A father suspected his wife of infidelity, but the truth was even more unexpected.
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A man who started doubting if his daughter was biologically his ended up uncovering more than he could have ever imagined.
It’s common for children to resemble their parents as they grow. For instance, Reese Witherspoon's daughter is almost identical to her famous mom, and Jack Nicholson's son, Ray, bears a striking resemblance to the legendary actor.
But for one dad in Vietnam, things didn’t feel that way at all. He thought his daughter was 'too pretty' to be his.
Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava looks just like her mom
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The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, had moved to Ho Chi Minh City years ago with his wife, Hong, and their young daughter, Lan.
As Lan grew older, her father became increasingly doubtful about whether she shared any physical resemblance to him at all.
Unable to let go of his suspicions, he decided to take a DNA test. The results confirmed his worst fears—his teenage daughter was not biologically his.
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The news devastated him. Struggling to process the truth, he became withdrawn from his family and reportedly turned to alcohol as a way of coping, according to the Hindustan Times.
Eventually, he confronted his wife about his suspicions. However, Hong firmly denied any accusations of infidelity.
Amid the tension, Hong decided to leave her husband, taking Lan with her. The two relocated to a new city, where Lan started attending a different school.
The man has a paternity test to find that his daughter wasn't his
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It was at her new school that the puzzle pieces began to fall into place in the most unexpected way.
Lan became friends with a new classmate who not only shared the same birthday as her but had also been born in the same hospital.
The two girls decided to celebrate their birthdays together with a joint party. During the celebration, their parents met, and something remarkable was noticed.
Lan bore a striking resemblance to her friend's mother, which raised even more questions. After discussing their observations, the families decided to conduct DNA tests.
The results confirmed a shocking mistake—the two daughters had been swapped at birth.
According to the South China Morning Post, the two families have since started spending a lot of time together, forging a close bond out of this extraordinary situation.
It remains unclear if either family plans to take legal action against the hospital responsible for mixing up the two newborns years ago.
The two girls became friends at school before learning about the mix up
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While Lan and her friend discovered their biological families as teenagers, this isn’t the only case of such an error.
In the UK, two women only learned they were switched at birth after taking DNA tests 50 years later.
The mix-up reportedly happened when the newborns were placed in a hospital nursery and then mistakenly handed to the wrong mothers.