40+ Incredible True Stories of Paternity

Every family is unique, with its own little oddities that make it special. However, no matter how joyful a family may be, discovering that the man a child has been calling ‘dad’ is not their real father can cause significant upheaval.

Unveiling hidden mysteries and digging up ancestral matters, these individuals spilled genuine paternity tales on Reddit, proving that when suspicions arise, a DNA test should be the definitive answer. You’ll be astonished by these intense paternity sagas that caused upheaval in families.

Getting My Fair Share

“Despite being only 17, my dad is significantly older at 81. He’s been committed to his wife for a long duration stretching 60 years and even has a grandchild fast approaching twice my age. As it turns out, during one of his business trips, he had a fleeting affair with my mom while she was still in college, which I only found out about not too long ago.”

You’re not going to believe this, but he’s not just a random person—he’s the big shot owner of a massive property business! When he discovered I existed, he blew my mind by including me in his will! Even more unbelievable, when he traveled to see me for the first encounter, we stumbled upon an orphaned infant that he took in. As it turns out, he and his wife, even though they are advanced in years, are raising that baby just like it’s their own child. That’s quite an unexpected twist, right? This is their life now, still together and living with all their might for their newfound family member.

Skipping Town

“My buddy at work, his wife had a pretty tough time when she gave birth. But here’s the part that’s a bit odd: they decided to do a genetic test on the newborn. I think they were on the lookout for some kind of gene that can only be passed down if both parents have it. What the doctors ended up revealing to him was shocking; there was no chance he could be the father of the infant. That was plenty heartbreaking but what’s even more tragic is this—it appeared that none of his four children were actually his own.”

The man’s four children, a newborn, a six-year-old, a ten-year-old, and a sixteen-year-old weren’t actually his own. A shocking truth unfolded when his sixteen-year-old made an attempt on his own mother’s life and the ten-year-old took off after the man, who they thought was their father, had drained their savings completely. It was discovered that their true fathers were various colleagues of this pretend father, who then disappeared from the town.

Acting Prematurely

U/Spelled_latte explained: “Being an OBGYN, there was an incident during my residency. We were dealing with a woman who believed she was one week past her 41 weeks pregnancy term. Upon the birth, we were shocked to see the baby incredibly small for his supposed term. We immediately alerted the NICU team for their intervention. This lady, who received her prenatal care from another place, insisted that her due date was the one we had documented. Our surprise continued when we finally managed to obtain the first ultrasound report. In it, the due date was set 10 weeks further than what we originally thought. This meant we had just instigated the birth of her child…six weeks too early.”

We mustered courage to confront her, and there was her partner, just seated there like he was frozen… He seemed as though he had encountered a specter… As things unfolded, the truth was he was… ‘in lock-up’ at the time when the baby would have been conceived.

Keeping It in the Family

Once, my young child was in the NICU because he arrived earlier than expected, so it mandated long hours for me, patiently waiting in the lounge for the designated visiting time so I could be with him. One specific day, I had arrived unusually early and it was only me and another mother there. She was noticeably anxious…It came to light that her husband holds a captain’s position or has work related to a ship and had been away for about a year. The birth of their baby occurred in the time he was away. He chose to not disclose his return as he wanted to pleasantly surprise his wife, but he was the one in for a surprise instead.

The child was the offspring of his brother, and he was tasked with revealing this shocking information to the unsuspecting husband. The outcry that followed was excessively loud, leading the security personnel to step in and guide them out.