Busy, busy milkmen

August 10, 2005 by Jeff Jarvis

The Guardian says one in 25 fathers is not, in fact, the father.

  • Mark

    “Of the remainder, 10% were instigated by adult children looking to confirm parentage and the rest fathers seeking confirmation.”

    One might assume that the other 90% of the remainder were instigated by Maury Povich or Montel Williams?

  • http://www.mythusmageopines.com/mt Alan Kellogg

    Proposition: Sex is not about breeding, sex is about sex. Sex is a way of expressing affection and a tool for bonding. Progeny are an unintended consequence of sexual activity. If young were all of a sudden produced exclusively by artificial means we would still engage in sex.

  • David Cooke

    The Guardian is only telling half of the story, and the part they are missing is by far the most important part.

    The rest of the story is that most instances of cuckolding are in fact bona fide cases of paternity fraud perpetrated against the innocent men. Paternity fraud is a vile crime and, in the majority of states, it is perfectly legal. In fact, not only does the law give an incentive to commit paternity fraud, but the Family Courts actively aid and abet it because it is good business for the Divorce Industry to do so.

    DNA paternity testing is now available for around $200. For several reasons, I believe that it should be compulsory for *every* child born, whether or not the parents are married. I have been touting this point of view for several years now, and oddly enough the only people who ever object are married women.

  • http://www.globaladvancedmedia.com Jim

    That is a large number of Fathers caring for someone elsees child. But is tath the case made here caring for soemone elses child thinking it is yours the whole time? Or just men taking care of other mens children. The Gaurdian says DNA test have nearly tripled since 1991 sounds like a great company to ivest in if you ask me.

  • http://www.halleyscomment.blogspot.com Halley

    :)

  • Angelos

    That number is low, compared to other studies I’ve read. Considering the large numbers of women that admit to infidelity (add on a few percentage points for those who didn’t admit it), there are a LOT of accidental children out there.

    But hey, just like men are programmed to spread their seed, women are programmed to find men who can provide and who seem genetically likely to produce healthy offspring.

    Guys, if your wife has clothes or jewelry that don’t seem to fit n your family income, wonder if they’re gifts…

  • http://bennett.com/blog Richard Bennett

    DNA studies in paternity cases show about 25% of alleged fathers aren’t actually the father. The Guardian radically understates the figure, as you would expect a rag under the influence of extreme feminism to do.

  • http://bennett.com/blog Richard Bennett

    My guess is that about 10% of children born to married couples are love children.

  • pj

    I had a DNA test done some years back and discovered that my real father was — Jeff Jarvis. I didn’t want to say anything at first but now that this whole citizens’ media thing is probably making him a lot of dough, I’ll have to contact him. Hmmmm, I’ve always wanted to live in New York…

  • http://www.mythusmageopines.com/mt Alan Kellogg

    PJ,

    Good news: The man’s name is Jeff Jarvis.

    Bad news: The Jeff Jarvis in question is an AIDS patient in Tupelo MI with advanced toenail fungus and $1,300,000.00 in medical bills.

    More good news: The toenail fungus fruiting bodies are going for $1,000.00 an ounce, and used as an ingredient in gourmet pizza.

    Enjoy New York.