30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread

Whether we like our family tree or not, it’s something we belong to and there’s nothing we can do about it. Although every family has its strengths and weaknesses, some people feel like they were not that lucky in the gene lottery.

“Which shitty genetics did you inherit?” someone posed a bold question on Ask Reddit, and many people took it as an opportunity to confess some of the traits they’re neither happy nor proud about.

From baldness and anxiety to poor eyesight and acne, many of these genetic traits will hit very close to home, but remember that whatever it is, we’re all beautiful in our own way.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Likely Alzheimer's.

Both gamma's had it, my mom has it and I'm in my early fifties and starting to feel the beginning of decline.

Frankly, I'm scared s***less.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread A very rare recessive progressive genetic disorder. I'm a carrier. My wife also is a carrier. Incidence of being a carrier is over 1 in 1,000,000. Unfortunately for our kids, they have a 1/2 chance of being carriers, 1/4 chance that they won't, and 1/4 chance that they'll inherit the double recessive gene and manifest the disorder. 2 out of our 4 kids have manifested the disorder and their life expectancy is 10-12 years.

Life sucker punches everyone.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Teeth. I brush using an electric toothbrush for 2 minutes twice a day using prescription toothpaste, I floss twice a day, I've had braces and I floss under the permanent retainers once a day, I wear my night retainer every night and clean it every morning, have a dedicated tongue brusher and scraper that I use as needed, I go to the dentist twice a year and get fluoride treatments, I don't drink soda or eat excessive sugar, and I still have cavities.

I had to get a root canal that ended up failing (missed by the guy who did the root canal and 3 separate dentists) and when the cap eventually rotted off I had to get an implant which got infected, then got infected again, then was deemed chronically infected and had to be removed.

Now my wisdom teeth are acting up and need to be removed.

I am so f*****g sick of putting in so much time, energy, and money to be *below par* with most of the rest of the world

I'm only 33

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread My parents met in their 20s, bonded over how they both have shitty circulation and everyone in their families has shitty circulation, and were like ‘I know, let’s breed!’.
Went as you’d expect.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Hair on every inch of my body except for the top of my head

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Short, acne, small tits, crooked teeth and underdeveloped/too far back jaw (they got mostly fixed with braces), thin hair, mental illness, scoliosis, tiny toes (what the f**k is up with that, I get too many comments about my baby feet)

Can't think of anything else atm

It's like I won the reverse genetic bingo. If this was medieval times I would definitely be the repulsive town witch

Wdit: oh right, forgot IBS

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Lynch Syndrome. I am on my third round of (different each time) cancer.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread The gift of over thinking (anxiety)

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread excessive sweating

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Starving myself and still being fat

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Half of my face has my moms bone structure, the other half my dad. Come on, evolution, I thought this was all about symmetry.

OH and they both have addictive personalities which makes substance abuse almost instinctive. Luckily I was a pothead instead of an alcoholic or pill popper. We’re all doing better now LMAO!

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No male in my family line has ever lived over 53 years old. I went through our family graveyard to verify this is true back to the 1860’s.

My family do not like me mentioning it. I am 38 now and have fully accepted my genetic fate.

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DEW 2 years ago

Let's hope you have a long life. Think positively. May be you have the gene's of the other side of your family!!

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Paul C. 2 years ago

My dad, passed at 58, as did my grandad. My dads three brothers went before they reached 60, all heart related. I'm 68, so it can change, either through lifestyle or maybe stronger genes from the other side of your family. I wish you well.

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MiriPanda 2 years ago

Then have it checked out, if possible, what the reasons for the ancestors early demise were. If it is one single reason, it might be fixable today. If it is various reasons, it is bad coincidence.

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Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

Yeah, death by badger or war casualties might screw up the statistics. Former generations didn't live as peaceful as most of us today.

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Kirsten Kerkhof 2 years ago

Have it checked out! In my family almost every male died of either a heart attack or bleed on the brain before the age of 55. So now my brothers (and myself, just to be sure, though the women almost invariably touch 100) get MRI tests every five years for the brain and have regular cardiologist check ups. My oldest brother already had preventative heart procedure done. Just because people died early in the past doesn’t mean you have to.

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KombatBunni 2 years ago

I hope you live to 100, just to prove them wrong xx

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Tim 2 years ago

Prove whom wrong? No one is rooting for this guy to die early

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Jaaawn 2 years ago (edited)

I'm the same and it's terrifying. Father died at the age of 45, grandfathers at 40. Prior to that generations of male relatives were murdered in the Holocaust so I have no idea when I'm due to kick the bucket. I feel I will die young though. Already mid-30s. Luckily I don't have kids so this anxiety dies with me!

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similarly 2 years ago

Last three generations (at least! We don't know further back than that) didn't make it to 55. I'm getting close now.

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zububonsai 2 years ago (edited)

I met my best friend (male, smoker) when he was 33years. He early mentioned that he doesn't expect to live beyond 45 because his father and grandfather both died at 45years , both of esophagus cancer. He is 55 now. ♥️😉 - so, wish you all the luck and think positive...

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Ela 2 years ago

Everyone in my mom's paternal line died in their early fifties, including her father. Except her uncle Jimmy. Jimmy lived long enough for the advent of bypass surgery. He survived the heart attack that killed everyone else, and following surgery, lived into his seventies. My mother, whose inherited cardiovascular disease is carefully managed and monitored, will be 74 soon and is still kicking. I'm in my mid forties and I will get a cardiac workup at my next physical. Take this family history to your doctor. Get tests, figure out what your killer is. Modern medicine changes things. And yes, talk about it! Do you know how many people in my family hav gained decades because we still talk about Uncle Jimmy's magic surgery?

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Maurice Gauna 2 years ago

Maybe you will be the "mutation" of your bloodline and break that genetic code and live a full life

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Monday 2 years ago

Hopefully his mother's genes overwrote his father's and he lives so long he gets sick of it.

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MalP 2 years ago

My hubs dad broke the record for his family at 70 (back to the 1830"s). Hubs didn't think he'd make it to 60 but he did. and then some. Still making future plans! Be positive please.

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MoMcB 2 years ago

It isn't necessarily your fate. My Grandfather died at 36, my Dad at 52, I'm 58, and I'm healthy.

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AliJanx 2 years ago

Doesn't have to be with today's medicine!

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BirFromHH 2 years ago

Are you checked for sleep apnea?

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J 1 year ago

Not many females lived to see 65 in mine, I'm 54 :(

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Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 2 years ago

but die from what? maybe this is something you can prevent now

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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago (edited)

I knew a family like this. Some sort of congenital heart problem in the men only. None of them lived past 50. Our friend Al's heart attack come on so swiftly he was found sitting in his recliner with a half rolled joint in his hand.

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Bobby 2 years ago

But why?

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Kim Lorton 2 years ago

Get genetic testing! I think it would be a good idea! They can look for reasons and symptoms based on the info you provide. Were autopsies done? What did they die from? There is a family with a genetic disease where all the family members wasaaaaay waaaaaaay back have dropped dead at about 48. After current members did genetic testing the disease was found and the family members given medication to help allow them to live longer lives. It was a genetic cardiac disease. Info is available online.

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Altea 2 years ago

most of them did not live in the 21st century.

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Mary Kelly 2 years ago

have you met with a genetic counselor?

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Sue User 2 years ago

Not one person, male or female, on my dads side lived past 70. I also have a medical condition that shortens your life. I am planning accordingly. I cannot get this concept accross to financisl planners, etc. The " you never know, you could live to be 90" is infuriating. Is it possible, yes. Is it probable, no.

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Katiekat 2 years ago

Change your diet ASAP! Go veggie, and research all the ways a vegetarian/vegan diet can lengthen and improve life.

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Anikulapo 2 years ago

What the…. OK now THAT is effed up.

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Delta Dawn 2 years ago

As I tell my husband, it’s cardiovascular disease, not a curse on your bloodline. Get regular checkups and tell your dr about your health history. People are living much longer these days thanks to statins, beta blockers, stents, etc.

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MYislandGirl77 2 years ago (edited)

You can find out what chromosomal instability or challenges they had however, quote possibly, as another person posted, the chances of you having gained genetics from another side is 50%. There's no glory in accepting a premature death if there's still a possibility you'll live. ;)

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All's Gravy 2 years ago

He doesn't mention he comes from a long line of food tasters at the palaces of Saddam Hussein.

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Celia T 2 years ago

Three generations is a lot of years for improvement in medical diagnosis and treatment.

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Sandra Morison 2 years ago

Maybe better health care and diet will help you

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread My wife says it not a big deal but I always tell her she would be freaking out if she started to lose her hair too. Hair means just as much to men as it does to women. Confidence killer.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Two of my sons have muscular dystrophy. That's about as shitty as it gets.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Severe acne when I was a teen that left behind scars.

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My grandma's large chest. Have a lot of back pain now and everything hurts. Getting a bit of them removed in a few years👍

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread I'm slowly going blind from RP. Thanks mom. My spinal discs are deflating and pinching off my nerves, Thanks dad.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread It's alcoholics all the way down

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Being unusually hairy, oily, and large framed for a woman. It's a thing with my family, none of the women in it are exactly the picture of traditional feminine beauty. I have to wear guys sizes in shoes because my feet are too wide for most women's shoes.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Terrible teeth. Extra long roots, extra root points, an extra row. UGH.

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#21

Female pattern baldness from my father’s side of the family and white hair from my mother’s side.

I don’t mind white hair in theory, but thinning white hair is nearly invisible.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Allergies

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread My back went out in my 20s, and wasn't getting better. After a while I couldn't stand up straight, and had to get it scanned. The found the channel in my spine that the nerve goes through is 1/4 the size of most people's, so the very minor disc slip I'd had became a major problem. They wound up having to carve that channel (dunno what it's called, sorry) wider. Instant relief, but I now have a pretty weak back that's prone to going out. I recover with rest, now, thank goodness, whereas before I wouldn't.

Anyway, that's probably my worst thing, genetically speaking. Bad spine.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread A bad spine (scoliosis, stenosis, & spondyolisthesis) and arthritis in other joints. Luckily, I’m not as bad off as previous generations of women in my family.

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#25

Mother has a full head of thick hair

Father had thinning hair and a receding hairline

Guess whose genes this guy got

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread dark circles under my eyes

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread A very rare case of keratosis pilaris (it covers my whole body not just the limbs, apparently it's super rare)

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#28

Acne that forgot to leave with the rest of puberty is also not fun. I have the scars AND I have the angry zits that like to crop up along my bra line. At least at this point, my face is taking the least of it and I don't have deep pockmarks or scarring there. But I don't wear plunging necklines because my chest is a mixture of new and old scars.

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#29

30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread im adopted, but me and my twin both have godawful eyesight

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread My big a*s forehead.

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#31

Well, having the diagnosis of being autistic, being a carrier for sickle cell, and predisposition to addiction (along with impulse control problems). Also, mental illness. Yeah, family curse dies with me.

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#32

Bipolar

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Anger. My father gets angry and used to get violent and even beat up my mom and us kids. My first reaction for anything is anger but over the years I've tried to control my anger as much as possible and I'd say I'm doing a much better job than before.

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It was a trade off great luscious hair on my head for thick body hair

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Bad skin

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#36

extremely pale skin - to the point where i was known as the kid that has never seen the sun

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Same and the treatments are considered cosmetic where I live :( I just want to sweat a normal amount and not have to change my cloths multiple times a day like a normal person lol

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#38

According to women, I'm short, according to my genetics I'm a giant so I guess it depends on which angle you look at it from?

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#39

Crappy immune system. It can't fight off a simple sinus infection but is always picking fights with harmless pollen, dander, my own joints.

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#40

mental illness innit

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#41

Hearing loss and a speech impediment.

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#42

I have terrible eyesight which only affects women on my dad's side (so he's fine) and then I have an astigmatism from my mum. This all adds together to a nice large glasses prescription at the age of 18... (-6.50 L and -8.00 R)

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Mental illness and bumpy nose.
I used to like my bumpy nose like, I didn’t mind it until someone commented it and told me I need plastic surgery

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#44

Amelogenesis Imperfecta.

My younger sister and I got it from my Dad. It’s basically a dental condition. It makes my teeth come through without enamel (the white protectively layer), basically looking like I’ve never brushed them. They’re small, fragile, sensitive as f**k and cause a shitload of other problems.

From age 2 I’ve head surgeries, treatments, crowns, covers, nothing has done anything to increase my confidence in my smile. Ive always hated it, constantly been relentlessly bullied both in school and online for something I can’t control. Going back and forth to the dentist having treatment after treatment is demoralising, especially because my dentist always tells me it’s going to make my teeth look normal every time. They never do.

AI also causes mouth ulcers to no end, sometimes 6-8 at a time. My teeth break incredibly easily and I can’t get normal train track braces because taking them off would pull my teeth out or break them.

I’m now, at age 18, going through what is hopefully my final treatment. I’m waiting for Invisalign (my dentist is taking the p**s getting them in though) and then finally crowns that sit on my teeth like hats and baso make them look normal

I’m hoping it’s done before I go to university in September, or that’s more hassle.

More info here:
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/amelogenesis-imperfecta/

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Really cold fingers and toes

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#46

Balding, Crohn's disease, bad eyes, and my grandfather's mug but I have a 4.0 GPA and a big penis so that keeps me happy.

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#47

Asthma and allergies since very young. High cholesterol since early 30s.

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#48

Eczema, which I grew out of.

A generally feminine build/facial structure. (I am a male)

Enough left-handedness that I don't know which hand to use. (Right handed)

Probably alcoholism, but I don't drink just to be safe.

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#49

Dad has IBS-D, mom has IBS-C. My GI said you’d think they’d meet somewhere in the middle and give you regular bowel movements. Sadly not, I’m also a C.

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30 Times People Lost The Gene Lottery, According To This Viral Thread Hard to tell what was s****y genetics and what was a result of my mother smoking like a chimney throughout the pregnancy.

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#51

A whole bunch of dumb stuff…

1. Bad blood circulation: my hands get purple with the slightest drop in temperature. Thanks dad
2. Chicken skin. Thanks mom
3. Unpredictable intestinal tract. Thanks mom
4. Anxiety. Thanks mom
5. Frequent random headaches. Thanks mom and dad.
6. 5’4” height. Thanks mom.
7. Subpar eyesight. Thanks mom.
8. Undiagnosed attention deficit disorder. Thanks dad.

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#52

Albinism and a vitamin B issue, apparently

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#53

A fat a*s butt no hips. Tragic.

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#54

Have a precursor for lung and liver disease, as well as a risk for ALSO fatty liver. Mental health issues such as ADD/ depression run strong.
Also, people tend to pass in their 50’s 60’s on that side.

Mensa IQ scores. But ADD makes it seem like we are disorganized.

And no, I don’t have Mensa. But my dad and sister do.

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Gastritis from more than 2 alcoholic beverages. Can't eat without projectile puking for around 1-2 days after. Got it from my Momma, but at least I'm a cheap date lol

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#56

My dads masculine face with my mom's hourglass body

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#57

I have pimples and bumps on my face. The bumps I can't get off. The pimples are extremely painful to pop. Also I have insomnia which I inherited from my mom, apparently the very sleepy genes my dad has were completely erased from me cuz I stay up so long each night and then my mom gets mad at me for staying up so long even though she should have been asleep too at that time.

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wifeofweasley 2 years ago

I unfortunately inherited my mother's terrible knees. In our case, the lateral ligaments of the patella are too long, which means that my kneecap can pop out if I make the wrong movements. Sometimes it only moves a millimetre, which is already unpleasant, but in the worst case it jumps out completely and hangs on the side of my leg. Then I can't move my leg (actually my whole body hip down) until it's back in. That's pain you don't want to have. This happend once and I was in so much pain they had to call an ambulance. They had to drug me and straighten my leg to make it pop back in.

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simply.Taz 2 years ago

So sorry!!

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Phoebe Bean 2 years ago

I thought I had bad knees but they are quite healthy in comparison. Very sorry for your condition and I hope there are no other medical issues with you. Blessings.

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Monica Michelle 2 years ago

Have you checked to see if you have ehlers danlos?

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Hugo Farr 2 years ago (edited)

When I was a child, I could easily dislocate many of my joints and then push the bone back into place. It usually caused little or no pain. Sometimes I did it on purpose just to creep out other kids. This situation diminished quite a bit as I got older. One of the bones in my left wrist still occasionally dislocates as does my left shoulder. Unfortunately, it is now extremely painful when this happens and difficult to put the bone back in place. I also have osteoarthritis now.

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witchling 2 years ago

At 50 I've had 4 total joint replacements. And other orthopedic surgeries. Much of my problem is genetic predisposition to soft tissue degeneration. That's likely a result of my fathers exposure to agent orange. Add to that my being conceived and born on the air force base where the first nuclear bomb was tested and the potential for a pain filled life is severely compounded. I take more pills every day then I care to think about. But ya know what? I'm happy. Other then joint pain... in EVERY joint.... I'm remarkably healthy. And I'm lucky to have the means to treat my issues. Life could be so much worse. Perspective is everything.

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Summer Mason 2 years ago

My little brother died from ewwing sarcoma at age 20. We didn't share the same dad, but his father was a war vet and was exposed to agent orange and it caused a genetic defect in my brother causing one of the more rare cancers. It was pretty bad in the end. He was in huge amounts of pain but would hide it. I'm sorry your experiencing effects from agent orange. You have a great outlook on life!

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Hugo Farr 2 years ago

My sister grew extra teeth beside her normal teeth. She had them removed one or two at a time whenever they started causing pain. She eventually had nine extra teeth removed.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Evolution: As long as you live long enough to breed, it stays in the gene pool. *sigh*

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Kill-Bunny 2 years ago

If I have posed in my family photo, you would think that I'm just a stranger from the street. In my maternal family line, they all have Barbie like faces, beautiful hair, small cute noses, blue eyes. From paternal line - huge noses, classic eastern european gray hair, dark skin, very stocky build. Both sides have (what it seems) genetic weigh issues of weighting either too much, or too little. Me? Almost black hair, green eyes, huge nose, ultra ultra white thin skin that doesn't tan and ultra black thick long eyebrows that made me look mad all the time. I also was born with cellulite and because of the thin skin, I had my first stretch marks at the age of 5. Because of this, I grew up from my both sides from the family referred as "different" (and treated so), bullying from family members was also quite a thing. Hated my genes for the bigger part of my life. Oh, and also inherited endometriosis, that does not respond to the treatments in a way it should.

5points

Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago

What’s “classic Eastern European grey hair”? Grey hair exists literally everywhere. Or are you saying people in Eastern Europe are born with grey hair?!

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Mary Stallings 2 years ago

Oh my. After reading all this I feel a lot better about my personal issues. We are not alone with our inherited issues or insecurities. Stay strong. Love you self, and be kind to others.

3points

Poppy 2 years ago

Mental illness. Everyone on my mum's side of the family has some form of mental illness or another. From depression and anxiety to addiction and schizophrenia we've got a whole raft of them. Whilst I feel my own particular brand of mental illness has ruined my life (depression and anxiety which meant I couldn't work for a very long time, make friends or have what most would consider a 'normal' life), it's mild compared to others in my family. My sister has anxiety, my mum is Bipolar, my Aunt absolutely refuses to go to her GP about her mental illness so we're not too sure what she suffers with by even as a kid my dad used to call her 'Loopy Lou'. My sister and I (and my Aunt's kids) have all decided not to have children as we don't want to pass this hell on to them.

3points

Lillian Swaim 2 years ago

This post is mostly "boo hoo, I have something inconvenient" followed by "I have a legit genetic disorder that means I suffer and die"

3points

Llama_flower93 2 years ago

I have health issues that inhibit me from working, doing my hobbies or seeing friends, and still I have it better than a lot of people. I think sometimes we can all find things to be thankful for if we stop to think about it. I'd love to just have cosmetic downsides, whereas someone with a deteriorating or terminal condition would love to be in my position. It's all about perspective.

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Luna 2 years ago

Both of my grandfathers were severe alcoholics and smokers, and the rest of my family had a history of severe substance abuse. Not going anywhere near alcohol or cigarettes.

3points

Adam Francis 2 years ago

Evolution doesn't work the way cartoons say it does. It not "all coming together". It's all falling apart.

2points

KombatBunni 2 years ago

Ain’t genetics just great folks? Some of us copped a poor roll of the dice but we do the best we can..right? Right?

2points

CJay 2 years ago

Hmmm, ADHD, i dbout most people that claim to have it as I keep hearing people get "diagnosed" in their 20s and 9 times outa 10 its a youtube video self diagnosis, I was actually diagnosed in the 5th grade and put on ridalin, rittilin? Speed but for kids. I'm also extremely antisocial yet I crave interaction, 14 therapy sessions at the age of 12, I maybe said about 4 words total. Need some of those hair seeds aswell. I have 0 balance and spacial awreness, often dropping things on my toes then hit my head picking it up. Can't look up without falling over either, glasses and I don't know if it was tourettes because I grew outa it but I useto rapidly shake my head about once every minute like clockwork. Enough of that tho, I'm also 183cm(6') and freakishly strong(according to others) mainly because I don't work out and am pretty much a skeleton yet I "move people around like paper" plus my skeleton is insanely durable. So it's not all bad.

1point

Bec 2 years ago

Migraines from both sides of the family. Kidney stones. Near sighted. Could be worse but still frustrating

1point

Ausrine Ciapaite 2 years ago

In my family we have a big bouquet of diseases that can be passed down (it's kinda like a lottery at this point). I consider myself very lucky that I don't have most of them (yet). That is one of the reasons I chose not to have children. I see in this post a few people that are upset that their parents chose to have kids even though they knew what they will pass on. Surprisingly, when I tell people about my choice and reason, they keep telling me that "such things" shouldn't stop me.

1point

Amie Redman 1 year ago

I inherited my dad’s back and knees. That means I will probably need full knee replacement by the time I am 50. He is doing okay with it, so I will as well. I am only 37 and have arthritis in my lower back from my job!

0points

Raymond Buxton 2 years ago

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0points

LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago

I mentioned that my eyesight is going but hilariously enough, that isn't the one that upsets me the most. It's the back problems. Turns out a teenager that complains about a sore spine doesn't get much sympathy from parents with their own back problems and was often told that kids can't get back pain. I'm 35 now, it's not a severe case of scoliosis for surgery to be a mandatory, just optional. But guess how many issues can branch off from scoliosis? I can't even walk properly, my right leg barely works. I don't have much expectations for my life expectancy. I also cone from a long line of alcoholics on both sides, depression, anxiety, bad knees. The only one I managed to be spared was asthma. Though I was exposed to second hand smoke for much of my childhood so.....

0points

Emily Doup 2 years ago

i got my dads depression :D

0points

Silre 2 years ago

One of my cousins has scoliosis and a bleeding disorder and her sister is slowly going blind.

0points

Tho Nguyen 2 years ago (edited)

My inheritance is easy to get fat, early gray hair, dandruff (is that even possible?) bad eyesight, probably diabetes, liver disease and alzheimer in the future too (paternal great-grandma, grandma, dad and uncle had them). All in my father's side of the family.

0points

ThatBiBookLover 2 years ago

ADHD. Thanks dad.

0points

Alea Qian 2 years ago

my mom has anxiety, depression, and ocd. my dad has an inferiority complex and probably many other personality disorders. guess who got the bad end of the deal =D

0points

Kirsten Kerkhof 2 years ago

I got terrible eyesight from my parents. My father had -10 and -13, and my mother has -5 in both eyes. I have -5 and -8. I never stood a chance.

0points

Shaista Afridi 2 years ago (edited)

i am really short ( 5ft) and i can't gain weight no matter how much i eat ( im currently 39kg) and I have a small face & high voice, as well as hitting puberty late ( i got my period at nearly 16) so im not as physically developed as my friends, so all of these together make me look 12yo even tho im 17 and im so insecure. I have the worst genetics ever. Also i have quite bad eyesight ( -4.5), a terrible memory, astigmatism, severe anemia, social anxiety, misophonia.

0points

Michael Largey 2 years ago

No male in my father's line has lived past 53. I'm a 71 year-old male. Any time now.

0points

Monica Michelle 2 years ago

Ehlers danlos ( daily catastrophic dislocations) pots (heart rate has temper tantrums) mcad ( I can get allergic to anything at any Minute) crps

0points

Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago

What's CRPS?

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Scarlett 2 years ago

I inherited bad eyesight from both parents, my mother’s bad joints, my father’s potato nose, my grandmother’s flat chest, and my grandfather’s height and lankiness. I also inherited mental illness and a tendency to get easily addicted. Obviously I win the gene lottery

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ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago

My dad gave me his absolutely TERRIBLE eyesight, had to wear glasses since I was 4 (without a special thinning thing they would be 2lbs). He was also heavily addicted to alcohol, so guess who’s also likely to get addicted… woo…

0points

sussy_baka (they/them) 2 years ago

I inherited my parents awful teeth but my brother didn’t I also got all the back problems aswell

0points

DogeLord 2 years ago

I have a fair few things that others might call minor, and usually theyre only bad enough to call annoying, but together make my life a living hell. Stuff like a small (?) number of possible undiagnosed mental problems, bad joints, the threat (family history) of scoliosis and/or cancer, a fair amount of trauma, coupled all together with long covid. and i just keep discovering more problems i thought were normal (mentally and physically). There is a /long/ family history of mental problems and i refuse to burden another kid with what i went through. This s**t ends with me

0points

Libstak 2 years ago

Corneal degenerative disease, will need corneal transplant one day soon. Uterus cancer, eat like a bird and carry weight like a bloated chicken. Can't tolerate alcohol, 2 sips of light wine and my white skin turns cherry red, my lips and gumscgo numb and I fall in a deep sleeping heap.

0points

similarly 2 years ago

Oh, I've got a veritable stew of bad genetics from various family lines. One line gave me chronic cardiovascular disease that will eventually kill me; One line is full-loaded with bipolar disorder; and I have a genetic predisposition to sleep apnea.

0points

Will Cable 2 years ago (edited)

I'm having to wait and see as I've no idea about my biological father side of the family

0points

the electric frog 2 years ago (edited)

Adhd. Thanks aunt, thanks uncle, maybe thanks dad.

0points

ThreeAngryLlamas 2 years ago

This list is so strange to me. As an often debilitatingly-disabled ambulatory wheelchair-user with a f*cky spine, tons of chronic pain, regular migraines that can last for weeks, significant hip problems, severe ear pain problems causing hearing loss, and endo, it would never have occurred to me to say acne scars, excessive sweat, or poor circulation, all of which I also have. People's ideas of the worst of themselves can vary so greatly. Not trying to make this a p*ssing contest--suggesting one person's suffering is invalid because another person's suffering may be worse only serves to hurt everyone--just genuinely fascinated by how things that are a footnote in some people's lives can be so crushing in others' lives.

0points

Kobus Loots 2 years ago

I inherited my grandfathers benign essential tremor, that gets worse as you get older, and i get random twitches when I stress. During finals I looked like I was possessed because of my neck twitching to the side constantly

0points

Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

I don't mind it at all, but I started going grey in my early twenties - just like my mother, and her mother before us. By this point I've got quite the salt 'n' pepper look going on.

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wifeofweasley 2 years ago

14points

simply.Taz 2 years ago

So sorry!!

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Phoebe Bean 2 years ago

I thought I had bad knees but they are quite healthy in comparison. Very sorry for your condition and I hope there are no other medical issues with you. Blessings.

3points

Monica Michelle 2 years ago

Have you checked to see if you have ehlers danlos?

0points

Hugo Farr 2 years ago (edited)

8points

Raymond Buxton 2 years ago

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witchling 2 years ago

7points

Summer Mason 2 years ago

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Hugo Farr 2 years ago

My sister grew extra teeth beside her normal teeth. She had them removed one or two at a time whenever they started causing pain. She eventually had nine extra teeth removed.

6points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Evolution: As long as you live long enough to breed, it stays in the gene pool. *sigh*

6points

Kill-Bunny 2 years ago

5points

Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago

What’s “classic Eastern European grey hair”? Grey hair exists literally everywhere. Or are you saying people in Eastern Europe are born with grey hair?!

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Mary Stallings 2 years ago

Oh my. After reading all this I feel a lot better about my personal issues. We are not alone with our inherited issues or insecurities. Stay strong. Love you self, and be kind to others.

3points

Poppy 2 years ago

3points

Lillian Swaim 2 years ago

This post is mostly "boo hoo, I have something inconvenient" followed by "I have a legit genetic disorder that means I suffer and die"

3points

Llama_flower93 2 years ago

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Luna 2 years ago

Both of my grandfathers were severe alcoholics and smokers, and the rest of my family had a history of severe substance abuse. Not going anywhere near alcohol or cigarettes.

3points

Adam Francis 2 years ago

Evolution doesn't work the way cartoons say it does. It not "all coming together". It's all falling apart.

2points

KombatBunni 2 years ago

Ain’t genetics just great folks? Some of us copped a poor roll of the dice but we do the best we can..right? Right?

2points

CJay 2 years ago

1point

Bec 2 years ago

Migraines from both sides of the family. Kidney stones. Near sighted. Could be worse but still frustrating

1point

Ausrine Ciapaite 2 years ago

1point

Amie Redman 1 year ago

0points

Raymond Buxton 2 years ago

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0points

LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago

0points

Emily Doup 2 years ago

i got my dads depression :D

0points

Silre 2 years ago

One of my cousins has scoliosis and a bleeding disorder and her sister is slowly going blind.

0points

Tho Nguyen 2 years ago (edited)

0points

ThatBiBookLover 2 years ago

ADHD. Thanks dad.

0points

Alea Qian 2 years ago

my mom has anxiety, depression, and ocd. my dad has an inferiority complex and probably many other personality disorders. guess who got the bad end of the deal =D

0points

Kirsten Kerkhof 2 years ago

I got terrible eyesight from my parents. My father had -10 and -13, and my mother has -5 in both eyes. I have -5 and -8. I never stood a chance.

0points

Shaista Afridi 2 years ago (edited)

0points

Michael Largey 2 years ago

No male in my father's line has lived past 53. I'm a 71 year-old male. Any time now.

0points

Monica Michelle 2 years ago

Ehlers danlos ( daily catastrophic dislocations) pots (heart rate has temper tantrums) mcad ( I can get allergic to anything at any Minute) crps

0points

Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago

What's CRPS?

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Scarlett 2 years ago

0points

ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago

0points

sussy_baka (they/them) 2 years ago

I inherited my parents awful teeth but my brother didn’t I also got all the back problems aswell

0points

DogeLord 2 years ago

0points

Libstak 2 years ago

0points

similarly 2 years ago

0points

Will Cable 2 years ago (edited)

I'm having to wait and see as I've no idea about my biological father side of the family

0points

the electric frog 2 years ago (edited)

Adhd. Thanks aunt, thanks uncle, maybe thanks dad.

0points

ThreeAngryLlamas 2 years ago

0points

Kobus Loots 2 years ago

0points

Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

I don't mind it at all, but I started going grey in my early twenties - just like my mother, and her mother before us. By this point I've got quite the salt 'n' pepper look going on.

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