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Today’s topic: DNA test proves I’m not the father I am a 35-year-old single parent. I am writing to you all because I am getting a lot of backlash since I found out that I was not the biological father of another child through a DNA test. My own mother has betrayed me. She wants to continue to believe that he is her biological grandson, even though I showed her the results of the test. The mother of the child has convinced her there was sabotage involved. The DNA test is 99.999% accurate. I took the test in 2004 and since then I began seeing the child less and less because his mom doesn’t want me too involved in his life anymore. Unbeknownst to her, I was secretly seeing him and taking him places with the help of my brother. I did that because I did not want to deal with any of her nonsense. Since then, I have been taken to court for child support even though she knows I am not the father and she is married to someone else. I admit that his mother and I may have said some things to each other out of anger. But all I wanted to know was if the child was mine or not. Also, my mother has been a catalyst in the back and forth drama and seems more concerned about the mother’s well-being than mine. I have accepted the fact that I no longer have a mother in her, but just want to move on with my life, family, and future without the drama. I even asked the mother if she wants to take another DNA test since she believes there was sabotage involved and she still has not given me an answer. I believe it’s partly because she wants to continue this madness while getting child support. There are a lot more details to this story, but I wanted to give you the gist of it. Please advise.
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