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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 7, 2014 21:41:10 GMT
I had a case like this in child support. They were half siblings and had grown up together in the same neighborhood; however, neither of their respective mothers knew that the couple could have been siblings. The only reason they discovered this was that she opened a case and the DNA tests results were like: Ok, there's a 99.99% probability that x is the father of child A, and there was an addendum by the MD that said, by the way, person x and person y are half-siblings. The child was SEVERELY disabled. That is incredibly sad.
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Post by melanell on Aug 7, 2014 21:43:42 GMT
This part surprised me.
I don't think I could have easily said to myself "Yeah, I'm sure it's fine.". Probably because I'm a worrier.
They probably figured the odds were way, way, way against this being the case. I feel for them. I hope the radio station and their mother are willing to keep their names out of the press.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 7, 2014 21:45:16 GMT
I had a case like this in child support. They were half siblings and had grown up together in the same neighborhood; however, neither of their respective mothers knew that the couple could have been siblings. The only reason they discovered this was that she opened a case and the DNA tests results were like: Ok, there's a 99.99% probability that x is the father of child A, and there was an addendum by the MD that said, by the way, person x and person y are half-siblings. The child was SEVERELY disabled. That's very sad.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 7, 2014 21:46:15 GMT
This part surprised me. I don't think I could have easily said to myself "Yeah, I'm sure it's fine.". Probably because I'm a worrier. They probably figured the odds were way, way, way against this being the case. I feel for them. I hope the radio station and their mother are willing to keep their names out of the press. I doubt it even crossed their minds. Dh's maternal grandmother had the same first name as mine. My bff's and my dh are both called by their middle names, which happen to be the same...
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Post by msliz on Aug 7, 2014 21:47:02 GMT
If I remember correctly, there was a news item several years ago about some guy who had "fathered" an obscene number of children via IVF. Maybe he was the doctor? This ring a bell to anyone?
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Post by KiwiJo on Aug 7, 2014 21:52:24 GMT
I had a case like this in child support. They were half siblings and had grown up together in the same neighborhood; however, neither of their respective mothers knew that the couple could have been siblings. The only reason they discovered this was that she opened a case and the DNA tests results were like: Ok, there's a 99.99% probability that x is the father of child A, and there was an addendum by the MD that said, by the way, person x and person y are half-siblings. The child was SEVERELY disabled. This situation probably happens quite a bit - man has children by more than one woman, and the women don't know about the others. Especially in a smallish community, it is quite possible that the sons/daughters could fall in love without knowing they share a Dad.
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Post by M~ on Aug 7, 2014 21:58:54 GMT
I had a case like this in child support. They were half siblings and had grown up together in the same neighborhood; however, neither of their respective mothers knew that the couple could have been siblings. The only reason they discovered this was that she opened a case and the DNA tests results were like: Ok, there's a 99.99% probability that x is the father of child A, and there was an addendum by the MD that said, by the way, person x and person y are half-siblings. The child was SEVERELY disabled. This situation probably happens quite a bit - man has children by more than one woman, and the women don't know about the others. Especially in a smallish community, it is quite possible that the sons/daughters could fall in love without knowing they share a Dad. It is absolutely more common than most people think! We had 20 attorneys in our division, and there was a guy that had 20 open cases. So, the department scheduled all his cases together. So, imagine 20 attorneys, 20 custodial parents and 1 guy in a courtroom. Some cases had several children as well. In this case; however, the women knew each other and were friends.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 7, 2014 22:04:24 GMT
Were they friends before he knocked them all up?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 22:15:15 GMT
I feel for them,a terrible tragic outcome for both of them.
But I'm not surprised that it's happened. It was bound to do so one day the way the sperm banks etc were controlled in the past. There's more control on them now but it's not foolproof.
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Post by theshyone on Aug 7, 2014 22:25:00 GMT
Other than protecting against further children let them live their lives.
I grew up with a girls who's parents had been adopted as early teens. As the two grew up they fell in love and married when my friend was conceived. They were technically adopted siblings but nothing connected them as brother and sister. It was a huge scandal in the small town.
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Post by Grom Pea on Aug 7, 2014 22:40:51 GMT
Other than protecting against further children let them live their lives. I grew up with a girls who's parents had been adopted as early teens. As the two grew up they fell in love and married when my friend was conceived. They were technically adopted siblings but nothing connected them as brother and sister. It was a huge scandal in the small town. Personally I find this much more disturbing than the Brazilian couple who didn't know they were related.
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Post by msliz on Aug 7, 2014 22:59:02 GMT
Yes, thank you. I'm sure that was it. Ugh.
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Post by melanell on Aug 8, 2014 1:56:27 GMT
This part surprised me. I don't think I could have easily said to myself "Yeah, I'm sure it's fine.". Probably because I'm a worrier. They probably figured the odds were way, way, way against this being the case. I feel for them. I hope the radio station and their mother are willing to keep their names out of the press. I doubt it even crossed their minds. Dh's maternal grandmother had the same first name as mine. My bff's and my dh are both called by their middle names, which happen to be the same... Oh, maybe I am taking it the wrong way. I took it to mean that both of them had a mother named "Maria Lopez" and they figured that Maria & Lopez are both common names so they didn't think it was anything more than a coincidence. I thought they each had a mother with the same first and last name. Because the article didn't say first or last, I took it to meant he full name.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 8, 2014 2:15:29 GMT
What difference would it make now?
They're happily married.
They have a kid.
It wouldn't change anything for me.
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Post by tincin on Aug 8, 2014 2:19:48 GMT
Can someone sum up the opening post for me? It makes no sense to me. Who discovered they had married a half brother? How do we know they are happy? Has the opening post been edited?
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Post by myshelly on Aug 8, 2014 2:24:37 GMT
Can someone sum up the opening post for me? It makes no sense to me. Who discovered they had married a half brother? How do we know they are happy? Has the opening post been edited? The opening post has a link to a news article. Click the link to see the story.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 8, 2014 2:26:48 GMT
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Post by nantini on Aug 8, 2014 2:28:34 GMT
Wouldn't one usually meet the mil at sometime during their relationship? I find that somewhat odd, there's no pictures either? Hmm...
At this point they should contact a dr about their child and then go on with their lives. It's just terribly unfortunate.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 8, 2014 2:30:43 GMT
Wouldn't one usually meet the mil at sometime during their relationship? I find that somewhat odd, there's no pictures either? Hmm... At this point they should contact a dr about their child and then go on with their lives. It's just terribly unfortunate. Did you read the article? They were both abandoned as children. So, no. There were no pics and no meeting the MIL.
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Post by kluski on Aug 8, 2014 2:34:12 GMT
Funny story..I had this guy ask me out years ago. I wasn't interested but we stayed friends. Fast forward abt five years when I take a liking to genealogy. I find he is the grandson to my grandmother's sister or my cousin. Although we laugh abt it I stopped researching after that bc my parents are first and second generation from polish immigrants. All of which settled (sort to say) in one area. We have joked that my parents could be related. Ughh. Then again dh's Irish and polish grandparents also grew up in that same area. Double ughhh
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Post by tincin on Aug 8, 2014 6:23:14 GMT
Thanks. Don't know how I overlooked the link, not once but several times.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Aug 8, 2014 8:44:36 GMT
Both were abandoned as children by a woman with the same name, and it never occurred to them they could possibly be brother and sister? This doesn't pass the smell test for me.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 8, 2014 11:45:37 GMT
Why should they look at each other differently? They are husband and wife and there is nothing in them that says brother/sister. If I were them, I'd go through genetic testing, one to check DNA to see if they really are related and one to be able to mitigate ant affects the genetic might have on their child or future children/grandchildren. Other than that, I say they are no more brother and sister than they were two weeks ago. I agree with Freecharlie. I remember a few years ago watching a story on 60 Minutes about genetic sexual attraction. One of the couples in the story were father and daughter. He was in his 60s and she was in her late 30s. The woman's parents split up when she was just a baby, and she didn't see her dad again until she was an adult. After she tracked him down they fell in love, left their respective partners and started living together as a couple. They even had a child together (who was perfectly healthy despite all the genetic risks). Now THAT story made me feel ill. ETA: Here is the link: Forbidden Love
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Post by peppermintpatty on Aug 8, 2014 16:56:54 GMT
Sounds like a V.C. Andrews book. Ugh.
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