Hypothetically speaking. You grew up in a small town and after you graduated high school you moved to the big city in another province; your family still live's in this small town. Since leaving the small town you have made a new life for yourself in the big city. You have started your own family, gotten married and have had three kids with your wife.
It has been 14 years since you left your small town and you have not returned since. You have not had any contact with your family or friend's in the small town. They have essentially disowned you when you left the small town because of your heavy recreational drug use.
You eventually clean up your act by entering rehab, after care program's and attending weekly NA, CA, and AA meeting's. You contact your family in the small town and tell them you are clean now; they are happy and excited for you. They invite you to come visit, because they miss you.
You travel alone to avoid exposing your wife and children to the horror stories of your past, because you remember your parent's love to gossip. You arrive in the small town and your relationship with your parent's and sibling's has never been better. You are talking openly, laughing, sharing the good stories of the past, and they would like you to bring your new family with you on your next visit.
As your discussing your family your sibling say's "Do you remember that girl you use to date back in highschool?" Of course you do, she was your first love. He explains that she has a kid now, and she claims that it is your child. Your parent's say they have heard the same thing.
You get her phone number from your sibling, and you contact the girl by phone. She explain's that she has a thirteen year old daughter, and that believe's you are the father. She say's she doesn't want any money from you, her daughter is a straight A student, and look's very similar to you. She explains that she wanted to tell you earlier, but she had no way to contact you and didn't know where you moved to. She ask's you to do a paternity test that she will pay for. She tell's you she will mail it to you when you get back to the big city, and you can mail it back to her so she can submit it to the lab for result's.
What would you do?
It has been 14 years since you left your small town and you have not returned since. You have not had any contact with your family or friend's in the small town. They have essentially disowned you when you left the small town because of your heavy recreational drug use.
You eventually clean up your act by entering rehab, after care program's and attending weekly NA, CA, and AA meeting's. You contact your family in the small town and tell them you are clean now; they are happy and excited for you. They invite you to come visit, because they miss you.
You travel alone to avoid exposing your wife and children to the horror stories of your past, because you remember your parent's love to gossip. You arrive in the small town and your relationship with your parent's and sibling's has never been better. You are talking openly, laughing, sharing the good stories of the past, and they would like you to bring your new family with you on your next visit.
As your discussing your family your sibling say's "Do you remember that girl you use to date back in highschool?" Of course you do, she was your first love. He explains that she has a kid now, and she claims that it is your child. Your parent's say they have heard the same thing.
You get her phone number from your sibling, and you contact the girl by phone. She explain's that she has a thirteen year old daughter, and that believe's you are the father. She say's she doesn't want any money from you, her daughter is a straight A student, and look's very similar to you. She explains that she wanted to tell you earlier, but she had no way to contact you and didn't know where you moved to. She ask's you to do a paternity test that she will pay for. She tell's you she will mail it to you when you get back to the big city, and you can mail it back to her so she can submit it to the lab for result's.
What would you do?
