Fred Came Home From University Thinking He Was Adopted

Fred came home from University in tears. “Mum, am I

adopted?” “No of course not”, replied his mother. Why

would you think such a thing? Fred showed her his genealogy

DNA test results. No match for any of his relatives, and

strong matches for a family who lived the other side of the

city. Perturbed, his mother called her husband. “Honey,

Fred has done a DNA test, and… and… I don’t know how

to say this… he may not be our son.” “Well,

obviously!” he replied. “What do you mean?” “It was

your idea in the first place” her husband continued.

“You remember, that first night in hospital when the baby

did nothing but scream and cry and scream and cry. On and

on. And you asked me to change him.” “I picked a good

one I reckon. Ever so proud of Fred.”