Parents Hide Secret From Daughter for 23 Years | The Maury Show

[@bread5544]

I was 10 when I found out that the guy who raised me isn’t my biological dad, but NEVER changed how I felt about my dad. He raised me when a druggy left me in my crib for hours. He made sure I was okay. My dad and I have our differences now because we’ll it’s life, shit happens, but he will forever be my dad, even if he’s not the reason I was born, he was the reason I’m alive.

[@izzypopz3684]

Beautifully written.

[@Blue93737]

This is beautiful😭

[@frostycubes4508]

@Sofia Aprano the parent was a drug addict or a acoholic

[@mathmommy]

That’s beautiful!

[@franchisefred4066]

😍😍😍

[@azero2]

If I ever get a call from a talk show telling me that someone wants to reveal a secret, I’m not going. The internet is just too savage and I’m not trying to be a meme.

[@LosSociosDelFuturo]

😂😂😂same

[@jodilucia765]

😂😂😂🙄

[@ultimatemanny]

You and me both

[@a1yssaa]

Lol i just said this

[@lenabeana9834]

Same I’d be like tell me in person or don’t tell me

[@dylan-tristamoores2077]

“A secret they knew would break Shannon’s heart if she ever knew” proceeds to tell her on national tv.

[@bluejem1315]

I know right.

[@IamDacaah888]

Right!!!

[@JayJayssweets]

Right ! Lol

[@grobanite4ever85]

I know right and publicly embarrass their daughter

[@BruinPhD2009]

I’m glad the results went in her favor, but DAMN! I’d still have a hard time with my parents if they’d pulled that stunt on me. 😳. But, at the same time, Maury would be out of a show if people acted with some common sense all the time. 😅

[@inainoslo]

I called it before the results. The two girls where so much alike that it was no way they didn’t have the same father.

[@sunnymakanda2326]

Can I get your number

[@idkausername4035]

Same haha they were nearly twins

[@whitetiger7148]

Yep, neither girl looked like their Mom, but they both looked like each other. That leaves the Dad! 👍

[@Tomboyy9818]

Were*

[@inainoslo]

@@Tomboyy9818 thanks :)

[@rania3830]

The parents should have gotten their daughter DNA tested when she was young. You should never keep secrets like this because it will eventually come out.

[@sangomoon5456]

I agree with you on that, its just DNA testing came out in the 90s, its possible judging from how old this episode is that there probably wasn't the option to DNA test at that time. On top of that when DNA testing did come out it was incredibly expensive. It remained quite expensive up into the early 2000s, its only been in the last decade or so where the price has gone down and now these tests can be done through the mail. *Edited for Correction* (G xo kindly informed me that there was an earlier type of DNA testing that became available in the late 80s.) It became mainstream in the 90s because a more advanced type was invented that replaced the old type and then everyone heard about it. I don't want to be spreading any misinformation on the internet..

[@simbadutch2326]

You are right but that's why the Maury show exists to give us these crunch nail biting buzzer beaters

[@Layput]

This episode was filmed in 2003. DNA was discovered in 1995 and got widespread use in 2005. That means it would have been impossible to administer DNA test when it was not discovered yet.

[@ikmnification5737]

Stay in school kids or you'll end up like ​Layput. 😂 Can't imagine what he'll think when he finds out Jurassic Park (and the story of Dino-DNA) was released in 1993.

[@elizabethanderson4889]

@@sangomoon5456 11 q

[@anthonyguarino4242]

I don’t consider it cheating when they broke up, she went to the army and dated a man in Korea and Ed dated other girls when broke up. It’s only cheating when they are in the relationships.

[@JoeSykes94]

I don't think they ever once mentioned cheating in this video lol

[@anthonyguarino4242]

@@JoeSykes94 true!

[@LizzyMarieTina]

The chiron said the affair part.

[@itazuranakisu]

@Joe they had a banner on that said she had an affair when she was talking which is a lie since they acknowledged they weren’t together.

[@Dank-Hill]

*THEY WERE ON A BREAK!!!*

[@terrysantacruz6117]

How does Maury look the same this looks like it was in the late 90s

[@AaAa-uc5zw]

Hair dye and botox?

[@ikmnification5737]

Every time a man is vindicated of being the father, Maury stops aging for a year.

[@EASJR1991]

Lighting and stage make up

[@terrysantacruz6117]

He looks good 😌

[@alexanp4225]

Bro he looks old now

[@user-kh3li6hv8w]

No bad words, no shouting.... very decent family.... my favorite show ever.

[@alliesinger297]

“You may not be the father.” “I will be” Damn that’s sweet as actual fuck This one melted my heart how happy he was I’ve never seen a man happier on this show to be the dad Like seriously I’m crying right now that is the sweetest thing I ever ever seen on this show. What a real man. A fantastic father. everyone deserves a dad like him

[@Lilly-bz8gh]

thank you ❤️❤️ this is my grandpa and he is absolutely the sweetest man ever i love him so much

[@JW-uy2on]

@@Lilly-bz8gh Wow. When did this episode air?

[@zekirdemirovic7036]

Beta male

[@yamum3775]

Lilly that’s cap u a liar

[@Akjayy74]

Why come on the show to say something personal like this? I don't get it

[@ZhenMitch]

Bc people wanna be on tv. Plus coming on the maury show is a free test

[@Alqout3837]

Maybe they just make it up to come on national TV...they been together forever so they need to spice things up

[@basbas768]

To get free DNA test

[@Jack21Spades]

@Abe Say Now, that's just silly. The President didn't have anything to do with it. Stop that.

[@shananbelgen8873]

@@Alqout3837 that's what I thought.

[@Volaris27]

My question is they could have done the dna test right when she was born,, why in hell wait all those yrs, could have avoided all this.

[@sangomoon5456]

They couldn't have done the test when she was born because DNA testing wasn't a thing until the mid 90s. Plus it was super expensive until the last decade or so. *Edit* *Correction* G xo kindly informed me that there was an earlier type of DNA testing that became available in the late 80s. I don't want to be spreading misinformation on the internet. That would be dreadful.

[@GT-mc9eg]

@@sangomoon5456 Stop with the misinformation please. paternity testing starred in 1988

[@sangomoon5456]

@@GT-mc9eg Thank you for your input. True, RFLP DNA testing was available in the late 80s but it wasn't until the 90s where PCR DNA testing was invented and it became mainstream. (At a high cost) Not everyone had access, information or the money to get this type of testing in the 80s. You said it yourself, it was available in the late 80s. Judging from when this video was taken, that girl had to have been born in the early 80s so therefore she couldn't have been accurately tested for paternity when she was a baby. (they had other ways of testing that was not so accurate) It was a different time back then and this family probably didn't even know about RFLP DNA testing at that time. I'm standing up for this family because they don't deserve so much criticism for not testing when she was a baby, they do deserve some criticism though for taking her on national television. At the same time, I know that DNA testing was quite expensive for the average family in the early 2000s, so I have some empathy for them. Have a nice day. 🙂

[@stacibayles5724]

While dna testing was available it was not easy to get. It was very expensive and took a while. It only really became easily done in that 10 to 15 years.

[@laura121684]

You have to remember that this clip is 20 years old, so it was aired in the year 2000.

[@user-yu3ci4sl8v]

Actually I had no doubts about the paternity here..... Both the girls looked like their dad 👍😍❤️

[@alliesinger297]

I noticed the same they each have his face shape and structure and their moms face and eyes. Those girls have got themselves a great dad even though they should’ve done it earlier in life

[@user-yu3ci4sl8v]

@@alliesinger297 I’m sorry, but I don’t see their mom at all. Everything is after their father. They have colored their hair - their hair is actually dark as their father too. Their eyes, nose, mouth, face structure, body structure...... everything is after their father! If they needed a DNA-test by the looks they need to test if she is the mother 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@arelysrivera4762]

My anxiety soars when I watch these video and hear the word *"secret"*

[@xaito5010]

jptop.buzz

[@14lishazz]

Secret....makes me press PLAY! I hear ya!!!

[@deannayork9128]

@@14lishazz Ikr

[@14lishazz]

@@deannayork9128 Not that im peepin' over the fence minding my neighbors biz..lol But,hey you on Maury! Stay safe and happy NYE DeAnna!

[@shaniquajeffers7357]

Yep😂

[@Hank760]

Don’t do this to you family on National TV. It should be a private moment. How humiliating 🥺

[@moniqaf]

The daughter couldn't even Express her true emotions when told.

[@dannigro8794]

How else can they get a free DNA test

[@sundownersbystellenbosch6561]

T Kay I agree. It should be private.

[@tinadickerson4322]

I completely agree. That's just wrong.. I'd feel betrayed

[@shuiica]

You cant be a sane person and agree to be on national tv and embarrass yourself and your family. How can people do this is the biggest shock to me

[@Meechie4]

I was raised by my step dad for the last 20 yrs of my life . My dad had me out of marriage & just paid child support & only do something on my birthday or Christmas. My step dad raised all 3 of us & he didn’t even had kids himself. It take a real man to raise another man’s child and i will always have that respect for him

[@abdullahbinjahed6900]

it just makes him a beta male provider lol

[@alexh6767]

@@abdullahbinjahed6900 sexist

[@mss1stlady]

💯🖤🖤

[@amberyoung5950]

The way she said my dad's such a wonderful dad best dad anyone could have seems like she knows.

[@Alqout3837]

The daughters look exactly the same. Same noses was what I first noticed like the dads

[@jfhfhfhhhdjfhf563]

Awww I’m so happy for them. These the only normal guests and story I’ve ever seen on Maury🤣😂

[@jimbo2585]

Ed the real father was like "YES!" when he found out the DNA test that he is the real father. It really shows him that he’s a wonderful father, likes her wonderful daughters and what a kind soul he is.

[@vtobias2]

Glad they were honest with her and got the closure they needed. I’m so happy for this family.

[@marisol.fairytales6633]

They are a very strong family. No matter what they went through they stayed together. I love the ending. It was so emotional and happy.

[@basbas768]

I knew it. She looks like her dad and sister.

[@donnaballance7703]

Omg gotta grab tissues for this one I am so happy that he is her dad💜 beautiful family

[@destaniedillard1001]

😭🤣😂🥺

[@usagitsukino8766]

Shit I burst into tears when Maury said you are the father😖😭

[@kennygdude101]

At 55, my dad found out my grandpa wasn’t his biological father but even though he had passed, we all still love and respect the man that raised my dad all his life

[@disastertom]

What kind of people would expose their child to this on national television? Despicable.

[@HolyRelicEnjoyer]

These comments are forgetting this was like 20-35 years ago DNA kits were most likely just available to public and very expensive or not available at all.

[@captainron1975]

Come on really!? I was hoping Maury was gonna say she's not the mother.

[@chitrashirke7996]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gaodacheese4691]

LMFAOOOO

[@cotyarcieri9916]

She looked more like the dad then the mom in my opinion

[@vayah.8060]

I knew he was the father because the sisters look just like twins

[@k.m512]

I was thinking that. They looked the exact same with just different hair colors

[@Lilly-bz8gh]

@@k.m512 they still look so similar (: tara is my mom (:

[@alittlebitofeverything2968]

You could tell that was her father they look so much alike

[@keyshial8235]

They look like twins

[@misterright9017]

The mom is honest and told her husband on time. She is a good person

[@jamiegordon5360]

K⛷️

[@jailynmontgomery]

And for 23 years they lived with that not knowing and come to find out that was his child

[@MsValley28]

I thought he was the father all along. She looks so much like her father.

[@ChristianZiya]

Who else got emotional ? Because you can see the beauty and the love in this family 💕

[@annastasiaharlan9345]

How Ed was reassuring his daughters through the entire show was just heart warming❤️

[@kags5779]

When Shannon asked her mother," well, who is he?"..my heart sunk. Am so so happy it turned out her dad was her father.

[@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR]

Imagine the relief of finally knowing the answer after 24 years.

[@jamibaker769]

I really felt like the daughter was acting, not saying it wasn’t a real scenario and they needed a dna test paid for but I think they were all in on it.

[@catsseighteen4365]

Yeah her acting was not very good kmsl

[@Lilly-bz8gh]

no this is 100% real this is all my family lol

[@yamum3775]

Lilly bruh no it’s not

[@Nas3578]

“You’re upset”. You’re upset 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@catdevereux1274]

I have never been happier for someone in my life! This was so amazing. What a wonderful family

[@richardmolano5538]

Bravo to the man that would’ve still stepped with the lady and raised that doubter undoubtedly

[@Lilly-bz8gh]

he’s amazing, he is my grandpa ❤️

[@robinbennett5678]

I knew just looking at them that he was the father. Fantastic outcome!!!!! Wishing you all a happy healthy long beautiful life going forward!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@litttop5464]

WHY would you traumatize your kid like this?? By putting it on tv... bruh

[@smigma3349]

@Krioque it's a big deal when you find out your dad isn't your dad

[@Froggysrock26]

when I was 13 my mom told me my "dad" was actually my step-dad and that my real father left when I was a baby. she planned on waiting to tell me but I've question it since a baby and learning genetics made me REALLY think and thats the only reason she admitted it. sometimes I think she wouldve always hid it if she could...

[@7Tiffany]

Watching while cleaning the kitchen..this made me 😭🤦🏿‍♀️ Bless this family 💖

[@QueenRissa_34]

This is why parents shouldn’t keep secrets from children especially when it has to do with paternity???! You couldn’t have gotten a DNA test before she was 23 years old?!! 🤔🤦🏾‍♀️😬

[@smigma3349]

Parents tend to think how thier kids view them is more important than Honesty (which is what they are supose to teach anyway)

[@NessaAnnalee]

At least she told her 🤷🏽‍♀️ there’s people that would take things like this to the grave

[@cobbs13]

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing Dads out there!!!!!!

[@magzmcandrew2579]

How cruel to do it on TV. Shocking. Could have been done at home. In secret 💔💔

[@KristinaMay2109]

Maybe just to have a DNA test not in their own expenses

[@murdahmammiez]

Back then dna tests were like 800$. We didnt have websites like ancestry dna

[@murdahmammiez]

Thankfully it was his child . The other outcome couldve been devastating to her

[@bashirmaalim377]

I just love the way Maury Narrates the story...He makes it look interesting

[@jilliansharp9684]

Her father is so strong what a great man I wish them all the best

[@lily_eatsfoood3786]

Hope you had a good Christmas Maury!!!!

[@gradosa8272]

Really shameful that the mother has to bring that secret in public. Does anyone care about your kids feeling? WTF 😒 why subject a person to a public forum for something private and personal? If my parents pull a 😠💩 like that I would walk away. Not gonna involve in such a parade for them to sort who's the father. Shameful.

[@laughingchanneltv9218]

Beautiful family and it was touching at the same time. Am glad she is his daughter. He shouted Yes loud💞😊💞💞

[@destiknee6812]

i honestly wouldn’t even care. that man still raised them right and was their dad, even if he wasn’t the father. that’s already awesome.

[@mattdavis4248]

Damn that poor young woman. You can see the shock across her face. Why would they do this to here on TV?

[@alia4011]

I hope she informed the other guy of the possibility of him being the father because if she just left without telling him and let another man raise his child than that’s just messed up!

[@itssway7742]

"Deep dark secret" Me: they wanted a boy?!! No way

[@charluna6121]

Omg I almost cried if he was not the father

[@destaniedillard1001]

🥺😂🤣😭

[@brightmeme2419]

Should of just kept it a secret

[@bubbak...7040]

This was the most nail biting show I've ever seen...

[@xaito5010]

jptop.buzz

[@mkgmogtmarchangel8366]

Thanks to God ✨he was her father

[@marisavlijter8447]

This.....brought tears in to my eyes

[@john4ever01]

This is prob the happiest episode ive seen on a show like this

[@Debbstar1000]

Whether he was the father or not it is something that should of been mentioned in private and told at an earlier age after doing a DNA

[@Excitable101]

you can see how confused she was when he mother told her she might not be his. so glad that he is the father.

[@jasongates-]

People like to say, "If it's going to break the person's heart, don't tell them," but stuff like this needs to be told. It's not about "breaking the person's heart." It's about needing to know the truth. The truth is what's heart breaking, not being told about it. The fact that there was even a question, it needed to be discussed. You don't keep the truth from people, no matter how much the truth hurts.

[@keishaizawesome2836]

Yall couldn't tell her this at the house? You had to bring her on national TV! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@tiffanymorgan6562]

This convo should have happened in private at home without a studio audience or a national television audience

[@shinyhunteralana2297]

Ikr

[@Delicexv]

I never doubts about his paternity. She looks like her sister

[@jackkircher1755]

Had this not turned out so beautifully, it appears that Shannon would have had no bitter feelings toward either of her parents. She just didn't appear the type. It is one of his better most beautiful episodes. All too many others are marked by a lot of screaming, yelling, name calling and *I told you so's". Those are the episodes that make me too sick to watch! This is a VERY precious and LOVING FAMILY! May they have many more happy years together!💞💕🌹😀

[@stacibayles5724]

This is exactly what happened to me except my dad ended up not being my bio dad. My mom Told me when i was 18 the truth. My dad denied it at the time. I was devastated because my dad was the greatest man in the world. I could not imagine not being his. In the end I had no desire to have a relationship with my biological dad because my daddy gave me such a wonderful life i could never picture anyone else as my dad. This showed me that my dad was even more of a hero to me. I look just like the other man who by the way was my dads ex bestfriend who cheated with my mom while my dad was in military. Yet my dad loved me like I was his, he never treated me differently than my siblings and we ended up being closer than ever. He got killed in a wreck 20 years ago and my life has never been the same. If i could change anything it would be that my mom never told me. That's only good though if the man is like my dad.

[@zoozagt5]

Wow...your dad was a strong man. Condolences

[@zarahsantiago3580]

I knew it because she is exactly like him and her sister, like triplets❤❤❤❤God Bless them all🙏

[@myself1723]

I love this show I watched this for so many years

[@kdawson8981]

Omgoodness!!!! I am so happy they had the follow up! I don’t know if I’ve seen a happier father. 🥺😍❤️

[@1950harleycharley]

That was another tear jerker....good job Maury!!!

[@Gegesaw]

Maury u are different I cant believe how smart u are the way u told stories are incredible

[@Seife370]

“ WE WERE ON A BREAK !”

[@katherinehoyt6665]

What a great young woman she handled that like a true adult.

[@Kat-mv8xc]

My biological dad died when I was 1 and my mom found another aka my stepdad and he raised me ever since and I love him a lot

[@lotuswolf1518]

Wow very lucky people have a nice respectful father

[@NoseyNuNu]

Both sisters look alot alike and like the dad. I hope he's the father but if not she's still loved ❤️

[@alphafemale2370]

Now that's a happy ending ❤ love it

[@Saiki_Jelly]

I love how the crowd is being told to stand while they clap😂

[@nyombipeter5738]

Wow, this was so intense!

[@karrahtapscott7959]

That was so sad watching her try and process what she was just told. But I’m glad it went in her favor

[@14lishazz]

They look like clones,but we have seen some strange ish on Maury. Atleast they did not go by the ears!!!

[@nearwils9834]

Good thing she had that instinct to go back to him 😭

[@tanyafeldman-ratner5672]

I mean they should of said sooner, but still they are such a good loving family

[@dorothywali303]

Imagine living with that kind of secret for 23 years traumatizing you mind 🤦‍♀️😴. Must be really hard.

[@PeachyM3]

“Do I look like him” mom says “it’s a possibility” that makes 0 sense

[@ritaturner9906]

She definitely favors both parents.

[@gamingwithme7396]

I love the Murray show so much ❤️

[@OutlanderLover729]

Who is Murray?? 😂 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ndeevine]

Thank God that he is Sharon's father. Infact, I should v watched the comments before the secret was told, but I didn't or forgot to, so I cried my eyes out .But it ended well. But one thing I don't understand here is, must people continue to mess up here and there giving excuses and causing pains to children who v no powers to determine where to be born and to who? Let us therefore tread carefully and wisely.

[@jasminmarie7521]

It wouldn't even matter when she has a great dad like that man.

[@mohammedalpha1]

I'm interested in how they survived the 48hrs waiting for the result. Im sure a century could fit in that 48hrs for them.

[@Lilly-bz8gh]

they were out having fun in nyc !! it was hard for them though, this is my family (:

[@xx7secondsxx]

Soooo into some of these reveals to where I cross my fingers HOPING to make these peoples dreams come true!! My heart beams to see people so happy!!!

[@lifewithlee21]

The sisters literally look just alike

[@Nicholasmabe]

They both took that news surprisingly well... I wouldn’t have lol

[@winter1477]

What the hell! The parents should have gotten a dna test long time ago

[@kemahnirogers3103]

I could tell that she couldn’t process it,it was a shocker for her🥺🥺🥺🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jaehyunbestgirl1995]

She went to Korea omg I wanna go to Korea

[@thehealingqueensv]

God bless this family