Letters to the Editor
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feel bad for dolores
If the kid is 22, shes not a kid at all, but an adult. And her parents should tell her who her biological parents are. It is the responsible thing to do. Unfortunately it isnt the LW responsiblity to do this, however frustrating it must be. The secret will come out, and probably in a way far more damaging than if the woman's parents had just told her the truth.
As far as the chinese ancestory thing goes, I don't think a denial necessarily means that the step son is: "upset because they believe that virtue and human value are assigned by one's genes rather than by one's behavior -- in other words, because of racism". Rather many of us have built a picture of who we are based on our family's history and traditions. To be told that those traditions may not be true/aren't the whole story could be understandable overwhelming to some people. The ironic thing is that the step son is creating another false family history for his daughter, who is not her daughter at all. As such, he may be quite sensitive about, or even scared by, geneology and the idea of family heritage that can be found out through genetic testing.