I found out I have a secret son after my little boy made friends with him… I had no idea

A MAN has shared how he believes his son’s newest school friend could actually also be his.

For years, he had no idea for years that could be a possibility.

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The desperate man asked for relationship advice on Reddit about his secret child situation.

In his story, he claimed he had met an alumna from his school and they began a relationship.

Unfortunately, he found out she had a boyfriend, which caused them to break up.

At the same time, the man and his ex were also hooking up, and just a few months later, she got pregnant.

Fast forward seven years, the man’s son made a new friend at school who is just slightly older, and turned out that his mom was the alumna he had previously hooked up with.

The woman would avoid him when they pick up the kids from school, but he said this isn’t why he’s suspicious since run-ins with exes always tend to be a little awkward.

Instead, the man was more disturbed by just how much the two boys look alike.

“The way that they smile, hair, skin color, the shape of their eyes and nose are so similar to mine.

“And everyone in my family always says my son looks exactly like me when I was a kid,” the man wrote.

The man also added that he hasn’t seen the other child’s father around and the woman’s Instagram page gives no sign of who he is.

Because things hadn’t ended well for the two, he didn’t know whether to approach the woman about his potential son or not.

“I’d hate to think I have a kid out there not to know about but if it’s gonna hurt him more then I’m not sure.”

Many people replied that the best way to find out whether the kid is his or not is to simply ask the woman.

One user wrote: “If you want to know for sure and you are prepared for the consequences then you have to talk to her,” while another added, “You should bluntly ask. Meanwhile, I’ll go make popcorn for your update.”

And that’s exactly what he did.

In a second post, he dropped a major bomb: he WAS the father.

He said: “I managed to ask [the mom] to meet up alone to talk.

“When I asked her the obvious she started crying. And she said when we broke up, she found out about the pregnancy but thought her boyfriend back then was the father.

“But she revealed the cheating to him and they did a paternity test after she gave birth. He wasn’t the father so he left.

“Then she didn’t want to say anything to me because we weren’t in contact anymore and she knew I didn’t want to see her again so she thought at the time maybe I’d reject my son.”

He admitted that he was mainly upset over the fact that he had missed out on his son’s life. But that he’s working on moving past it.

“She seems like she really regrets it and so far she’s agreed to everything I’ve asked: paternity test for starters where we got the proof I’m his biological dad, wanting to spend time with him, let him know I’m his dad,” he continued.

“None of this has been easy. The kids seem to be having a better time adjusting. My son just thinks it’s cool right now to suddenly have a big brother. But I think when that excitement wears off there will be more stuff to deal with.

“He still comes over with my son so they can hang out or I see them together after school. Guess for me it’s been hard seeing him. And knowing we still have a long way to go to building an actual relationship. Wish we could’ve had that since the beginning.

“At least this hasn’t affected their friendship. I’m hoping it stays strong the more I get to be part of his life and he becomes more part of our lives.”

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