一位科罗拉多州的母亲在她的女儿通过由祖母发送的亲生测试发现她的亲生父亲和半兄弟姐妹后面临家庭裂痕. A Colorado mother faces family rift after her daughter discovers her biological father and half-siblings via a paternity test sent by the paternal grandmother.

一位科罗拉多的母亲告诉亲爱的艾比，她21岁的女儿是在祖母在她生日那天做了亲子鉴定，揭露了家人长期沉默后，才得知了她的生父和同父异母兄弟姐妹的存在。 A Colorado mother tells Dear Abby her 21-year-old daughter learned about her biological father and half-siblings after the paternal grandmother sent a paternity test on her birthday, revealing the family’s long silence. 16岁怀孕后独自抚养女儿的母亲隐藏了父亲的身份,以保护她免受过去的痛苦。 The mother, who raised her daughter alone after becoming pregnant at 16, kept the father’s identity hidden to protect her from past pain. 她觉得自己被祖母的时机所背叛, She feels betrayed by the grandmother’s timing and suspects the outreach stems from a desire for caregiving. Abby建议母亲为保密向女儿道歉, Abby advises the mother to apologize to her daughter for the secrecy, explaining her protective intent, while cautioning against being manipulated by the family’s sudden interest.