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By Anonymous - 18/03/2018 15:00

Today, as I was perusing old photos with my mother, I found one of her with a "childhood friend" at her wedding to my dad. Now I know where my green eyes and blotchy neck birthmark came from, and it's not from the man I’ve been calling "dad" for 40 years. FML

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By usmcgirl - 18/11/2009 03:18 - United States

Today, I realized why my 50 year old Dad's 30 something girlfriend looked so familiar. She is in all my parents wedding photos... as the flower girl. FML

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By krt - 03/10/2010 23:29 - United States

Today, my dad found the ugliest picture my mom has ever taken. I show it to her laughing. She said it looks like me. I looked again and it kind of does. FML

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Today, my 11-year-old son and I were going through some old photos. He saw one of me when I was 22 on a beach, wearing a bikini. He said "Wow! Who's that?" Quite proudly I said it was me. He looked at me and said "What happened?" FML

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By anonymous - 15/10/2017 01:30

Today, my dad's face flushed when I introduced him to my new boyfriend. I live in a small town, and it turns out my dad recognized him. He's the secret child from an affair two decades ago. He's my half-brother. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/02/2022 11:59

Today, I found out that the man I called grandpa for 40 years is really my dad. My drunk aunt spilled the beans. Her exact words were, "My dad is a better dad to you than he EVER was to me! You never wondered why he treated you better than his other grandchildren? You're his son!" FML

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By Almostlovedchild - 20/01/2017 18:00

Today, my father made a post on Facebook with an old baby picture, saying how proud he was that I got into college. This would have been sweet if the baby picture was actually of me. FML

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By now what - 26/07/2020 05:01

Today, I ran into a friend that I hadn't seen in about 5 years. She had her 4-year-old son with her. I couldn’t help but notice her son looked almost identical to mine. He even had a very distinct facial feature that my husband has as well. What are the odds all three of them have the same defect? FML

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By Anonymous - 26/01/2021 23:01 - United States

Today, after always laughing when my mom told me to avoid dating any guy with green eyes and thinking it was some weird prejudice, she told me the truth. My father cheated and had at least six other kids. They all have green eyes and look alike. FML

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By meunluckycharms - 14/09/2015 19:54 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I brought a boy home for the first time, only to have my dad ask him what his mother's maiden name was. When he answered, my dad exclaimed, "Oh yeah! I think I dated her in high school. I could be your father!" FML

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By Anonymous - 01/03/2025 09:00 - Ireland - Dublin

Today, I was at a family gathering when my aunt drunkenly confessed that she had once dated my dad in high school. Everyone laughed, thinking it was a joke. I didn’t laugh. I just stared at her for 10 minutes, processing how our family tree had now become a circle. FML

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ARISKomuniszt 24

Sunday 18 March 2018 15:19

'Childhood friend', more like 'Childmaking friend'

joeyl1990 28

Sunday 18 March 2018 15:09

Wow. Please confront your parents about this and tell us what happened.

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ThatGuy9679 13

Sunday 18 March 2018 23:14

He may have been your father but he wasn't your daddy

Lobby_Bee 17

Monday 19 March 2018 2:10

Sucks to find out you're adopted, but your family still loves you.

tonyfan00 38

Monday 19 March 2018 6:00

Here's hoping to God that your "dad" already knows who the real dad is!

DragonMaiden7 15

Monday 19 March 2018 13:24

Your mother’s character may not be something to brag about OP, but here is a little bit of wisdom I can give you; Anyone can have sex and end up making a child. It takes someone who is loyal, responsible, caring, kind, and loving to raise a child and give them a home filled with love and help that child grow into an adult. Think of that ‘Childhood friend’ of your mother’s as nothing more than a sperm donor. While she may have shattered any trust you or her husband had with her, her husband is still YOUR father. He has been there for your birth, through the best times of your life and when you were sick. He was there for you and will be forever. Only a real father does that.

kujiens101 24

Tuesday 3 April 2018 6:49

I’m pretty sure birthmarks aren’t genetic and you can get green eyes from quite a few eye color combinations. Your man-previously-know-as- “dad” could very well still be your father, but I would ask your mom

ThoughtsofaDame 12

Monday 9 April 2018 6:40

Surprisingly birthmarks can be genetic. Its not common but it is a weird quirk. I know people who inherited them.

maroongrad 13

Wednesday 10 October 2018 6:27

Very few birthmarks have any inherited components. The more common types are completely random. And since green is recessive to brown, if either of your parents had any eye color other than very pale blue (two blues can make a green, but if they are very pale, it's almost impossible) then the green ones could easily be inherited from your parents. Could she have cheated on your dad? Yep. Is a birthmark or eye color indicative of this? No. Find some other evidence, because this isn't as convincing as you think it is.