rachel still sees the ‘dad’ she has known her whole life as true family.
I just saw a picture of him on Facebook and I knew right away that that was my biological dad
Rachel Posler
However, that didn’t stop her from getting into contact with other family members on her dad’s side who she has never met before – labelling the rest of the family as ‘incredible’.
Opening up about the revelation, Rachel added: “I just saw a picture of him on Facebook and I knew right away that that was my biological dad.
“He was me as a male. I have never seen someone look so much like me in my life.
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“At the same time, I looked at him like a stranger because I have no idea who this man is and where I came from.
“I don’t know why my mum didn’t mention anything and I never will because she died in 2010.
“I don’t know if she even knew I wasn’t my dad’s, but maybe she didn’t want to mentally deal with the shame and knew my dad would be a good father.
“Meeting the rest of the family was incredible! They all loved him and saw so much of him in me, so I think it brought them a lot of closure.
“That all welcomed me in with open arms and it was an incredibly healing experience.”