I really wouldn’t give a shit.
My biological parents were both worthless parents.
The guy who raised me wasn’t my biological father.
I adopted my son.
The only “issue” with not knowing your biological parents is the lack of family medical history, but that really is not big deal.
Knowing the medical history of you biological family is absolutely a big deal. A lot of risk factors that you might not be screening for early or frequently enough without knowing the history.
In no way does your family history replace the need for those screenings. Just because there is no history of Colon Cancer doesn’t mean you don’t need to get you colon checked out.
Your family’s history is just an indicator and can be addressed by many other means.
With certain family history they start screening earlier and can catch things at earlier stages both of which equate to better outcomes.
Genetic sequencing is a near replacement nowadays but generally is not covered and can cost a few hundred.
The frequency of recommended screenings can change based on family history. A heart scan and arterial ultrasound may not be recommended if you have no family history of heart disease and you have no indicators for it yourself. And with our shit health insurance industry you may not be able to get certain screenings paid for if your doctor isn’t able to convince of their necessity, which having family history can help them do.
Make contact, get medical history, and dip out.
I’d mostly keep quiet, but try to position myself in a way that would likely net a significant inheritance at some point.
Other than that, it doesn’t really change much: My genetic origin may be different than what I thought, but my parents never changed.
I would turn up at one of their wealthy reunions just to see what it’s about. If they seem like nice people, I’d try to get to know them. That’s it.
I don’t wanna be where I’m not wanted
I don’t view family as a paycheck. My family is who raised me. That being said, they owe me medical history. I feel like visiting with them could end very badly very quickly, like a step parent insisting you call them mom or dad. Depending on my mental state, I may not bother. It would be a good opportunity to show gratitude for my parents as well. They divorced and probably feel like more mistakes were made than really mattered but were both great parents.
I don’t feel like their wealth changes the equation that much. I don’t expect them to just hand me money just because I’m their biological child - and since I’m doing fine on my own anyway, I wouldn’t really need them to.
Be deeply confused as I have an identical twin and we look alike. Did we both get switched? I can’t imagine that. The hospitals we were in were small, we were likely the only twins in the nicu then.
“Dodged a bullet there. They wanna pay my rent?”
I could have but did not invest in crypto. It would have changed my life, but it would have probably stunted my brain at “nice guy” level. Win some, lose some, you know?
I’d be partly sad since one of my bio parents is pretty awesome, but most of my chosen family isn’t related to me anyhow so I guess it’s not too bad.
Echoing other commenters on the medical history thing for sure.
If they want to meet, I’d be willing to do that. If that goes well, maybe we can have some sort of relationship, but who they are matters more than how much they have.
Would explain a few things. Get to know them. They might be cool to hang out with.
Imma be pissed at the universe. Could have had a lambo, instead im just broke. Get me on that wealthy will.
I’d have a lot of questions about why I look and sound exactly like my dad. What were you getting up to pop?
I wouldn’t feel anything, quite honestly. My parents did a pretty awesome job and I don’t really care much for money. So, I’d be okay. It’s be cool knowing I could’ve had a ton of cash but I’ve seen what people with money do in my own personal life so it wouldn’t bother me.
I don’t think I’d want to change the life I’ve had so far as the sum of my experience is how I’m the way I am. Would probably meet the people and see how things went from there.
My current parents would continue to always be my parents in that scenario I think
