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

History matters.

Presence matters.

Choice matters.

The person who shares someone’s DNA and the person who raises that child may not always be the same individual.

When that happens, neither relationship necessarily has to erase the other.

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