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Man Freaks Out Over Baby’s Hair Color, Wife Laughs In His Face When Paternity Test Results Come In
When you’re waiting for your child to come into this world, there’s a lot of guessing about what they are going to look like.
But after this Redditor gave birth to a blue-eyed bundle of joy with blonde hair, her husband was shocked: how could this be if both parents were brunettes?
The woman tried to explain that it was just genetics playing a trick on them, but her partner didn’t listen and chose to take a paternity test instead.
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Soon-to-be-parents often try to imagine what their baby is going to look like
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But this woman’s husband couldn’t believe their child could have blue eyes and blond hair, so he asked for a paternity test
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The color of our hair is written in our genes
The OP shared that she tried talking some sense into her husband, saying that it was genetics that led to the unexpected color of the baby’s hair. The husband didn’t want to listen, but the Redditor was right: because of our genes that are passed down from generation to generation, children might be born with hair or eye colors the parents didn’t expect.
According to LunaDNA, the color of one’s hair is determined by two types of pigment, eumelanin and pheomelanin; an abundance of the former results in darker, brown or black hair, while the latter colors the hair orange or red. Every person’s hair contains some eumelanin—the darker pigment—low levels of which result in lighter hair, while high levels lead to darker colors.
The fascinating ways our bodies are programmed mean that people with an abundance of tightly packed eumelanin will have black hair, while those with tightly packed pheomelanin will have red hair. (As a matter of fact, the latter is reportedly the rarest hair color in the world, with Ireland and Scotland being the countries where you are most likely to meet individuals with fire-colored hair.) As for blondes, they usually boast a very small and thinly dispersed amount of eumelanin.
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Why children don’t always look like their parents
Even though hair color is inherited and passed down through a person’s DNA, certain gene variations can determine that it differs from that of both of the little one’s parents. A child typically receives 46 chromosomes—23 from their mom and 23 from their dad—which determine their looks. However, sometimes parents unknowingly carry an unexpressed hair color gene that they can pass to their child. That’s why sometimes the color of a child’s hair differs not only from their parents’, but from their siblings’, too.
For the OP’s husband, such a lack of resemblance was a cause for concern, to such an extent that he even asked for a paternity test. For one reason or another, millions of people seemingly do so every year, as by 2017 the number of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests exceeded 30 million globally.
In the Redditor’s case, the test results proved that what she was saying was the truth; hence, the “I told you so.” And even though she soon started wondering if she was a jerk for uttering these words, fellow Redditors in the comments made sure to let her know that she wasn’t.
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People who read the story didn’t hold back their opinions on the father’s reaction
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Jac Carr 1 week ago
My now dark haired best friend was abandoned at birth by his dad because he was born with blond hair; men can be the biggest piles of garbage sometimes as well as intellectual dumbasses
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
No fooling! And he needed to “recover” upon finding out it was his child, yet AGAIN abandoning wife and baby to run back to his harridan? Holy c**p! Aside from the verbal assaults, lack of trust, being a raging d**k, and having a harpy for a mother, he was apparently too stupid to understand the simple chart with composed of four squares that explained genetics to us in school. If she hasn’t divorced him, I say we form a squad, locate her, and force a divorce to save her from this. (I’ll never forget my Irish friends, a married couple with strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes, and white eyelashes. She was pregnant, he was working in the US and ran back to Ireland for the birth. He reappeared the next day. I feigned interest in the baby and he pulled out a photo … of a very clearly black baby with a LOTTA hair. Didn’t know what to say (maybe they had black grandparents or something?) but I understood when he cried. At least I knew that the grandparents mightta been black!
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Ace 1 week ago
I've read on here and other places that accusations of infidelity are often a sign that the accuser has been cheating. Certainly a sign that all was not well with this relationship. Anyway, it's a 2-y-o post - what are the chances that they are still together?
Ben Aziza 1 week ago
Yeh it is most likely projection. Also in some rare occasions it can be insecurity and i mean severe stuff cus of past bad experiences. Still, it is never an excuse, one should not think of marriage if they are like that.
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KatSaidThat 1 week ago
I think he was "mortified" at the result because he was cheating and was hoping for an easy way out of his marriage.
Jac Carr 1 week ago
To "get his own back" because he still won't be able to comprehend basic biology and will still think something's shady. I hope she leaves him and he watches from a distance as the child's hair & eyes turn darker
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Kari Lynn 1 week ago
I'm retired from a career in medicine, and I have seen my share of new fathers become perplexed at the appearance of their newborn. It usually resulted turned into happy laughter after the doctor explained genetics to them. The only times I saw outrage was after the initial look of relief. The OP's husband did not want the baby to begin with, and he used his appearance as an excuse to escape the marriage. I say that after reading about his reaction to the paternity test. He was p!**ed. He had five weeks of mom talking excitedly about divorce and how much better off he would be that he actually looked forward to it by the time the test came back. I feel sorry and worried for the OP. She's got some rough road ahead of her. I would be quite interested in an update, since this is an old story.
Jack 1 week ago
How is finding out your wife was faithful to you a "low point" where it would be mean to "kick him while he's down"? That should be relief....unless he wanted her to have cheated. Unless he was looking for a way out....
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
The comment that quoted the “kick him while he’s down” and said “Tough luck, fella!” made me laugh so hard that wet stuff flew onto my iPad from my nose. 😆 I *really* brought home the absurdity of his reaction. I think the comment above that pointed out that there were five weeks during which his mom built up the potential of divorce in his head got him excited about the possibility, and the test rended that moot (in his mind, anyway; I hope to christ it had the opposite affect on her!)
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Kathy Richardson 1 week ago
I am the youngest of nine, my mom had really dark hair, my dad was born blond but his hair turned almost as dark as my moms as he aged. I have 2 siblings that are red headed, 3 siblings plus myself that are blond, one with almost black hair, one with very dark brown hair, and one with light brown hair. Parents are both biological to all of us. Hair color doesn't mean a thing.
Big Chungus 1 week ago
My son was born with dark black hair and light blue eyes, 4 years later he has light red/brown hair and brown eyes...man basic biology is crazy lol
Shane G 1 week ago
That mother-son relationship is set in stone. This will never change. She stole mommy's precious little boy and he clearly agrees. There will never be a healthy relationship there.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 week ago
That he went back to mommy after this and allowed mommy to keep texting his wife says everything.
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Daddy’s Girl 1 week ago
I’m guessing her t**d of a husband skipped biology class. Apparently his mother did too.
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
Putting “Kentucky Fried” in front of *lotsa* adjectives is really popular. (Well, at least in NYC, but I see it a lot online, too, and I assume not everyone using it is a New Yorker.)
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Roger Sleeth 1 week ago
Are you divorcing him? And if not why? Dude accused you of cheating left you after you had his kid to run to mommy twice. Why would you stay married to that a*****e?
BoredPangolin 1 week ago
It's about trust--or rather lack of--trust. Your wife says it's your child, you've been living together for X years, and you have a doubt? You're going to hurt her so bad by verbalizing that, that you should be prepared for her to be falling out of love over this. I'm the mother of mixed kids. I can't imagine my man doubting me but let's say our kid had not been looking mixed at all and he looked super anxious over this and obviously looking guilty over this, I MIGHT have suggested it to put his mind to rest. But waltzing there and accusing your wife who just gave birth? Insensitive and destructive.
Nils Skirnir 1 week ago (edited)
It’s widely known that Caucasian babies frequently, if not most often, are born with light colored eyes and light hair (if they have any). Both eye and hair color frequently darken with age. Do hope OP contacted a lawyer and started divorce proceedings
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
Yeah! Isn’t she a cruel bytch? Poor man’s coming to terms with having been wrong, and she’s LAUGHING! No wonder he had to abandon her and baby yet AGAIN to go be soothed in his mother’s arms!
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Sarah Léon 1 week ago
I wasblond until I was 5. Now I have brown hair. The same with my brother. I don't know how she can stay with him after 3 weeks of insults...
Funderthuck 1 week ago
Both my parents and brother have brown hair and brown eyes. I pop out blue eyed and blonde! Genetics are a thing and it's amazing how that happens.
StretcherBearer 1 week ago (edited)
This is why education matters. I learned about genetics and inherited traits between naps in biology and immature jokes in s*x ed. Dafuq was he doing?
Ace 1 week ago
You dont need any knowledge of genetics to know that many babies are born with light/blond hair and grey/blue eyes and only develop their adult colours in the first year or two. One would expect most mothers and especially grandmothers to know this.
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Earonn - 1 week ago
He could have stayed with her and give her the benefit of the doubt, while they were waiting. You know - help a new mother who's body is healing, with the daily stuff. But hotel mama was so much better, and boohoo, his ego was down because he was wrong. A pity she didn't know that she was procreating with a worthless worm.
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
I love how the supposed photo of the MIL has her wearing a motorcycle jacket! I had one just like that 😁
Faye Bosworth 1 day ago
My dad is brunette, but was born blonde. This happens. Hes a d**k and doubling down afterwards was even worse.
Tom Lee 1 week ago
Considering the MIL, it's no wonder the husband was a jerk. Recovery is going to be hard work, and it begins with distancing from MIL until the couple can patch this up, and MIL acknowledges her bad behavior.
Somebodys grandmother 1 week ago
All babies are born with blue eyes... ITS NORMAL! Kick his a$$. Not because of the test but because he is STUPID!
Michelle C 1 week ago
I can understand the want for a paternity test, unfortunately we do live in a world where people can be devious, cheat, and then pin the baby on their partner so they aren't stuck raising the baby alone. I just don't like how he handled it! He could've asked for a test at the hospital, he could've done it when they got home privately, but he chose to run to his mom for 3 weeks and then get further upset when the truth proved him wrong. If it were me I would've laughed in his face, told him I have what I need for child support, and divorced him. As for his mother I would've let her know that being a grandparent is a privilege and not a right and block her. She can see the baby whenever her son has visitation.
Crystalwitch60 1 week ago
That bloke n mil are deluded twats ! I was born white blonde lol as were two of my three step sisters m they youngest was born black hair , my father had dark red hair , gran had black hair , step mother brunette , 😂I’m now mousy brown , no idea on others, all people with brown hair are normally born white blonde , ffs , both my two kids had white blond hair to , now dark blonde , and I’m very sure I’ve seen this post before under a slightly different title 🤔
Dilly Millandry 1 week ago
People with brown hair are usually born with brown hair, but it's very common for babies to start with lighter hair (blonde or light brown) that darkens as they grow. So not 'normally' white blond at all. This born 'white blonde' is still a very pale blonde and people who have natural blonde hair as adults are usually born with blonde hair (often very light, nearly white). So you have the wrong hair colour I'm afraid.
Load More Replies... Jac Carr 1 week ago
My now dark haired best friend was abandoned at birth by his dad because he was born with blond hair; men can be the biggest piles of garbage sometimes as well as intellectual dumbasses
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
No fooling! And he needed to “recover” upon finding out it was his child, yet AGAIN abandoning wife and baby to run back to his harridan? Holy c**p! Aside from the verbal assaults, lack of trust, being a raging d**k, and having a harpy for a mother, he was apparently too stupid to understand the simple chart with composed of four squares that explained genetics to us in school. If she hasn’t divorced him, I say we form a squad, locate her, and force a divorce to save her from this. (I’ll never forget my Irish friends, a married couple with strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes, and white eyelashes. She was pregnant, he was working in the US and ran back to Ireland for the birth. He reappeared the next day. I feigned interest in the baby and he pulled out a photo … of a very clearly black baby with a LOTTA hair. Didn’t know what to say (maybe they had black grandparents or something?) but I understood when he cried. At least I knew that the grandparents mightta been black!
Load More Replies... Ace 1 week ago
I've read on here and other places that accusations of infidelity are often a sign that the accuser has been cheating. Certainly a sign that all was not well with this relationship. Anyway, it's a 2-y-o post - what are the chances that they are still together?
Ben Aziza 1 week ago
Yeh it is most likely projection. Also in some rare occasions it can be insecurity and i mean severe stuff cus of past bad experiences. Still, it is never an excuse, one should not think of marriage if they are like that.
Load More Replies... KatSaidThat 1 week ago
I think he was "mortified" at the result because he was cheating and was hoping for an easy way out of his marriage.
Jac Carr 1 week ago
To "get his own back" because he still won't be able to comprehend basic biology and will still think something's shady. I hope she leaves him and he watches from a distance as the child's hair & eyes turn darker
Load More Replies... Kari Lynn 1 week ago
I'm retired from a career in medicine, and I have seen my share of new fathers become perplexed at the appearance of their newborn. It usually resulted turned into happy laughter after the doctor explained genetics to them. The only times I saw outrage was after the initial look of relief. The OP's husband did not want the baby to begin with, and he used his appearance as an excuse to escape the marriage. I say that after reading about his reaction to the paternity test. He was p!**ed. He had five weeks of mom talking excitedly about divorce and how much better off he would be that he actually looked forward to it by the time the test came back. I feel sorry and worried for the OP. She's got some rough road ahead of her. I would be quite interested in an update, since this is an old story.
Jack 1 week ago
How is finding out your wife was faithful to you a "low point" where it would be mean to "kick him while he's down"? That should be relief....unless he wanted her to have cheated. Unless he was looking for a way out....
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
The comment that quoted the “kick him while he’s down” and said “Tough luck, fella!” made me laugh so hard that wet stuff flew onto my iPad from my nose. 😆 I *really* brought home the absurdity of his reaction. I think the comment above that pointed out that there were five weeks during which his mom built up the potential of divorce in his head got him excited about the possibility, and the test rended that moot (in his mind, anyway; I hope to christ it had the opposite affect on her!)
Load More Replies... Kathy Richardson 1 week ago
I am the youngest of nine, my mom had really dark hair, my dad was born blond but his hair turned almost as dark as my moms as he aged. I have 2 siblings that are red headed, 3 siblings plus myself that are blond, one with almost black hair, one with very dark brown hair, and one with light brown hair. Parents are both biological to all of us. Hair color doesn't mean a thing.
Big Chungus 1 week ago
My son was born with dark black hair and light blue eyes, 4 years later he has light red/brown hair and brown eyes...man basic biology is crazy lol
Shane G 1 week ago
That mother-son relationship is set in stone. This will never change. She stole mommy's precious little boy and he clearly agrees. There will never be a healthy relationship there.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 week ago
That he went back to mommy after this and allowed mommy to keep texting his wife says everything.
Load More Replies... Daddy’s Girl 1 week ago
I’m guessing her t**d of a husband skipped biology class. Apparently his mother did too.
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
Putting “Kentucky Fried” in front of *lotsa* adjectives is really popular. (Well, at least in NYC, but I see it a lot online, too, and I assume not everyone using it is a New Yorker.)
Load More Replies... Roger Sleeth 1 week ago
Are you divorcing him? And if not why? Dude accused you of cheating left you after you had his kid to run to mommy twice. Why would you stay married to that a*****e?
BoredPangolin 1 week ago
It's about trust--or rather lack of--trust. Your wife says it's your child, you've been living together for X years, and you have a doubt? You're going to hurt her so bad by verbalizing that, that you should be prepared for her to be falling out of love over this. I'm the mother of mixed kids. I can't imagine my man doubting me but let's say our kid had not been looking mixed at all and he looked super anxious over this and obviously looking guilty over this, I MIGHT have suggested it to put his mind to rest. But waltzing there and accusing your wife who just gave birth? Insensitive and destructive.
Nils Skirnir 1 week ago (edited)
It’s widely known that Caucasian babies frequently, if not most often, are born with light colored eyes and light hair (if they have any). Both eye and hair color frequently darken with age. Do hope OP contacted a lawyer and started divorce proceedings
Binky Melnik 1 week ago
Yeah! Isn’t she a cruel bytch? Poor man’s coming to terms with having been wrong, and she’s LAUGHING! No wonder he had to abandon her and baby yet AGAIN to go be soothed in his mother’s arms!
Load More Replies... Sarah Léon 1 week ago
I wasblond until I was 5. Now I have brown hair. The same with my brother. I don't know how she can stay with him after 3 weeks of insults...
Funderthuck 1 week ago
Both my parents and brother have brown hair and brown eyes. I pop out blue eyed and blonde! Genetics are a thing and it's amazing how that happens.
StretcherBearer 1 week ago (edited)
This is why education matters. I learned about genetics and inherited traits between naps in biology and immature jokes in s*x ed. Dafuq was he doing?
Ace 1 week ago
You dont need any knowledge of genetics to know that many babies are born with light/blond hair and grey/blue eyes and only develop their adult colours in the first year or two. One would expect most mothers and especially grandmothers to know this.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 1 week ago
He could have stayed with her and give her the benefit of the doubt, while they were waiting. You know - help a new mother who's body is healing, with the daily stuff. But hotel mama was so much better, and boohoo, his ego was down because he was wrong. A pity she didn't know that she was procreating with a worthless worm.
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
I love how the supposed photo of the MIL has her wearing a motorcycle jacket! I had one just like that 😁
Faye Bosworth 1 day ago
My dad is brunette, but was born blonde. This happens. Hes a d**k and doubling down afterwards was even worse.
Tom Lee 1 week ago
Considering the MIL, it's no wonder the husband was a jerk. Recovery is going to be hard work, and it begins with distancing from MIL until the couple can patch this up, and MIL acknowledges her bad behavior.
Somebodys grandmother 1 week ago
All babies are born with blue eyes... ITS NORMAL! Kick his a$$. Not because of the test but because he is STUPID!
Michelle C 1 week ago
I can understand the want for a paternity test, unfortunately we do live in a world where people can be devious, cheat, and then pin the baby on their partner so they aren't stuck raising the baby alone. I just don't like how he handled it! He could've asked for a test at the hospital, he could've done it when they got home privately, but he chose to run to his mom for 3 weeks and then get further upset when the truth proved him wrong. If it were me I would've laughed in his face, told him I have what I need for child support, and divorced him. As for his mother I would've let her know that being a grandparent is a privilege and not a right and block her. She can see the baby whenever her son has visitation.
Crystalwitch60 1 week ago
That bloke n mil are deluded twats ! I was born white blonde lol as were two of my three step sisters m they youngest was born black hair , my father had dark red hair , gran had black hair , step mother brunette , 😂I’m now mousy brown , no idea on others, all people with brown hair are normally born white blonde , ffs , both my two kids had white blond hair to , now dark blonde , and I’m very sure I’ve seen this post before under a slightly different title 🤔
Dilly Millandry 1 week ago
People with brown hair are usually born with brown hair, but it's very common for babies to start with lighter hair (blonde or light brown) that darkens as they grow. So not 'normally' white blond at all. This born 'white blonde' is still a very pale blonde and people who have natural blonde hair as adults are usually born with blonde hair (often very light, nearly white). So you have the wrong hair colour I'm afraid.
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