“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.