There have already been children seeking their sperm donor fathers. A big
write up recently online about some families already being reunited. Not
trying to make it sound warm and fuzzy, but many of these men do want to be
found and several have relationships with their "donor" children. Many do
not want to be found, just as adoption mothers sometimes do not want to be
contacted. And in this vein, there were some "donors" back there in history.
One of our lines, (won't say which to protect a relative) had DNA ran on
his direct line. His ancestor was the first male born to a long and happy
marriage. Many children born to this couple. His DNA came back as matching
another family exactly. He did some quick research with the census and
found his biological family line living next door to his great grandparents.
His paternal grandparent must have known his beloved was impregnated by this
character, we don't know if it was a rape or an indescretion, but, as I said
his grandfather remained married to this lovely lady for over 50 years,
raised all the children as his and we feel sure now, that he knew he married
a very pregnant girl...way back there. She had her first child much short
of 9 months. Now, this sounds like an isolated incident, but same family
other side....the person who started the DNA project and still manages the
site, did his DNA. It came back as totally a different family! Again, some
quick research, and once again, he found the matching biological family
living next door to his grandfather! So lightening struck twice in this
family. So folks when you decide to avail yourself of this new technology,
remember the old say..."Mama's baby, Daddy's maybe". And also remember
during the Civil War there were absent fathers who came home two years later
to find they had a year old child!
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