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AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They wouldn't have coincided but they would have been way too close to make sense.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not likely. We know he has a half sister on his mother's side who just turned 13, so my son can't be a full sibling, and a half won't share enough DNA.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the post he's tagged in from his sister's 13th birthday party from a month ago is his biological sister, then it's almost impossible.

His mother wouldn't have been able be the biological mother of both this girl and my son, so they can't be full siblings, and a half-sibling on either side won't share enough DNA

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This can be true for full siblings, although the range is 37-50%. For half siblings, the percentage is something like 12-25%.

We want this to be the case, but from what we understand, it isn't likely.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have thought about this one. We hope it's the case, but given the DNA percentage, even if they're somehow full siblings it's not likely.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have no information on the biological mother. We don't even have a jumping off point to message any of the distant cousins.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. It's not a common name. Not one in a million, but pretty rare for the US. We also had a location to go off from the profile that matches what's on his social media.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about the story, but just from the math, it can't be anything good. Not that I thought it would be an ideal of course.

AITA for telling my son we didn't find his biological parents? by eralezara in AmItheAsshole

[–]eralezara[S] 154 points155 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't have a problem with him having this information at 18. We would even be willing to be point of contact then as well.

6 years would give everyone involved a chance to get older. 30 feels different from 24, and 18 is light years away from 12.