My husband let his friend convince him our children might not be his. I told myself if he crossed that line, our marriage was over.

swung almost frantically in the opposite direction. Flowers. Apologies. Promises that he was confused, pressured, stupid. He said he never should have listened. He said he didn’t want a test anymore.

I almost believed that would be the end.

Then came update three.

Our daughter Ava came home from school on Monday and asked, “Mom, what does ‘paternity’ continue reading …