All Comments on 'Little Child'

Out standing, this is the life is meant to be lived with love and trust. The only way to have a loving family relationship!

You hit the jackpot as far as telling a story that is as real as todays weather.Most LW writers seem to be the woe is me, I have nothing but trouble in my life and now this man is fucking my wife in front of me and I am not enough of a man to do anything else but have my feet frozen in place...type of writers. It's refreshing to have a man write and show that he has a large pair of gonads. There are way too many of the ultra liberal San Francisco types around today to confuse what a real man does with concern for the creeps rights. You put them all in place with your little story. You didn't even have a DNA test first for your husband to know that he was the father. Now that's courage. The ultra liberal writers would have had the father take a paternity test before accosting the creep. Rather he would never have accosted the creep. His feet would be frozen in place and he would have let the sterile courts render here.

The stories on LW of late have been pretty weak so it excited me to see a story posted by one of my favorite authors. I am happy to say I was not disappointed. There was no sex in this story but it was definitely a Loving Wife story.

I always look forward for a HDK story. This one was a great story as is most of yours.

Thanks again for another fine story. You never disappoint.

Enjoyed the story. However, the FIRST thing that would have shut up such a claim is DNA evidence which is very easy to do. If the result was as here, you could sue the jerk for fraud, etc. If not, then the court is going to intervene and permit visitation, you lose.

This is a fatal flaw to this story.

I loved the story H.D.K.you neglected to do a DNA test on the baby when she said she was pregnant you never mentioned if they had sex at all i just thought that she had sex with another guy and i was pissed at her for trying to pass it of to him as his baby and trying to cockold him but when The richards guy said there was no affair between them that he was pissed off at her for giving him a bad report on his work.

I love your story. This is life and love as it should be lived. Thank you for your great work. Keep it up.

I agree with the last comment. The FIRST thing to occur in this situation would have been a simple DNA test. While I enjoyed the story, it was an improbable storyline.

well, not really. its really not that farfetched. some people are just vile.

<p>Sometimes I wonder if we know the same people and you write your stories based on some of what they do in their lives</p>

<p>Take this story for example, in my personal life I know someone who was sleeping with a married woman, whose husband had a vasostomy by the way 5 years ago, and she got pregnant. The wife told the husband it was his and the husband believed it. The other guy she told him she was leaving her husband for him, and he believed it. The baby came and the woman didn't leave her husband so the other guy I know got mad and asked to assert his parental rights and see his only son. The husband (who I also know) pretty much said what you said here, about the child being his because he accept the child in his life. They just recently got the paternity test back saying the child wasn't the husbands, but was the lovers, and now its getting ugly.</p>

<p>The only reason I gave it a 50% was because HDK it seemed pretty preachy to me. Not trying to be a butt with that comment, but like my mother would say, it's pretty cut and dry. Either she cheated or she didn't. If she did you don't have the right to prevent the other man from seeing the child if it is his. If she didn't, the other man deserves a beating for lying about your wife. Unless they "were" sleeping together, then all bets are off.</p>

<p>But the story seemed kinda heavy around the main character who wanted to assert his parental rights regardless if he was the biological or not. I disagree. I feel if someone <b>wants</b> to assume those rights if they are not the biological father, then great and I applaude them for doing what most people refuse to do. But I don't think they should have the right to assert them over someone else, who may actually be the father, because his wife was cheating on him. If a woman conceives a child the "father" has rights regardless of who that might be.</p>

<p>Unfortunatly the husband isn't always the father of the children, and that doesn't mean he can't love them, but the premise to me here wasn't that wife was innocent, but that the husband objected to someone challenging his right to be the father to a child he expected to be the father of. That and it seemed to get pretty heavy for me around the belief the court has no right to take a child away if the husband doesn't want to give the child up. But that usually is between the woman and the man usually, regardless of their relationship, isn't it?</i>

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No problems as usual so I was just going to vote, but after seeing those dumb comments I just had to throw in my $0.02

Unlike what they show on TV (if you aren't dumb enough to believe what you see on TV, that is) DNA tests take time, money, and in situations like this court orders. The legal process could take weeks or even months to happen.

Moreover what does that say of trust? If I had a DNA test whenever each of my kids were born, or when some stranger says he's their real dad, how do you think my wife would regard my obvious lack of trust?

Conversely, if your wife asks you to wear a chastity belt every time you went away overnight or expected you to answer every hour she calls how long would the lack of trust ake to destroy the marriage.

Here the protaginist trusted his wife implicitly and without hesitation, I guess unlike some of the other commenters.

Methinks reading in this genre makes readers too jaded.

BTW: If you reread the story and actually pay attention to the events, you might come across the bit that covers that, and why he didn't want to go that route.

But that is to be expected.

Boyd

i thought Canada did a pretty good job of explaining the ins and outs of DNA testing its not just an automatic event when trying to force it on someone. plus that would be the last thing the 'weasel' from the bank would want anyway.

i also thought HDK did a very credible job explaining why the husband chose to not have a test done. why should he? he loved and trusted his wife, believed in her fidelity, without reservation.

the FIL should spend the rest the rest of his life doing penance for his actions and lack of trust in his own daughter.

the story was complete but i thought the very end seemed a bit rushed.

don

<p>...tears in my eyes. I' am too sentimental, sorry. I like your stories.</p>

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It seems obvious where the impetus for this one came from and damn but you told it well! Nice sub plot with rich daddy who hadn't really gotten along with hubby not being sure his own daughter had had an affair. My only regret is that you don't write a new one every day!

HDK, man, you nailed it again. forget those "naysayers" & their DNA testing. This man knew his wife, knew she wouldn't have done what was alleged, so he took action, & confronted the sleaze bag. Shame on her dad for even considering paying the extortion money. BTW, not sure where this story was set, but even if Richards had been the baby's father, as long as our hero fought the action, in our state, it's not at all a slam dunk that Richards would have gotten any kind of substantive visitation rights

I agree with several of the other comments. The critics of this story make off the wall statements of facts, and as usual their thought process is nonexistent or wrong.

Typical HDK story. Very well written, characters clearly developed, a quirky story line, a good-triumps-over-evil outcome. Like I said, typical HDK. Most entertaining.

One minor complaint. Richards' confession before a "hangin' jury" of critical peers was too Perry Mason-ish and couldn't hold water. But the rest of it was so refreshing I just had to overlook that momentary lapse of reality.

The LW category has been barren recently, so this upped the average considerably. Keep 'em coming, HDK.

This story has real life importance. It could certainly test the strength of the family unit aginst an intruder, just as Harddaysknight wrote. I think it is an improtant social story and could be placed in almost any category of story, anywhere. Thank you HDK. RAG

HDK:<p>This was an exceptionally well written and very enjoyable story. Your protagonist, "Tim," was drawn well and had plenty of depth of character. You skillfully described the range of emotions which he experienced throughout the story, particularly his anger which was reasonable, real and certainly justified. I found quite sensible the arguments that "Tim" mentally forwarded against his being enjoined to participate in a paternity test. I found myself thinking the very same things as I read those passages.<p>I do have a problem with the antagonist, "Richards." I'm not sure if he were stupid or just simple. Regardless, his scheme was just too half-baked to be credible. From affirmations conceivably being taken from fellow employees revealing the idea of an affair with "Liz" to be absurd to, given a paternity test, he would have been so easily proven a liar, he had to have been myopic in scrutinizing his chances for success. The story would have benefited if the villain of this piece had exhibited much more mental wherewithal.<p>I also am concerned by the behavior of the father-in-law. Being as wealthy as he was, he most assuredly had attorneys on retainer. I am sure his lawyers would have been experienced and not so easily cowed by a simpleton such as "Richards" nor by his attorney. When these folks protect their client's money, they protect their own jobs. I really can't imagine "Frank" being under advice of counsel to capitulate. The only attorney "Richards" could have afforded would have been of the 'storefront' variety. That should have sent up a red flag for "Frank's" attorneys to realize what was really happening here.<p>All in all, you deserve kudos for entertaining us so well.

Twists, turns, villians, accidents, comas, blackmail...wow! Where do you get these ideas? And all of this on 2 very readable pages. Well done once again, HDK!

I have to say that this is the best story to have been seen on this site in months... Well done, HDK.

the story is a total nonsense. only brain dead readers jump up and down with their pompoms. the author is obviously a good writer, so this has nothing to do with him. the story is just a piece of nonsense. it was aiming for "emotions" and "love conquers all" and such nonsense; it is still nonsense.

Great story, and very well written.

HDK

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You know I love ya man but gimme a fucking break .I am going to get grilled over this.... even though I am giving out detailed specific reasons and QUOTES. Again I will state that this is MY views and I dont anyone has to agree with any part of it.

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the part where the husband ruminates about what it means to be a father and family made mne want to fucking vomit. Since when did YOU become JUST PLAIN BOB?

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FIRST... WHY did he tell the kids? His reasoning makes NO sense. If he was NOT inclined to pay this Richards guy then WHY tell the kids about what Ricahrds was TRYING to do? Once the issue had gone to court ell Then the kids have to know...

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SECOND how can anyone read this CRAP this sophistry about why fatherhood means accepting kids which arent his.....and NOT vomit?

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<i>I accepted that she was mine. Could someone else step in and insist that my wife gave birth to their child? If one man could do it, could every man do it? </i>

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No of course not. what sort of fucking idiot thinks like this?

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<i> If every man had the right to challenge a family unit, couldn't they do the same to every family?</i>

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No of course not

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<i> Does any father know for a certainty that his wife gave birth to his biological child? </i>

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YES. Not even in the Lit world is <b>every</b> child from a affair

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<i> Since the beginning of time, men have, on occasion, raised other men's progeny <b>without realizing it. </b> </i>

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Yes But look what he said...."WITHOUT REALIZING IT." In this story the Husband COULD know and in this case decides NOT to. What sort of MORON makes all these stupid questions and mindless unfounded claims then say... "well I do not WANT to know"?

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<i> If a wife gave birth, the husband was the father, unless he rejected the offspring. He had to believe he was the father for the family unit to survive. It was never up to some guy in the next cave to stroll over and announce he'd take the baby since it was his!</i>

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<b>The NEXT cave? </b> The next cave? what does the family patterns and social structure of CRO MAGON have to do with today? or this situation

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<i> Wasn't it better for the family to always consider the husband the father, rather than doing DNA tests on every baby when it's born to determine paternity? </i>

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Straw Man

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<i> Marisa was my child, born to my wife and me. If my parental rights could be challenged, couldn't everyman's?</i>

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NO... this is like the famous speech from ANIMAL HOUSE where in front the the student council the leader of their group says... and if one is are guilty aren' t all of us guilty of something...?

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If a judge even considered this pretender's claim, what would stop me from claiming to have fathered the judge's kids? Would the judge then issue an order having his offspring tested? Would he subject his family to that pain and embarrassment? Would he have any more choice than I did? </i>

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Oh Please....

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<i> It occurred to me that Liz's faithfulness was really secondary in this matter. When a man's wife has a baby, it is his child and no man can interfere with that family unit, regardless of any biological link.</i>

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Calling Just Plain BOB

This is good writing. However the storyline sucked big time.

Good guys win!

I loved the story, and I don't see the comments on family and fatherhood as in the least abstract. All you have to do is look at the headlines. The law in the western world has always declared that the husband was the father of any children produced in a marriage.

That concept is now open to challenge and I for one don't think it's a good idea. The only person who should be allowed to challenge paternity is the husband if he feels he's been cukholded. Any other challenge is an attack on the family. Even worse, it ignores the importance of "Dad" by giving special privalige to "Father."

Frankly, if the husband accepts and wants to be "Dad" I don't care who the sperm donner was. I could go on, but then I'd just be writing a poor imatation of HDK's excellent story.

Look HDK I am all for stories that affirm marriage. When you write about wives and husbands who are faithful to their vows I'm there cheering you along. That being said I belive in the saying "Trust but verify". Its great that the husband in this story has so much faith in his wife but so do the husbands in so many real life stories of adultery. Spouses who have complete faith in their adulterous partners get stabbed in the back, spouses who are aware that every human on the planet is subject to screw-ups and down right evil actions get stabbed in the front. Atleast when you are wary you can prepare yourself a little bit. Personally I think a DNA test that no one else was aware of would have been a good idea. If it proved that the baby was his he can feel a small amount of shame for doubting his wife but now he has also strenghtened his trust of her with proof. If it turns out the child is not his he can shed the blinders of love and consider all his options. To paraphrase Percy Sledge, " When a man loves a woman she can do no wrong, if she betrays him he can't see it, he's the last one to know."

Nice sermon (and it's not even Sunday yet) but fucking lame!

great story

I know the definition of the Loving Wives section is non-existent, but this story would have been better placed in the non-erotic section, just for those readers like myself looking for erotica.

Your story was so good, it even brought a little tear to my eye. Very very well done.

We here comment on the story regarding its quality and events, but we evaluate the story not its characters. I do not even make the assumption that HDK agrees with Tim's opinion, why should he be attacked for it?

Regardless of the laws, I find Risq's argument that somebody has legal rights to his illegal child like somebody having a right for something he stole out of your house. He was not supposed to enter your house. He did it illegally, but he has a right to what he took. It is hard to agree with that. Should we also give him a reward and compensation because he did not get to live with the mother full time?

I did not like some of Tim's reasoning, but everybody has the right to their opinions as long as they do not hurt others. Life would be really boring if I were reading about myself in every story I read and every show I watch.

Great job, HDK.

very few go there and for good reason. if i'm looking for a romance, a loving wives, or a sci-fi, i go to those categories. the problem with the non-erotic, you have to search through each and every story before you have any idea what it is that you are reading. most writers, including myself post a note at the beginning of our stories stating that it contains no real sex. if you are looking for erotic stories then that should tell you to stop right there and move on. i've been reading erotic stories most of my life and still appreciate a good one. i also appreciate well written non-erotic stories but not all of them. my time is just a precious to me as yours is to you and i have no desire to spend hours digging through a pile of stories trying to find one that suits my taste. by the way hdk, i'm rebuilding the woodshed over this one, but i'm still your fan always.

I like your stories, HDK, but this one was a bit too preachy. It almost was more of an essay on the subject of fatherhood and the inner santity of the family than a well written story. Nevertheless because the Loving Wives category has become a nightmare, this little tale was greatly appreciated even though I've had to convince my husband that it just is a coincidence that the children carry the names of all my ex-boyfriends....LMAO, sorry couldn't resist.

Good prose, decent characters, bad plot. The emotional gyrations over the child's biological parentage was completely unnecessary since paternity tests are routine. Vilifying the biological father for wishing to assert his parental rights is moronic. We have a system of laws and courts to decide such things. Whether the biological father should have custody is a matter for the courts to decide.

what is wrong with a husband believing in his wife,strange comments. I liked it good story.

Thanks for taking the time to entertain us.

Mike from Texas

just might be your best yet. i agree with his way of dealing with this rotten situation he was able to both heep his pride & her good name intact while exposing a weasel for what he was.

that there is not always fire when the smoke shows.

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This is really more of a Loving Husband story, but hey, who am I to quibble!

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Something novel which is always appreciated.

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Regards Jack (by the way - my Dynamite Jack userid is gone now; all my stuff is under Jake Rivers.)

Another fine posting by you, keep on writing, no short stories please.

The complaints don't hold water. This is a strong story with strong characters, deal with it! HDK is a master of this genre and most like his style. It's the anonymous cowards that have a problem.

First, no one has a "right" to test their children but the husband and wife. However, that really isn't that important in this story. The man accepted the child as his. The child was his legally, and since marriage is more "than a scrap of paper," no one has the right to take that child from him.

The man did the 3:00 feeding and bonded to the baby. Even if the wife had cheated, and he decided he wanted to throw her out, he still has the bond to the child and the law should be on his side. There should be consequences when you don't follow the rules. Once consequence of getting a married woman pregnant is that the child doesn't belong to you!

Look, no one would call me a religious man, but I recently studied Proverbs for the very human wisdom that has stood the test of time. One of the clear warnings there was to not mess with married women. One of the first reasons give was that your labors would go to the benefit of someone else... they get the child you produced.

Aside from all of that, think of the child. At what age do you say the "rights" of the sperm donor over ride those of the Dad?

This questin also hits me where I live. My mother has six failed marriages... she cheats. While my parents didn't divorce until after I started school, given her history, someone could have popped up claiming to be responsible for me. At what age am I safe from that sort of attack? Given the choice who would you want to be Dad, the man who ignores the bonds of marriage or the man who accepts the responsibility?

My point is that it isn't about a cheating wife, it's about a child. If the husband wants that child, even if he doesn't want the woman... the law should support him. There needs to be consequences for breaking the rules, and a big one is you might not get to be a part of your child's life.

A very good story of a man who totally loves and honors his wife. He had no doubt she was innocent of this accusation. He didn’t need DNA tests he needed to know who would perpetrate such a claim. We have some people who are steadfast in their beliefs and don’t need to let distrust prevail in their minds for an instant. If this had gone to a trial (which it would not as we now know the story) then DNA would have been ordered.<p>Great setup and more of a fun read. Thanks for all your efforts of giving us good entertainment.<p>PT

life would be a lot better if more people had the faith this man shows well done thanks

Nothing erotic about it at all. This story doesn't belong on Literotica.

A great story of trust, faith and love!! He definitely had all he could have of all three.. Never, for even once, did he doubt his wife; he only thought of the lying pretender.. Story worked out really well, too!!

Anyone who cares to know what really happens when a man gets a married woman pregnant try a Google on "presumption of paternity". That should get you started.<p>

To sum it up, unless the law in some state or another has changed recently, that 'sperm donor' has no standing what-so-ever to make any claim on the the child. In some states the husband may have a case to sue for support of the child. Think he should have automatic rights of some kind? Consider the rights when the child is the result of rape.<P>

Those basic real-world facts make the story just dumb. A real disappointment because HDK stories are usually interesting and fun. The internet is full of information, easily accessed. There's no excuse for such poorly researched stories.

I was reminded of reading about recent findings in the area of motivation and reasoning. The findings seem to indicate that we are much less rational than we believe we are. Apparently we lead ourselves all too often through tormented rationalizations (not even recognizing it) in the service of basic needs such as safety and other biological drives rather than any lofty moral grounds. Was that the case with this husband who at some point seemingly ‘lost his mind’ – out of grief; out of fear of the potential outcomes to loosing his wife; as a defense mechanism, to protect himself from dealing with too much cognitive and emotional dissonance when all that he believed and loved seemed to have crushed or worse - seemed to have been a false illusion.. I can see how denial would be the strongest defense here. It can’t be its not happening. Even to the extent that he would not think for an extended period of time to do the most obvious thing and check the facts – do a DNA test. <P>

But that’s as far as I can see his ‘denial defense’ going. The paternity challenge was not a passing taunting comment made by a drunken guy at a bar. We are talking about an official legal notice through a legal representative. At his point, continuing with the denial approach does not make sense any more. The threat and the pain to the whole family were too big. The husband was shaken, grieving and most likely in a great deal of denial regarding the possibility of a betrayal. But he was not delusional. Taking the most logical step of actually letting himself and his baby to be tested would have been the simplest and the definitive one action that could have immediately put an end to the blackmail and with it to the turmoil and the suffering the whole family was in. In no way it could be seen as an act of public mistrust of his own wife-UNLESS he actually did have troubling doubts, which he could not face and even acknowledge to himself. There could not be another explanation to his strange behavior.. After all he could have taken the DNA tests without letting anyone know, then challenging the blackmailer for defaming his good name or for any legal clause on the book. No need for the entire drama that followed (colorful as it was). My complaint is not that the husband had those doubts. What I feel disappointed about is that none of it is explored in the story. <P>

This leads me to the part which for me is one of the most peculiar segments in all of HDK’s stories. It sure got my attention (if not my full understanding). The way I understand it, the desperate husband invents at some point his own original (not to his mind though) Social Psychology/ Anthropology, which seems to sooth his emotional needs and conflicts. But other than that, it does not bear much of a resemblance to our world. What we hear is a description of our contemporary human society as a Matriarchy where lineage is determined by the mothers; where fatherhood is more of a wishful thinking, and at any case not a central matter to the cohesiveness of the family unit. The important matter is that the role the males (you can’t vouch for fatherhood) take is to protect the health and the safety of the children of the woman in the family. Right? Yes sure… That is if you work on deciphering the artifacts of prehistoric human remnants and if you follow the scientific paradigm pertaining to those early human societies where the lineage is indeed assumed to have been centered around the woman (and the gods were goddesses!). Well, that was before anyone could write anything, so there is a lot of guess work to complete from the artifacts. That was as far as I could go in trying to understand what the heck this husband was talking about. The only problem – he seemed to be talking about the present. Yet, all recent historical human societies (at least in the western civilization) were all patriarchal (maybe we wish it would have been different but that’s another matter). In ALL of them, the issue of the biological identity of the children was always critical to the stability – not only of the family, but of the society as a whole. So, I could pretty much claim that the human history the husband portrays could be a product of his psychological crisis and, no doubt, his rich imagination. But this gap is not addressed as such; it does not go anywhere, nor is it explained later in terms of the plot (if paternity is not that important, why not end the story at the point where he has that “enlightenment”?). So, in a way, it’s a part of the plot which leads to a confusing deadened. <P>

The plot presented a very interesting opportunity for the husband (which was missed) to examine his own motivations in deliberating whether he should or should not take the DNA test, and more interestingly, why he still felt he did not want to take it even when logic and the well being of his family should have compelled him to take the test. The implications regarding his own trust and motivations could have been very interesting. .

When instead, he creates the public confrontation with all the posturing and the intimidation, he is able to get a lot of supporting evidence and answers regarding his wife and her relations with the blackmailer, all of them exonerating her. But it was a very convenient way to receive answers regarding her loyalty, without ever admitting to himself that he was actually looking for those answers. Not the bravest resolution in my opinion. Still, he was even luckier than he thought. Let’s say that he would have met the blackmailer alone. If for some unthinkable reason, I were in that scum bag shoes, then facing a similar threat, namely, being challenged to immediately take a DNA test with the “promise” that if I am not the father I would be killed; let me assure you that even if I WAS convinced that I WAS the father of that baby, I would have immediately “admitted” (as the blackmailer indeed did) that I just fabricated everything – all just to get quickly out of that place. Why risk MY LIFE with a crazed husband? Who knows, the test could be botched or tempered with; best strategy – cut your loses and get out of here (for all he knew it could have been a near lynch situation). So what would the husband have in his hands then? A potentially fake admission of no paternity; and all that, just so that the husband would not have to face the internal question – why indeed didn’t he do the simple most reasonable decent and responsible thing in order to protect his family in times of distress and vulnerability? Why didn’t he take the test privately, if he was so sure of his wife innocence, just so that he could put an end to the legal harassment? An updated version, tackling that issue by you or by anyone who wishes to take this challenge would be much appreciated.<P>

You laid all the ground work for a great psychological thriller; then you stopped and turned it into mostly an action story. I feel that you missed the possibilities that you set the story to confront. Despite your top quality narrative, It was a bit of a let down (only as a result of very high expectations though). Thanks for every story.

Another excellent story. I enjoyed the husband's strength and his trust in his wife. Thanks for the words and your time in writing them.

I liked this heart-warming tale and also the many erudite comments! I find those of KOLKORE of special interest since as usual they are well thought out and learned. Unfortunately, his statements are sometimes not bourn out by the facts! I quote," What we hear is a description of our contemporary human society as a Matriarchy where lineage is determined by the mothers……….." and "Yet, all recent historical human societies (at least in the western civilization) were all patriarchal……….." etc. KOLKORE has obviously no knowledge of Judaism where a child's status (e.g. as a Jew) is determined by the status of his mother whether they be in the mid east or in the mid west. HDK, a fine effort and a pleasure to read. Pete.

I had to chuckle (not your fault), as my acquaintance with Judaism is as intimate as one could ever be. You could name numerous wonderful values (seriously) Judaism contributed to the world (Oh Oh, am I stepping into hot water? Oh well, I can do that, if you get my gist), but as an organized historical religion - it was never a matriarchal religion/society, and like Christianity and Islam suffered to some degree (I am not comparing or equating the level of patriarchy of each religion, especially given the enormous variances within each of the three religions) from being at base A PATRIARCHAL religion. Do good people try to work at it and reform/ reconstruct that aspect of it (as I know good people try to do in Islam and Christianity) etc? Sure. But the tradition is, it pains me to say still - Patriarchal. Ok, every one in the ‘neighborhood’ was like that, I am not sitting as a judge etc. Just that historically, that’s what the west was –including Judaism. The fact that due to particular historical circumstances I don’t wish to get into here, the lineage in Judaism was formulated in that manner, does not move the society as a whole into a Matriarchy society.

Just like the ones I gripe about, this was a good, well-written story. Thanks for them ALL!

Thanks again for your skill and effort. It is appreciated.<P> PT

Hardaysknight (hope I spelling this correctly), this story is a tear producer and a particularly sensitive one. It reaches the heart. RAG

Now some bastard had declared war on me! That was something I understood. My family was under attack and I would respond as men have responded since the beginning of time. I would fight back and I would not lose, regardless of what the consequences were. Of that, I was certain. Now my life had meaning and purpose. Some jackass had picked the wrong dog to kick! <p>

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How are you gonna "take care" of a man who said he IS the biological father of your kid? Kill him? and then he won't be making an ass of himself again, even if HIS CLAIM is true? <p>

That's not hot-headed; that's called having shit for brains. Hot-headed is when you do impulsive things and not think about the consequences before you do them. <p>

TRYING TO DENY reality, AS IT TRUE, is not hot-headed. It is imbecilic. Loving a kid NOT your own is nature, once you're attached to it, or have always thought of it as your own. Denying that that kid was GENETICALLY produced by someone else --- because you wife had intercourse with them --- is IMBECILIC, especially when you just want to "take care" of them by, what?, killing the "bastard" who's brought that to your attention? LOLLLL

I would never make a DNA test of my children, since so long as I think I am the father I live a happy life. If the test shows something else the family falls apart and my life would be in ruins. There is absolutely no reason to take that risk, not for me and not for the father in the story.

I would never make a DNA test of my children, since so long as I think I am the father I live a happy life. If the test shows something else the family falls apart and my life would be in ruins. There is absolutely no reason to take that risk, not for me and not for the father in the story.

You cant firgt a man and prove he is not the father of your wife's child. Only evidence will determine his right of paternity and the court could order that done. In this case the writer did not let the wife have sex even once with the odd man out. But if she had and she had died what of the fathers rights? If the wife had delivered anohter man's child and she had told him about it, you have no idea what agreements they had, and whether or not he would want the child removed to his custody or not. Fights dont solve anything here except maybe get the husband into prison so that all of the children are left alone. Reality may stink, but it is reality and has to be delt with on its own terms. I liked the story but the manipulations were wrong. Altho I do agree paying the guy off wasnt an option.

any other action just brings in more civil and criminal offenses. Nothing herein prevents the guy from suing for the child and you for assualt and harrassment. He could simply say he said those things to prevent you from injuring him. Yes any child can be a bastard. Yes the father can assume paternity and raise a child. But some men dont want to raise children fostered on them by slut wives that fuck around. What prevents everyone from claiming others children is simply there is a test now that almost 100% proves who the father is. You do have to accept that the biological parent does have rights to access and care of the child.

As HDK points out constant false claims should

disrupt many social relations and as such society

has to think about punishing these claims as a

crime, hopefully a felony. It is certainly much worse than stealing a bicycle which according to a newspaper story gave

some one three strikes and a mandatory life sentence.

The fact is that even if the DNA establishes that the child is not his, there is no way you can prove that he did not have relations with the wife. Therefore this kind of act would ruin marraiges or at the minimum a good woman's reputation. Personally I feel that he took the only route available to him, but I would like to have a backup angel to grab my arm....

Those commenters who believe the courts would (or should) order DNA testing are simply wrong. Without any evidence to back his assertion of paternity, Richards had no grounds to claim that he had suffered any type or degree of injury. Absent some sort of loss or damage, there are no grounds to bring suit. The courts are not required to provide Mr. Richards with the evidence he needs, it is incumbent upon Mr. Richards to provide the court enough evidence to justify calling for a DNA test.

Love conquers all. Great work.

So far from any truth it is a tear jerker but a piece of dog shit.

The story went well and was enjoyable to read. This author is a master at writing stories such as this one with happy endings and clever plots. However there could have been DNA profiling done on Richards and the husband to determine which was one of the two was the father. - But - what if neither man had the right DNA profile?? RAG

have had a story. Sorry Hardays but I am correct. The procedure in the case you out lined would be to have a DNA done on the child and then Richards could be sued for his challenge. Instead you went round the barn in telling about how the father believed he was the father and what is good enough for bullmoose is good enough for every one...Sorry I had to pan you but real is real. NYMINUS@YAHOO.COM

Very interesting setup. The husband's thinking is very flawed, both scientifically and philosophically, but it is understandable that such a person would need all the rationalizations possible for him to make it through each day. Paternity is too emotional an issue for an interested party to really discuss intelligently and logically.

The way Liz's father thought and behaved was entirely consistent with the habits of weasels like Richards. It's a sad fact of life that such rich and powerful people have so little faith in humanity, because they are always under attack. Sometimes you gotta wonder just how rich and powerful they actually are if they're constantly at the mercy of weasels like Richards. That part was more insightful than the husband's mind. Curious: is it possible to sue Richards for making false claims now that he's been exposed?

It was well written and realistic. I do have to laugh at some of the want to be lawyers in our midst. Being a parent is far more than a DNA test, and actually whether or not he was the father is secondary anyway. This was about an attack on his family and he responded appropriately. It is about a decision to trust, when there was no way to verify since he wife was not available. It was about a man being a man, husband and father, and not about a paternity test. I feel sorry for those who can be clinical about something so basic and important. Well done.

This was BS. Please don't waste my time on crap stories like this in the future.

but, this story breaks down on the reality of DNA testing that is easily available these days. A quick test of Tim and Marisa would quickly answer the matter of whether a payout was necessary or not. The claimant's DNA would not be needed at all unless Tim turned out not to be the father.

That said, however, I did like the father/daughter dynamic in the story. They made the story worth reading.

The husband chose not to have a paternity test because to even have a test would suggest that he didn't trust his wife. His faith in her and in his family was absolute. He'd rather kick the guys ass, or kill him in a duel. Thats what makes the story so sweet. Nice story.

Thank You for taking your time to write this story.

Worthless story. Just because your wife cheated on you doesn't mean DNA tests aren't worth shit.

HDK, I thought it was another good story. You are such a seasoned author that I doubt if you are bothered by the comments of these anonymous "assholes", who wouldn't know the difference between a good story and a pile of their own excrement (unless it was heaped on their dinner plate). You keep doing what you do so well. I haven't found one of your stories yet, that I have failed to enjoy.

Simply, very good story.

Thank you.

Loved how it work.

It was good that wife came, innocent but, what more important I see her is when our hero states that, when a wife and husband have a child no man outside family should have any type of claim, even if its biological father, It shows very strong and high valued person.

Excellent read too.Thanx

Faithful wife. Faithful husband. And the father-in-law learns the metal of the man his daughter married.

Man what a perfect story and a lesson for all -

Well written and excellent timing - thanks -

Solid

Many, I guess most, of your stories are written in a light-hearted vein. But this story was serious from the beginning. It was so well crafted. There are not many stories in this genre where the wife really didn't cheat, making this one even more unique ... and enjoyable. Thanks!!

1* old hide story

5*****

Young hide story.

Get a life dwornocker.

Nice story that dips a bit into the suspicion of infidelity, without getting wet with it. Different enough to make it interesting. A uncouth but genuinely loving man, who holds absolute faith in his family, especially in his wife, is uncommon enough. But, to refute accusations without question, is a rarity.

I liked the story, even if it seemed too good to be true, since it holds hope that not every wife is a cheater and not every husband is out for unwarranted revenge (or vice versa).

Well done, nice to see trust and true love for a change. Need more stories like this instead of wimps and "torch the bitch" which are so prevalent. Thank you.

words to live by and for. TK U MLJ LV NV

That my dumb ass pass over this story so many times. Thanks for a great read.

and just so guys know dwornock is 50

What a warm refreshing story amid all of the other lascivious stories that we all read and enjoy.

Hopefully there are others on this web site that realize the user who goes by the name "dwornock" gets his rocks off by posting such low scores. It is a shame but it is also a true testimony to his character (or lack thereof).

... but I want Mr. Richards sued slander and prosecuted for blackmail.

I read it again and if anything it gets better with further reading. I wish you would write more, your stories are always a good read.

Re-loved it -

Good story about a good couple and good family loyalty -

Yep good all around - even a good bank guard lol

A "loving husband" story. Great short story.

This guy was a complete tool. His rant about biological fathers not meaning anything was ridiculous. Complete cuckold material.

A loving husband and wife. Life should be so simple. Great tale.

Although the author did waiver into other directions but eventually nailed it home. While his wife was in a state of non communication it allowed a certain tension to exist and build especially when the nameless opportunist probed for advantage in their distress.

Whenever I get to read one of your stories I can be certain not to be disappointed.

I don´t know just how you do it but - keep it up!

5*

His rant about Bio-father vs day-to-day-dad has a lot of merit. Who is more important to the raising and life shaping of a child- the sperm donor or the guy who teaches the child to ride a bike and bandages the inevitable boo-boos that occur in the process? Who has more influence--the guy who knocked up a woman and left her, or the guy who played catch and went to all the child's little league games. I could ask these questions ad nauseum, but I can answer with all due experience that--even though bio-father was around (admittedly not a lot) only one "dad" was invited to his wedding--and it wasn't bio-dad! And no, I did not say anything to exclude bio-dad in any way, it was totally his choice not to invite him. I do have to say that I started dating his mom when he was 4 months old, so he was not the product of a cheating wife.