An online discussion was triggered by a young Ghanaian woman who dared to tell men to keep spending on and taking care of children even in the event that the children are identified not to be biologically related to them through DNA tests.
Her claim is in the context of an increasing reportage of men who, once the results of paternity tests show that they are not the biological fathers, promptly walk away on their paternal parts.
She finds this trend heartbreaking and damaging, in particular to the innocent children, involved.
A video that has gone viral on social media shows the woman advising men not to focus on biology but to build emotional connections.
As she went on, she passionately advised men, who someday may realize that their children are not theirs, not to share such with their children but rather to go on with their fatherly work.
On her part, she says children do not demand to be born and definitely, they do not deserve the emotional turmoil of being rejected by the only one they have ever known as father.
She claimed that the emotional withdrawal of love and care might leave an everlasting emotional scar on children, who might have developed strong bonds to their father figures.
Imagine how a child would feel knowing the man they call daddy has left because of something he or she cannot control, she said. It is a scar that does not completely heal.
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Some individuals supported her opinion and commended her courage in expressing herself with compassion and maturity, others did not share the same opinion- stating that it is emotionally unhealthy and economically demanding to keep raising a child (that is not yours), when someone has broken trust in a relationship.
Nevertheless, the young woman held her own and stressed that, it is not blood but love that makes a person a real parent.
Her message has since become viral, sparking outrage in the social media and even on radio talk shows.
Some have commended her or revealing a little discussed subject matter, but yet some are asking to have a more in-depth discussion about fatherhood, responsibility, and emotional maturity.
Through debate, one thing has been evident, DNA results might dictate biology, but these do not always define the father-child relationship.
