The story of my search to find my illegitimate father and what it was like to be kept a secret for over 16 years. When I was 19 years old I finally asked about my mother about my biological father. I found him within days and unfortunately my father and his mother convinced me that it was better for my father's family to not know of my existence. I believed that was true until I was 35 years old and gave my father no other choice than to tell his family about me. This is that story.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
What exactly is an illegitimate child?
il·le·git·i·mate
/ˌiləˈjitəmit/
Adjective
Not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules: "an illegitimate exercise of power by the military".
(of a child) Born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
I'm calling BS on number 2. We don't live in the dark ages anymore, it's time to stop using dark age labels.
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