What would you do if....
By trisha27
@trisha27 (3494)
United States
October 6, 2012 1:37pm CST
What would you do if a little boy came knocking on your door stating that he was your son. But as far as you can remember you don't have any children. Would you believe him or would you turn him away? Would you call the cops? Then he tells you you had a little baby 10 years ago and gave him up for adoption. Then all the memories start flooding back to you about that baby. What would you do then? Would you be overjoyed that he came to visit you would you believe him still? Or would you take him back home to his parents?
I think that I would remember if I gave up a child for adoption 10 years ago. I'm not so sure on believing him just yet though on him saying that he was my son. But I would have him call his parents and I would call the police. I don't know if I would take him back to his home myself but have a cop return him home.
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12 responses
@riyauro (6421)
• India
6 Oct 12
Hi i would just call the cops because i have no child and not given birth to any as yet and how can someone just come up and say he is my son. I would definitely think that it is someone's game plan. So it is very fishy situation and I would just call the cops. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead 
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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6 Oct 12
Well, if I had given a baby up, also about his age being right, then what I would do first is ask do his parents know where he is, then ask where he lives and the names of the people that he live with.
I would call the police to take him home, as this way you do not get dragged into arguments that may happen when he was returned, but I would also be worried about how he thought I was his mother, who told him I was his mother and who told him where I lived.
@artemeis (4194)
• China
7 Oct 12
One thing about time is that it can change a person inside out and not forgetting physically as well. So, it would really be quite hard to believe at first sight after so many years and all of us will act differently instinctively.
As for me, I would probably give the child the benefit of doubt first and make sure that he is alright and taken care of. At the same time, I would get him checked out with physically and undergo a DNA test to determine parentage.
In my country, I will need to inform the security bureau so that I am within the legal boundaries and follow up properly when the test results show otherwise.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
14 Oct 12
There is no possible way this could have happened to me since it would have required having an entire year of my memory erased. Even if it were possible for someone to do that somehow I believe I would have had dreams and feelings of de ja vu and would eventually figure out something was wrong. That said, ho one gives birth, gives up a child, and then forgets they ever had one.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
7 Oct 12
well you can sure have dna tests. They cost alot of are sure worth knowing in this case.
@baddkabee (115)
• Singapore
7 Oct 12
Thanks for this interesting topic. One possibility that came to mind if faced with this scenario is that it may be one of those modus operandi of syndicated crimes where they can accuse you of kidnapping the child if you allow him/her inside your house for questioning. Look out if he/she has other companions or other suspicious individuals in the area. Better bring him/her straight to the cops and let them handle the case and bring him/her back to his/her parents. If he insists about it, ask for a DNA test.
@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
6 Oct 12
That's an interesting question. It's also quite sad and scary. For me it's a very easy question to answer. I know for sure that this little boy can not possibly be my son since I've never had any children.
I would notify the police right away. Nowadays you just don't know what people are up to. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it were some kind of trap. I've seen reports where adults are using young children as a distraction so that the adults can rob people.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
7 Oct 12
This would certainly be a shock to my world. I would probably be very disollusioned at first but i would do everything in my power to check the facts out. This would be a urning point for the child snd for me. I don't think o would have it in my heart to turn the child coldly away.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
6 Oct 12
hey thank u for posting such an interesting discussion. Well in such case i would never have accepted that child as i am sure that i am clean and i would never have committed that blunder that could put me into a serious trouble. I would have rather consulted the cops who would have handled the same case in a much better way than me. If possible i would have taken him to a police station and would have requested them to help him.
What say?
@kitmurphy (81)
• United States
7 Oct 12
The first thing is to always call the cops/authorities. While they are on the way is when you star asking questions. If you wait to call things get worse, especially because you aren't the guardian of the child.
If there was a possibility I would tell this person that we would need to get a dna test to ensure that she/he showed up at the right house but they would have to go back to the people that are currently raising them.
If the child was mine I would just try to be in their lives if the parents allowed it.
