Many of you may know I watch a lot of British TV on Acorn and BritBox, the plots and characters intrigue me, and the endings often surprise me. One theme that weaves its way through many stories is the identity of the biological parents of a particular character. Sometimes it is a relative, sometimes a coworker, or even an in vitro fertilization doctor. I just read a story in Newsweek that explains a father learned he did not sire his two children. The story doesn't clarify whether it was a deliberate act by the mother or not. It did upset his world.
In real life, this happens, and it can create a mess, especially when an inheritance is involved. The other side of the coin? If a parent is not fertile or if parents are attempting to seek specific hereditary results for their offspring.
In the ancient past, this was probably not as important as the continuation of a family, clan, or tribe (or even a species). In this old man's opinion, the truth should always be shared with the child. My son's marriage to an adopted woman broke apart when her parents revealed to her that she was adopted.
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