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70sEraVet

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25. I was thinking, as i was reading the article, that there is another type of incest...
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 07:36 PM
Mar 2024

that wouldn't show up in the dna data banks as an incestuous relationship. A child produced by a stepfather wouldnt carry the tell-tale dna signature of incest that the people in the article are dealing with. Yet it is still incest, and so that is yet another portion of an unknown quantity added to the percentages.
And, as was pointed out in the article, this is ONLY talking about those incestuous relations that resulted in an offspring that grew to maturity. Hardly a measure of all incestuous relationships.
The emotional damage that has been done must be on an astronomical scale.
(My wife, a survivor of incest, often SCREAMS in her sleep. I hate to think about how many others do that, or how many others found tragic ways to escape from the pain)

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Do the genes wear red caps? RandySF Mar 2024 #1
Post removed Post removed Mar 2024 #2
I find it really frustrating when people see stories like this and make a knee-jerk MAGA comment. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2024 #3
thank you FirstLight Mar 2024 #5
Thank you. Ms. Toad Mar 2024 #7
This times 1000! ShazzieB Mar 2024 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Mar 2024 #22
Thank you, WhiskeyGrinder. democrank Mar 2024 #12
Besides which, MAGA fuckheads prefer to sodomize livestock. Orrex Mar 2024 #19
Yes exactly. nt Raine Mar 2024 #24
Fascinating... FirstLight Mar 2024 #4
These stories are tragic and have caused many a lifetime of suffering. madaboutharry Mar 2024 #6
I think that incidence of incest is lot higher than anyone knows. It's the dirtiest secret the US has. marble falls Mar 2024 #8
It is probably not limited by geography. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #9
I remember a radio documentary I heard years ago robbob Mar 2024 #21
I was thinking, as i was reading the article, that there is another type of incest... 70sEraVet Mar 2024 #25
NOT just the US, it's the dirtiest secret in any country & culture! nt Raine Mar 2024 #26
K&R Solly Mack Mar 2024 #10
Oh shit, I may come back to this. Some things are difficult to stomach. twodogsbarking Mar 2024 #13
This is heartbreaking Duncanpup Mar 2024 #14
Reminds me angrychair Mar 2024 #15
My heart goes out to his biological mother Leith Mar 2024 #16
Quite the story. I can't imagine what either Steve and his Natural Mom went through. Fla Dem Mar 2024 #17
I've used the same techniques to solve three mysteries sky_masterson Mar 2024 #18
Heartbroken KNR for all the victims and survivors. niyad Mar 2024 #20
When I was 18, a friend of mine learned she was conceived through incest. ShazzieB Mar 2024 #23
I know the article uses the term incest. But that term whitewashes rape. Ms. Toad Mar 2024 #27
Incest, it is biblical ... sanatanadharma Mar 2024 #28
My wife does Ancestry research genxlib Mar 2024 #29
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