I’d Been Ashamed of the Birthmark on My Forehead Since Childhood – 25 Years Later, It Changed My Life

“Would you agree to take a DNA test? Because if there’s even a chance…” his voice cracked.

“I’d like to know, and you deserve to know the truth, too. Even if it changes nothing between us.”

The question hung between us, enormous and impossible.

What do you say to something like that? How do you process the idea that the thing you’ve hated about yourself your entire life might be the thing that brings you answers you didn’t know you needed?

“Okay,” I finally said.

“I’ll do it.”

We made arrangements right there in his office.

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