Chapter 8 - MADDIE HAD TWENTY-THREE HALF-SIBLINGS — MAYBE MOREThe sibling network grew.
Twenty-three became twenty-nine.
Then thirty-four.
Different mothers.
Different donor profiles.
Some children were adults.
Some still minors.
Several had health concerns potentially linked to Vale’s family genetics.
One had a heart condition.
Another an autoimmune disorder.
The clinic had never disclosed common paternity.
That made medical history unreliable.
Families were furious.
Some wanted lawsuits.
Some privacy.
Some answers.
Some wanted nothing to do with the others.
No one response was required.
Maddie was too young to understand.
We explained only that the clinic had made a serious mistake about the donor.
She asked:
“Is Grant still Daddy?”
That question gutted me.
I answered:
“That’s something Daddy needs to show you.”
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Because biology wasn’t the issue anymore.
Behavior was.
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