I have a question about paternity, fatherhood. I have long noticed that my mother's hair color and mine are the same, dark brown, while my dad's hair color is a light yellow. He is of Swedish ancestry while mom's ancestry is eastern European. I would have thought that my hair color should have been more like dad's. One problem is that Mom dyes her hair blond now so it will be like dad's, so it is harder to compare our hair colors now. But recently, Mom and I were vigorously competing for the bathroom in the morning. She was late for work and I was drying myself off after a shower. She sort of barged into the bathroom and, after apologizing, dropped her robe and got ready to enter the shower. I could see that her hair was blond but her pubic hair was dark brown, just like mine. And it was very bushy, again just like mine. When I pointed this out to her, she seemed very surprised. Standing side by side, both of us naked, it was obvious that I was right. She agreed but immediately entered the shower stall and continued getting ready for work. I meanwhile finished drying myself and got ready for college. But one thing that I will do is check with my genetics professor to see what he thinks. I am concerned now that maybe "Dad" is not my biological father. A frightening thought, indeed.
J.D.