AITAH? We insisted we will pay for my cousin’s (17) girlfriend’s (19) expenses as long as she agrees to a DNA test when the baby is born.
For eight years, they had been his responsibility—his cousins Sam and Olivia, left behind when their parents fled the country.
He had taken on the role of guardian with a vow to protect and prepare them for a future he hoped would be brighter, always open, honest, and guiding them through the complexities of growing up in a world full of challenges.
But now, everything was unraveling in an instant. Sam’s confession that Anne was pregnant shattered the fragile trust and careful plans they had built.
Despite all the conversations, all the precautions, the reality of new life and difficult choices loomed, demanding courage and grace beyond what any of them had imagined.
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The original poster (OP) took responsibility for their cousins and established open communication regarding sexual health, including providing condoms and safety checks.
The central conflict arises when the cousin's girlfriend becomes pregnant despite the OP's precautions, leading the OP to insist on a paternity test, which severely offended the pregnant girl's family.
Given the OP's commitment to financial support contingent on paternity, was the insistence on a DNA test a necessary protection of the family's resources, or did demanding the test preemptively damage crucial trust and communication with the other family, making the OP/cousin responsible for the breakdown in relations?