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Originally Posted by tooth
The thing is, genetics do matter, medically speaking. If the dead-beat-ex-brother-in-law has a family history of something, any offspring needs to be aware of it.
Besides, don't you think your ADULT son has the right to know?
Perhaps there is a discrete way of getting a DNA test done?
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Tooth, thanks for getting it.
I do love my son. Way back when, when I realized this was a possibility, I loved him and decided that whatever the truth was, he was my son. Nothing will ever change that. Our relationship is solid, on both sides.
But genetics do matter, for the reasons you mentioned.
The greater point is that he has the right to know. I never knew my own father. When I asked, I never got the answers I sought and it pissed me off.
Put yourselves in the kid's position. What if someone you loved knew something of magnitude and kept it from you for whatever reason?