Dad Angrily Told Son To Take DNA Test Or He Won’t Fund His College After Learning About Wife’s Affair

Children always get the short stick when parents fight. Because in the midst of all the heat and anger, it’s human nature to prioritize their own safety and happiness. It’s especially unfair for a boy who thought he was going to live a normal college life until his father threatened him to take a paternity test because his mother was not faithful.

With an account that is now deleted, he asked if he should take the test or not on Reddit in a post that has gained 21.5k upvotes.

In a sad turn of events, a father decided to punish his children for the mistake their mother made.

“My dad found out my mom was cheating and she won’t say with who or when but we know it’s likely around the time she was on a stay-at-home mother. The thing is she had all of us (2 brothers one sister) around the same time so any one of us could not be my father’s.

He’s divorcing my mother and wants us to take a DNA test to prove we’re his children otherwise he isn’t paying for college for us. He promised to do so before this and all of us have been counting on it. My sister (oldest) did the test because she was confident she was related to our dad. She was likely pre-cheating and she looks the most like him so I was pretty she was. She’s also in college and is relying on our dad and he’s going to keep paying because the results of the paternity test came back positive.

The father had threatened the children to take the tests to prove that they are biologically his. The timing of the affair coincides with the time the mother had her children, which could mean that aside from the eldest sister, any of them could be the result of the mom’s infidelity.

This boy, soon to be 18, has doubts because he just doesn’t look like his dad or anyone from his side.

I have a feeling I’m not my dad’s biological kid since I don’t look anything like him and people even have commented I don’t look like the rest of my family. I’m terrified because I think he’s upset enough that he won’t talk to me anymore and definitely won’t be paying for my college.

I don’t want to take the paternity test because I don’t want to know but if I don’t I probably won’t get college paid for. The money isn’t in a college fund but set aside as investments my dad has and isn’t going to go to my mom in the divorce proceedings probably. I don’t know how things will go and I’m starting college in September.

Now, he’s wondering if he should just agree to the test.

I stupidly picked a pretty expensive school because I thought my dad would pay for it and he said it was ok but now even if my mom was willing to I don’t think she can afford it. I’m so mad at her and my dad for putting me in this position.

I’ve told him I’m not doing the test and he said that’s ok but he will assume I’m not his and not have anything else to do with me once since I’m 18 already. I’m living with my mom but not talking to her because of this.”

It’s crystal clear that the children have nothing to do with their parents’ fault. But unfortunately, it seems the father needs an object to lash out and it landed on the children who are still underage and need to rely financially on adults.

He later revealed that his mom had influenced him to be against the test. He shared, “My mom is trying to get me to not take it. I think because she knows I’m a result of her cheating.”

Users felt bad for the young man and hoped it was only a temporary outburst his father will recover from.