Fred came home from University in tears. \u201cMum, am I adopted?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo of course not\u201d, replied his mother. Why would you think such a thing?<\/p>\n
Fred showed her his genealogy DNA test results. No match for any of his relatives, and strong matches for a family who lived the other side of the city.<\/p>\n
Perturbed, his mother called her husband. \u201cHoney, Fred has done a DNA test, and\u2026 and\u2026 I don\u2019t know how to say this\u2026 he may not be our son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, obviously!\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was your idea in the first place\u201d her husband continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou remember, that first night in hospital when the baby did nothing but scream and cry and scream and cry.<\/p>\n
On and on. And you asked me to change him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI picked a good one I reckon. Ever so proud of Fred.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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