Everyone would have liked to have done something differently in the past. Some decisions you still regret years later. Four people told us what they are still struggling with.
Andreas Kern*, 44 years old
My ex-wife and I have – had – four children together: two older ones, who are already studying, and two younger ones. My daughter, child number three, that’s what it’s about. At the time, almost five years ago, I assumed that I was her biological father. I found out by a stupid coincidence that it wasn’t me. Back then, shortly before the end of the year, my ex-wife asked me not to go to the mailbox because there was mail for her. But because it was my birthday and I was curious, I opened the mailbox and saw that she had received a letter from an institute that offers paternity tests. I put the letter back and asked her that same evening why she was getting such mail. Then she had to come out with the truth.
