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Mossfern

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19. My dad is long gone,

Reply to My Pet Orangutan (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2021, 07:30 PM

Feb 2021

so is my mom. Hypothetically I'd think that my straight laced mom had a fling ... cool. Doesn't really matter whose DNA I have except for medical reasons. I'm 72 years old, so that really doesn't come into play by now either. To quote Popeye "I yam whats I yam."

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OK. A variation on a theme. You are 40 years old. [View all] My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 OP

No. dewsgirl Feb 2021 #1

But they may have hidden from you My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #2

I'm a terrible example for this, I probably shouldn't have dewsgirl Feb 2021 #7

My thread may appear cold ... My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #9

I wouldn't assume that not telling was "making a mistake". RussellCattle Feb 2021 #14

Oh I wasn't insinuating it was cold at all. My situation dewsgirl Feb 2021 #18

Hank Hill's neighbor Dale Gribble seems to be peacefully ignorant about his son Joseph so ..... RussellCattle Feb 2021 #3

Yes. Mainly for medical reasons. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #4

No marie999 Feb 2021 #5

No? My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #6

My mother died of cancer when I was 23. marie999 Feb 2021 #10

Sorry. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #11

My older sister died of cancer when I was 56. marie999 Feb 2021 #21

I don't think I'd care... stillcool Feb 2021 #8

This sounds like a topic for the Lounge (n/t) Retrograde Feb 2021 #12

cf. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #13

No, unless there was good reason to know JI7 Feb 2021 #15

absolutely nt Celerity Feb 2021 #16

It would depend on the circumstances LeftInTX Feb 2021 #17

My dad is long gone, Mossfern Feb 2021 #19

Of course. And I'm amazed about how many people prefer avoiding the truth Silent3 Feb 2021 #20

DNA shows genetic inheritance FreeState Feb 2021 #22

That would be pointless since I looked exactly like my dad Generic Brad Feb 2021 #23

IF My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #26

Yes. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #24

Maybe KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #25