Untold numbers of fathers inadvertently rear children who are not their biological offspring. When a woman becomes pregnant, she may not know the father's identity or, more frequently, she may know but would prefer another man to be the father. The term for this is paternity fraud.
The truth is that lying about your child's paternity may have a terrible effect on everyone involved over time, whether you're married and attempting to hide an affair or you think your current boyfriend is more trustworthy to father your child. Years may pass, but when the truth is revealed which it frequently is the results are irreversible.
Everyone concerned will be affected negatively on an emotional level, and there may also be negative legal and financial repercussions.
The youngster will suffer more directly, as will the two men. And, believe it or not, you may eventually face legal challenges from the child, the biological father, and the phony father.
When the truth is out, your child will go through the unspeakable sorrow of having to reorient his relationship with a guy he was raised believing to be his father.
Always keep in mind that children base their entire existence on and are fully dependent upon the knowledge imparted to them by their parents as they mature.
Their entire sense of security, identity, self-worth, and confidence rests on people who regularly assume the role of parents in their life. And they believe all that their life's pretend parents tell them.
You owe it to your current lover to tell him the truth. He has a right to know, even though you have no control over how he will react to the entire soap opera. He'll be hurt, angry, and maybe even determined never to speak to you again, but he needs to know the truth, and ideally, it should come from you.
Speaking of lying about paternity of child, this brings me to this couple who people believe that the father is not the biological father and that the mother should tell him the truth.