MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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This Father’s Day, more Americans than ever will be grappling with the question: What is a father? Close to 40 million at-home DNA tests have been sold, and hundreds of thousands of people, by my estimate based on population research, have gotten the news that the man they thought of as Dad is not their genetic father. These revelations have ripple effects across families and generations, ultimately affecting millions.
In an era of home DNA testing, secrets about paternity no longer stay secret.
The science of relative-matching at major companies like Ancestry and 23andMe is sound, and even when one’s genetic father doesn’t show up in a database, DNA results combined with solid genealogical research can often reveal his identity. Without quite realizing it, we’ve begun a grand experiment in intergenerational reckoning.
my opinion: I notice that not one word is said on behalf of the poor guy - other than to "thank him for his step-service" - that had been CUCKOLDED, only how "painful" it is for his cuck-spawn.One woman, upon discovering that her father was someone other than the beloved man who raised her, described herself as “devastated that I wasn’t who I thought, that I was made of a stranger.” But she and others also expressed gratitude for knowing the painful truth. This knowledge answered questions, reshaped identities and changed medical care. The scale of this phenomenon is contributing to the emergence of mental health professionals who specialize in DNA-related discoveries, and strengthening a growing movement advocating everyone’s right to know his or her genetic identity.
my opinion: I suppose that the difficulties this is putting the Chads through is a bit of revenge for the Incels that the mommies didn't sex up.And then there are the genetic fathers, men who in past eras might or might not have known they had children out in the world whom they did not raise. Some, overcome by guilt or shame about the circumstances in which their children were conceived, or about being absent from their children’s lives, don’t want contact with them. Their spouses and other children may feel threatened by the revelation. One man told his adult daughter that her phone calls were getting him in trouble with his wife, and later he had his attorney send a “discontinuance of contact” letter stating that her “assertions [were] based on unproven guesses and conjecture” — despite AncestryDNA results showing their relationship as “Parent/Child.”