After Paternity Test Reveals His Brother Doesn’t Share the Same Father, Man Forces His Parents to Kick Him Out of the House, Resulting in Favoritism Issue

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Aug 16, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Lately, there's been a lot of talk and controversy surrounding DNA tests and paternities. Some of them are riddled with petty jealousy, insecurity, or unreasonableness, while some are rooted in substantial evidence about their wife's infidelity. 

It's probably an incredible shock to find out you've been raising a child that isn't biologically yours, and this type of tension can turn a family upside down. This Reddit piece deals with a man who has two sons, one of which is the obvious favorite. This man finds out that his wife had a long affair that ended 12 years ago, but through this trauma, he was determined to find out if his sons were actually his. He had planned to kick out whoever wasn't his biological son, but it turns out it was his prized child. I can't be the first to say this family needs a lot of work, but it's up for you to read for yourself. 

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    r/AITAH • 2 days ago Slight_King3996 AITAH for forcing my parents to keep disowning my half brother?
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    My parents never got along with me[21/M], they clearly favored my half brother Junior[23/M]. My dad was especially harsh, since he wasn't what I considered an 'ideal son'. My grandparents started a fairly successful small HVAC. business in our area, and my father has a job there, but no real power, with the actual business
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    ownership belonging to a trust(my grandfather didn't trust my father with financial decisions).
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    Three years ago, my dad found some old diaries my mom had, and in them she detailed an affair that went on until the affair partner died 12 years ago in a car wreck. They argued for days, precisely because the trust that owns the business will be going to only 'biological grandchildren'(my grandfather hated my mom and suspected
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    her of fooling around). My parents agreed to reconcile if Junior and I took DNA tests, both Junior and my dad were sure I would not biologically be related and they would get to 'kick the 1 out'.
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    Well, three years ago we went to the lab, went to a lawyer's office, and the tests came in. I was my father's son, Junior was not. What's more is the house we live in was also to go to only 'biological grandchildren', and my birthday was coming up. My father was subdued on the drive home, but Junior was still mouthy.
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    My father, to his credit, tried to mend fences that night. He looked awful, he cried, he begged for forgiveness. He asked what he could do to start making things up. I said "Kick the | out". My parents begged, pleaded for me to try anything but that. Set up family counseling, get us 'fixed'.
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    I wouldn't budge. I pointed out they were fully ready to kick me out that night if I wasn't my father's son. My father kicked Junior out that night, but he was doing it full of tears. I must confess, my relationship with my parents did not get better. My father acts like a broken man, and my mother is just silent. Honestly,
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    they should have divorced long ago, but they don't argue anymore.
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    I started working at the family business, going to college on the side. My parents are outright timid around me now, my father would try to spend time with me, but I brush him off. Lately, they would both ask if I was willing to have the three of us contact Junior, and have all of us mend
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    fences. I keep refusing, and ask "If it was me, would you even be asking?"
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    My mentor at my grandfather's business knows the situation and has asked me if I'm doing this because I want to hurt them or if I want to avoid being hurt.
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    DownShatCreek • 2d ago NTA. This goofy family has on you dropped more from their inability to have healthy relationships than you should ever have to deal with.
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    Lula_mlb ⚫2d ago NTA, but I think you are going about it the wrong way. There should be no credit to your father, the only reason he tried to rebuild a relationship with you right away is because he found out you are their meal ticket.
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    I can't even imagine the heartache you must have grown up with, what that car ride to the clinic before you knew the truth must have felt like. The fear of thinking you were about to be kicked out of the only family you have known.
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    My advice to you is to get therapy, accept that your birth family is never going to be what you want them to be. You already grew up and they already messed up your childhood. Figure out what you want for your life. and pursue that. Remember,
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    you owe them nothing. The business and the house belong to your grandparents and now you. Put yourself first, since they never bother to do that for you.
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    The_Crown_And_A... • 2d ago Me personally, I'd go a different route But First I would start with intensive therapy for yourself.
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    beyond that...Since the business and the house will be going to you and only you...I see no reason to pretend with your parents anymore. It's time to start planning for your future.
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    It's clear your dad is only invested in Junior's life. And as much as he has tried with you, it's too little too late. And it's clear your mom is never going to stand up for you or act like she wasn't a parent for treating you like a second class citizen all these years.
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    So if this were me, I'd just distance myself from the two of them and tell them "you can have a relationship with junior all you want...but leave me out of it. He's not welcome in this house or this business though...so he needs to keep his life completely separate from mine"
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    I'd go to college, get a business degree, then I would take over the HVAC business and put them all out of the house that you own...using the fact that Junior was still in their lives as the reason for putting them out. Because you know they'll have junior over and they will act like it's his home too
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    Then once all 3 of them are out of your life, you can focus on the HVAC business, replace your dad with someone who isn't a bag o and move on with your life Basically, want you want to do is to control the narrative better
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    Let them have the life they want right now, handle your business, and then put them all out on the street in a couple years once you are ready to take over the business
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    amitheassholeadd... • 2d ago What? This story is bizarre, your mom was about to kick her own son (you or Junior) because they were a result of an affair? Shouldn't SHE be the one getting kicked out since she was the one that cheated? ESH, this is a mess.
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