Man Kicks Out Daughter He Raised for 19 Years Because of Her DNA – His Family Says He Should Take Her Back

• A man was concerned, watching his daughter grow into an attention-seeking individual who told lies and created drama. He often told her to fix her behavior to no avail.
• One day, she shouted at the man, revealing a secret about her paternity that his wife had kept from him for years.
• Furious, the man confronted his wife and learned what she had done behind his back almost two decades ago. It forced him to make a life-changing decision that his family opposed.

A man welcomed a beautiful baby girl with his wife when he was 20. The young dad provided for his little one and cared for his wife, unaware that his world would turn upside down about two decades later.

As the man's daughter grew older, he saw her develop a problematic personality. He was concerned after watching her tell lies to seek attention and create drama. He said his daughter wanted to be at the center of everyone's attention.

The man repeatedly told her to change her ways. He believed she was "digging her own grave" because of her unacceptable attitude, but she never listened. Little did he know that her self-centered attitude would lead him to his wife's biggest secret.

What Was His Wife Hiding from Him?

The 39-year-old man thought everything was fine until he learned something he should have known earlier. It was a regular day when his 19-year-old daughter asked him for $200 because she wanted to go to the mall with her friends.

Since the man had already given her money earlier that month, he refused to provide her with more money, trying to discipline her. Like many children, the girl pleaded with her father, hoping he would agree to give her more cash.

Standing firm on his decision, the man repeatedly refused, which ultimately made the girl lose her temper. Feeling frustrated, she screamed at the man, asking why her mother married a "rich guy" if he couldn't provide her daughter with money. The man recalled in his Reddit post:

"I immediately retorted, telling her that I was her father and that I wasn't some ATM she could just use anytime."

The girl replied to her father angrily before they began yelling at each other. But during their heated argument, she mistakenly said something that caused chaos in the man's life. She told him he was "nothing more than an ATM" for her because he wasn't her biological father.

Shocked, the man asked her why she said that. By then, the girl realized she had made a big mistake, so she tried to cover it up, but the man knew something was wrong. He threatened to kick her out if she didn't tell him why she thought he was not her father.

With no other option, the teenager told her father her mother's biggest secret, unaware of how it would change everything in their home. The girl revealed that after her 18th birthday, her mother sat her down for a life-changing conversation. The woman told the girl she was almost sure the man was not her biological father.

"My wife cheated on me with three different people during the conceiving period of her birth," the man shared in his Reddit post. His wife forbade their daughter from telling him about it because he was "funding their lifestyle." The woman feared her husband would stop giving them money if he learned the truth.

The man was heartbroken after learning what his wife thought about him. All this time, he believed he was living a good life with his wife, unaware the woman he loved had cheated on him.

What Did He Do Next?

The conversation with his daughter broke his heart into pieces. He waited for his wife to return home before confronting her. Again, the man was shocked when his wife admitted to cheating on him and telling their daughter to keep it a secret.

The confession triggered a whirlwind of emotions in his heart, including anger, shock, and heartbreak. As a result, he yelled at his wife and told her to leave the house with her daughter immediately.

The woman resisted, blaming him for being ruthless because he refused to support his family. She told him he should still support them financially, but the man was too hurt to allow his wife to live with him after learning how she had betrayed him.

He kicked his wife and daughter out but gave the girl $200 because he knew she had no money. He didn't want his daughter to suffer because she wasn't as much at fault as his wife.

A few days later, the man contacted his lawyer to see if he could legally hold his wife accountable for hiding the truth. He also wanted to divorce her, but the woman didn't cooperate. The man also did a DNA test on his daughter, which showed he was not her father.

However, when his wife's family learned about the situation, they asked him not to leave her. They justified her actions by saying she made a mistake as a young woman, but the man was adamant about leaving her.

"My own family is telling me to take my (step?)daughter back since she was raised like my own," the man said. He wanted to kick his daughter out because she kept such a big secret from him and "used" him for his money.

After sharing his story on Reddit, the man asked other users if he was at fault for kicking his wife and daughter out. He wanted other people to enlighten him with solutions he might have missed.

"NTA. I'm surprised your lawyer hasn't told you this but STOP TALKING TO YOUR INLAWS. There is zero benefit to that. I would say stop talking to your wife and her daughter as well," one user advised the man.

Another said, "NTA. Your wife had years to fess up and salvage the marriage instead of lying to you in order to keep up her lavish lifestyle. Not because she loved you? Just for the money?"

Most people online told the man he was not at fault for kicking his wife and child out. However, some people thought he shouldn't be harsh with the girl because she was still a kid.

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