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A man has only the word of the woman to go by. And any man would be crushed to find out that a child is not his. As a female, I will ALWAYS know my child, but a man cannot be sure.
When this happens I think we tend to spend so much time saying, "poor little child" that we forget just how crushed a man can be when he is deceived in this way. This is not a light matter, this is the future and an extension of him. And to find out that your bloodline and the history that comes with it does not exist (in the literal sense) has got to be the worse feeling in the world.
I think he deserves a judgement in his favor. Its too easy for a woman to deceive and its sad when this trend means a man cannot look upon the face of his own child without doubt.
Now, as for feelings, I think he should be allowed time to get over any feelings of pain that he has. I'm sorry if the child has to miss out on daddy while he works through his feelings, but that's mom's fault not his.
And when good men are punished for stepping up and doing the right thing, what type of example are we setting?
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