Likewise

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I’m kinda similar to our friend “anonymous” here, where I’ve never known my biological father. However, I’ve never been of the mindset of find this donor of genetic goods. But far be it from me, to ever deny the right to post the biological father’s name with the hopes of finding him.

Let me expand on this for a minute…
We can be all p.c. about this and extol the “rights” of the biological father to have his identity hidden for all eternity. But what about the rights of the person looking for someone who’s literally part of their genetic makeup? Everyone has a right to know who their biological parents are, if they choose to pursue that knowledge.
Me? I don’t care who this person is nor do I care if I have step-bro/sis whatever. But if there were ever a time where I wanted to know who this person is, you better bet that I’d use every method possible to track him down. Just because some people feel uncomfortable about posting someone’s name, doesn’t mean the end doesn’t justify the means in this situation.
So I get a little fed up with how some people react toward someone else wanting to track their fucking genetics down. I highly suggest you in opposition go back to arguing about css or computers or politics or whatever it is that makes you feel all warm and snuggley and let those who are trying to find a piece of their being, just continue on their quest without trying to get a thread deleted or blocking their way.

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2 Responses to “Likewise”

  1. “Everyone has a right to know who their biological parents are, if they choose to pursue that knowledge.”
    I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just want to know why. I mean, if the right is based upon their right to chose something concerning knowledge relating to themselves, wouldn’t that violate the right of the father to chose the same thing?
    Another angle on it: is this “right” some kind of fundamental assumption about the world? I mean, its not in our bill of rights. I dont’ see it anywhere in say, foundational documents of any of the world’s faiths. I guess I’m just trying to figure out why you think its a “right”.

  2. I’m gonna go into this deeper, in a comment on Sunday, but I think the right of knowledge for the child takes a greater presidence than that of the genetic parent. We all have a greater need to know who we are, we’re born with that. And a missing parent just adds to that journey of self-discovery…..ok, more later. I’m doing this during a break in band rehersal.