The man Mariska Hargitay called dad wasn’t her biological father — here’s who really was

emotionally complicated.

That perspective allowed the discovery to become something other than pure loss.

Secrecy Had Controlled the Story for Years

Before Mariska learned the truth, other people effectively controlled the information surrounding her parentage.

She could not make sense of facts she did not know.

Once she discovered them, however, the story continue reading …