Send us Fan Mail Nicole thought TikTok was being ridiculous. After posting wedding videos online, strangers flooded the comments insisting there was “no way” she was half white like she’d always believed. Some people were curious. Others were cruel. But the comments kept coming. “You look Black.” “That’s not your dad.” “You should take a DNA test.” So she did. What Nicole expected would be a funny way to shut down internet trolls turned into a complete rewriting of her identity, family history, and understanding of herself. In this unforgettable episode of Family Twist, Nicole shares how a viral TikTok video led to the shocking discovery that the father who raised her was not her biological father. Raised in Maui in a conservative Christian household, Nicole never seriously questioned the story she’d been told about her background. But one DNA test uncovered an entirely different reality, including a biological father in Texas who never knew she existed. What follows is one of the most emotional and hopeful reunion stories we’ve heard on the podcast. Nicole opens up about confronting her mother, finding her biological father through an obituary and Facebook search, and the overwhelming moment of realizing she finally saw herself in someone else. Corey and Kendall also explore the complicated emotions that come with DNA surprises, race and identity, reunion, loyalty to the parent who raised you, and the emotional whiplash of discovering a whole new side of your family overnight. This episode covers: DNA surprises and NPE discoveries Viral TikTok DNA stories Race and identity revelations Late discovery biological family Reunion with a biological father Family secrets and emotional healing Nature versus nurture Adoption-adjacent identity journeys The impact of ancestry DNA testing Somehow, this story also includes one of the sweetest father-daughter reunions imaginable.