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Aug 4, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories He Asked Me to Raise His Son… Then I Found Out the Baby Wasn't His | Daily Telly Talks When my brother asked me to become the legal guardian of his 6-month-old son, I never imagined it would unravel the darkest secret of his marriage. What started as a request turned into a painful journey of betrayal, lies, and family devastation. A hidden past, a fake father, and a dying plea for forgiveness — this story will leave you speechless. 📌 Subscribe for more true story narrations that hit deep. 🎧 Grab your headphones — this one is emotional. #RealStory #PaternityScandal #EmotionalStory #FamilyDrama #Betrayal
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The request was a heavy one, delivered
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with the desperate somnity of a man
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whose world was collapsing.
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My brother, two years my senior and the
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only family I had left, sat across from
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me in my small living room. His face,
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normally so cheerful, was etched with a
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profound exhaustion.
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He was a marketing professional, I a
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high school teacher. We weren't rich,
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but we had each other since our parents
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passed away in our early 20s.
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Now at 30, his life was a tangled knot
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of responsibility and heartbreak. He and
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his wife wanted me to be the legal
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guardian of their six-month-old son. His
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voice, thick with strain, explained the
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impossible situation.
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He'd been offered a job out of state, a
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position that paid a fortune more than
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his current one, a lifeline for a family
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drowning in medical debt. His wife, my
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sister-in-law, had been diagnosed with
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stage 2 liver cancer a month ago.
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Her parents, bless them, were moving in
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to care for her, but they were aged and
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couldn't handle the demands of a
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newborn.
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My brother, he would have to live out of
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state for 5 days a week, coming home
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only on weekends.
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Their son, my nephew, would need a
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guardian.
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and with no other family to turn to, he
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was asking me.
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The request was an anchor, pulling me
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under a wave of anxiety.
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I loved my brother, and my heart broke
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for his family's plight. But I was 28
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with a demanding job and a life I had
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worked hard to build for myself.
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The thought of taking on the
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responsibility of a 6-month-old was
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overwhelming. But it wasn't just the
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practicalities that gave me pause. It
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was a memory, a wisp of a story I had
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heard years ago from a coworker. A nasty
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piece of gossip about a paternity scam
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involving my now sister-in-law.
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I had warned my brother then, back when
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they were just dating, but he had
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dismissed my concerns, his trust in her
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absolute.
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Now, faced with the weight of legal
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guardianship, my gut screamed at me to
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be cautious. I couldn't risk being a
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pawn in a game I didn't understand.
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My brother's eyes, clouded with hope and
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desperation, met mine. It was impossible
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to say no, so I said yes, but with a
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condition that felt like a poison pill.
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"I'll do it," I said, my voice steady
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despite the turmoil inside. "But only
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after you get a paternity test," the
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words hung in the air, a grenade with
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the pin pulled.
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His face, a moment ago, so full of
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relief, twisted into a mask of hurt and
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anger. He accused me of harboring old
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resentments, of needlessly doubting his
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wife. But I stood my ground. "It's not
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about trust," I lied, the words tasting
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like ash in my mouth. "It's about legal
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protection for all of us." After a
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heated argument that felt like a fight
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for my own sanity, he finally
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reluctantly agreed.
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Then silence,
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two weeks of it. My brother didn't call.
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I didn't hear a peep from him. I felt
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the guilt coil around me, a cold snake
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of regret. Had my selfishness, my need
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for an excuse to buy time, ruined his
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marriage. My fears were confirmed when
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his wife called. Her voice, usually soft
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and sweet, was a furious scream. "You
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ruined my marriage!" she shrieked, then
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hung up. My stomach dropped. I knew with
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a terrible certainty that the paternity
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test had indeed opened a can of worms. A
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day later, my brother called, his voice
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hollowed out, empty. He told me
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everything. After I had made my demand,
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his wife's reaction had been strange.
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She was furious, emotional, and
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absolutely against the test. Her
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resistance, more than any rumor, lit a
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fire of suspicion in my brother. He went
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and had a paternity test done in secret.
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The results came back negative. He, the
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man who had raised this child, who had
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loved and doted on him, was not his
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father.
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He was so shocked that he had the test
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done a second time, praying for a
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different outcome. But the truth, a
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cruel and unyielding thing, remained the
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same. He confronted his wife. She tried
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to deny it, but with the test results in
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his hands, there was no escape. She
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finally confessed.
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The father was a friend, a man she had
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been with once when my brother was out
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of town. She had never told him because
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she feared it would ruin their marriage.
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And once she was pregnant, she knew she
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didn't want to be with anyone else but
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him.
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It was a flimsy excuse for a deep
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betrayal. And then she confessed to the
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old gossip I had heard, the paternity
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scam involving her best friend. The
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rumors were true. My sister-in-law had
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been a willing accomplice, a partner in
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crime, helping her friend defraud her
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husband for money. It was a sickening
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revelation, a dark pattern of deception
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that stretched back years. My brother
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had spent his life defending her, and
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now he was faced with the crushing
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reality that she had used him, used his
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love, his money, and his kindness for
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her own selfish gain. He filed for
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divorce and full custody of his son. She
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was devastated, pleading and begging him
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to reconsider.
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I, however, felt a strange mix of
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vindication and profound sadness.
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My brother deserved better, and I was
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grateful I had pushed him, even if it
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was for my own selfish reasons. The
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unraveling continued.
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My brother, drowning in grief and anger,
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came to me for solace. He revealed the
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final, most sickening detail. The
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biological father, his wife's so-called
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friend, had been actively involved in
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their lives. He and his wife had been
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invited over for dinner. My brother had
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sat at the table raising another man's
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son, completely oblivious to the cruel
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and calculated deception. The betrayal
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was deeper than I could have imagined. I
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couldn't help but think about the
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consequences. The boy's biological
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father, his wife, now drawn into the
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drama, was now threatening to fight for
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custody. My sister-in-law was using her
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cancer diagnosis as a weapon, trying to
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manipulate my brother into dropping the
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legal proceedings. A week later, she
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showed up at my house. My brother was
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there, and she, looking sickly and weak,
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was a ghost of her former self. She
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begged my brother for joint custody,
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admitting she had told the biological
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father the truth in a fit of anger.
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Now she wanted to undo it all. Her
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cancer had progressed to stage three.
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She just wanted to spend her last months
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with her son. My brother, his face a
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hard, unyielding mask, listened to her
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plea. But he was no longer the foolishly
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trusting man he had been. He offered her
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supervised visits once a week and
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nothing more. "You lied to me," he said,
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his voice quiet and firm. "And just
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because you're sick doesn't mean my pain
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is any less real." She eventually
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agreed, accepting the grim reality that
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she had lost the trust and love of the
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man who had given her everything.
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The divorce was moving forward, and my
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brother was determined to give his son
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the life he deserved.
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My role in their lives, once a potential
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legal guardian, had shifted to something
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more vital, a sister, a confidant, a
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safe harbor in a storm.
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I don't know what the future holds for
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my brother and my nephew, but I know one
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thing for certain.
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The truth, ugly and painful as it was,
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had set us all