When a father became bored at home, he decided to get an ancestry DNA kit for his twins, not realizing how his life would alter after reading the findings.Going over the data let him understand why his wife of twelve years objected when he told her about his plans to get the DNA kit. He couldn’t understand why his wife was against it, so he took the exam behind her back. The results revealed something he had never expected.OP (Original Poster) met his bride in high school and dated her till they married at age 24.
Four years later, his wife gave birth to two stunning twins. The man admitted that he loved his wife and children very much. After meeting his wife, he never contemplated dating another lady since he believed she felt the same way about him. OP was bored being home during the lockdown and decided to get an ancestry DNA testing kit. He felt it would be a pleasant activity for his twins, who were eight years old.
However, when he told his wife about it, she insisted on not purchasing the kit because she saw it as a waste of money. OP thought her resistance weird, so he decided to proceed with it behind her back. He was curious as to why she did not want to buy the DNA test kit. Two weeks later, he updated the Reddit community with another post. After reading the findings, he understood why his wife was opposed his taking the test.
The results revealed that he was not the father of the twins. They belonged to somebody else.He tracked for the father of his children, feeling heartbroken and furious. The individual lived twenty streets away from his residence and resembled the twins in appearance and demeanor. After discovering the reality, OP moved in with a friend and turned to Reddit to ask other users how to deal with his twins. He believed they were the “true victims” of the whole incident. Anantha1996 proposed:
“Explain the situation as clearly as possible to them.” Some Redditors also advised the man to see a therapist before going. Two weeks later, he updated the Reddit community with another post. He had discussed the situation with his lawyers and was prepared to divorce his wife. He went home one day to pick up some documents. He brought a voice recorder with him to gather evidence against his wife.
He noticed her car was disappeared from the driveway and was relieved that he would not have to engage with her. However, when he saw what was going on inside, he was enraged.His twins were screaming in the corridor, complaining that their mother abandoned them because she was angry with them. They hugged OP as soon as he entered the house and informed him that they believed he had abandoned them.
One of the twins led OP to the kitchen and pointed to the floor, explaining that their mother had broken a glass while cursing at them, and the fragments had harmed them. OP recalls: “I could feel my heart dividing in two. Half of me wanted to flee the situation with them to protect them, while the other was concerned about how the STBXW may use this to make her a victim.”He was certain his wife was not thinking well when she broke the glass, so he chose to keep the twins with him to protect them from further harm.
OP left the house after informing his children that he would return soon. He then called his wife and informed her that he wanted the twins to stay with him. In a muddled voice, she apologized to OP and admitted to cheating on her “perfect husband.”Instead of entertaining her apologies, OP focused on convincing her to let the children stay with him, and he was successful. The next day, he went to his former house with a buddy, where his wife and twins unexpectedly appeared. She delivered them to him and inquired when he’d be home.
OP imagined his wife hoped the children would entice him to return home, but she had no idea he knew who their father was and had started filing for divorce. A few days later, he phoned the children’s father and requested additional information about himself if he wanted to take them. OP refused to hand over the twins until he learned everything about the man.
“I know polygraph results aren’t always accurate, but it was the only thing I could think of at the time,” said the victim. He asked the individual to undergo a polygraph, and he consented.Meanwhile, OP underwent a paternity test to ensure that he was not the father. He felt wounded whenever the twins addressed him as “dad” since it reminded him of the truth.
A week later, the twins’ biological father underwent the polygraph test. The results showed that he was not lying about his past and sincerely wanted to care for his children. On the other hand, OP discovered that his wife had checked into a recovery center. He was relieved that her recovery would make it easier to deliver the divorce papers to her.After everything else had been resolved, OP was concerned about telling his children everything.
He suspected they knew what was going on since they acted suspiciously. They clutched to him more frequently, asking whether they were adopted. When OP asked them about their feelings, they fled. OP believed it was tough for them to open up about their feelings, so he scheduled an appointment with the therapist for them. He explained what happened next.
“I guess at some point, they couldn’t handle it and one of them came to me sobbing while I was asleep and just hugged me.”OP quickly awoke and consoled his daughter.
He asked her what happened, but she muttered something he didn’t understand. It took him an hour to calm her down and understand her statements. It turns out that the small girl was trying to express her sentiments to OP. She told him that she overheard her mother yell that OP should have been able to love his children rather than fleeing. Her remarks gave the twins the impression that OP had abandoned them, but when they saw him return, they realized all of that was incorrect. OP added:
“My behavior during their time with me, however, must have made them concerned.”The twins realized that OP wasn’t holding them as regularly, and the piggyback rides had also stopped. He admitted that he couldn’t be intimate with the twins after learning he wasn’t their father. OP had planned to gradually reveal everything to the children, but it seems that they already knew part of the truth. He took them to therapy and believed it was the greatest way to heal them.
Meanwhile, he had prepared the divorce paperwork but was waiting to find out who would be financially liable for the children. If it were his biological parents, his name would be removed from the birth certificate, and he would be unable to seek their custody.On the other side, he wanted to have his own children and did not want to spend his entire life paying child support to his soon-to-be ex-wife. He admitted he was torn between the two possibilities. After reading the OP’s post, _Dignity_ responded:
“Do whatever you need to do to get that woman completely off your back and out of your life.” Meanwhile, EkBhaloCheleChilo advised OP take primary custody of the twins because his wife was incapable of caring for them. The Redditor also encouraged the OP to share the financial load with his biological father.”Oh, those poor twins. Even though I understand your logic, I feel terrible for the twins,” said Date-Beautiful.
Another Redditor named HungUpTheJersey recognized the OP’s agony and proposed a potential solution: “I don’t know, maybe there’s a way that you could get 50/50 custody with your ex which means you wouldn’t have to pay child support.” The OP answered that he will figure things out with legal advice. Meanwhile, several Redditors felt sorry for the OP and expressed their concerns in the comments area.