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For one mother, her mother-in-law’s constant remarks about her son’s appearance eventually planted a painful question in her mind: Could there really be something wrong with the story of her child’s parentage?
“He Doesn’t Look Like His Father”
From the moment the baby was born, the grandmother had opinions.
Whenever relatives gathered, she would study the child’s face and make comments about how different he looked from her son.
Babies change dramatically as they grow, and children don’t necessarily resemble one parent at every stage of childhood. Genetics can produce an astonishing combination of features, sometimes making a child look more like a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or even a distant relative.
But the comments didn’t stop.
Doubt Begins to Take Root
Eventually, the repeated remarks began affecting the mother emotionally.
Instead of arguing with her mother-in-law, she decided there was only one way to settle the matter.
A paternity test compares genetic markers from the child and alleged biological father. Physical resemblance alone, however, cannot establish paternity.
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