Ignorance is Bliss
Margaret and the rest of the Dunbars were stunned. Margaret said: “You know, as far as she was concerned, it was a paternity test. She had no idea the impact of what she was saying to me. It was a shock to me…not really the conclusion, but to hear it.” Other members of the family were furious about the results.
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Some of the Dunbars had had no clue that Margaret was investigating on the issue so deeply, and that she had ordered the test. To have such a long-held belief about their family be refuted so resolutely didn’t sit well with them. They were surprised, hurt, and confused, all at once. What they didn’t know couldn’t have hurt them.