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DH doesn't think that his oldest son is his.

Annoyed1's picture

I'm just here wondering what advice I can offer my DH. He has 2 boys with his ex. They are really good kids ages 11 and 13. When she got pregnant with the first child, my DH found out that she cheated on him. The catcher is, he didn't find out until AFTER he signed the birth certificate. He even named the kid after his best friend (the guy that his ex cheated on him with). Needless to say, the boys name was changed. Yes, I know, he STILL had another kid with her (dumbass)!! He was only 16 when he knocked her up and she was 19 (statutory rape?) and she had 2 kids before him, both were taken away (a real winner, I know). Anyways, as the boys are getting older, the oldest one looks nothing like my DH. Everyone can see it and some people have said something about it to him. I don't say anything. I don't know what to say. No, he doesn't look like my DH, but I'm not going to be the one to tell him that and break his heart (he does love them both). The youngest is a spitting image o my DH in looks and actions. They are brothers and look alike, but the oldest doesn't look like my DH. My DH is torn on what to do. He wants to get a DNA test done, but doesn't know how to go about it and asked me to help. I, honestly, just want to stay out of it. I don't want him to get mixed up in the mess. And, for all I know, the kid could be his. He's worried on what he should do if the results come back as the boy not being his son. He doesn't know if he should tell his son or continue pretending that he is the dad. Does the child have a right to know? I've just been there for him to talk to, but I really haven't offered him any advice because I don't know what to say. The thing that brought a lot of this on was when his ex called demanding that he buy the boy braces. My DH found out that crooked teeth are genetic and no one in my DH's family (including my DH) has crooked teeth. Neither does the boys mom. :? Any advice would be appreciated.

icehockey101's picture

DH had concerns about SS14 being his. BM had cheated on DH, and probably throughout their marriage... so there is a good possibility that SS is not his. However, in the courts, it wouldn't matter as they were married when SS was born, and DH had been paying child support for a few years. (Thought about DNA testing around age 8-9.) So, if it wouldn't matter in the courts eyes, all it would do is breed hate and resentment on DH's part if SS was not his. We dropped it so we wouldn't have to go down that road.

Honestly, I think it would be best if babies were tested at birth, regardless of if the parents are married... or at least upon divorce, just to make sure before starting CS.

Annoyed1's picture

I think he just wants to know one way or the other. I honestly believe that even if the DNA test came back and said that it wasn't his kid that he would still be involved in they boys life and still be his dad. That's the only dad that the child knows and I don't think anyone could stop loving someone based off of a test. Thanks for all the input. I am just going to be there for my DH and support him with whatever decision he decides to make. I already know that the CS wouldn't stop as his name is on the Birth Certificate. I just think that our "justice system" should start doing mandatory DNA tests at birth to stop this from happening Sad

theoutsider's picture

A friend of mine wondered this...he found out the blood type of his kid was O- he is AB+
If you understand blood typing it can't be his....

But, it was a lot cheaper than DNA testing.

Annoyed1's picture

That's good advice Smile If my DH decides to go ahead with it, I'll let him know to look into that. I'm sure the blood donation clinic tells you your blood type within a couple of minutes!