When my son Tom rejected his own daughter Ava, my husband and I raised her. Sixteen years later, Tom showed up demanding a DNA test and a bigger share of my husband’s inheritance.
Tom and his then-wife had Ava, but after he cheated and they divorced, he disappeared from her life. We stepped in, giving her a loving home. Tom moved on, remarried, and ignored his firstborn. When my husband Gary fell gravely ill, Tom didn’t visit and dismissed Ava.
One night Tom came uninvited, insulting Ava and insisting on a DNA test to prove she was his. Ava agreed. Tom was kicked out. Weeks later, the test confirmed she was his. When confronted, Tom was speechless as Ava calmly told him she no longer needed his approval.
My husband made it clear Ava’s future was his priority. Tom left quietly, still stunned.