My son and my best friend’s son had the exact same rare birthmark – I thought my husband had betrayed me, but the truth turned out to be far worse.

“Come here,” Emily said. “Meet him.”

I took him carefully. He was warm and so small that he almost didn’t feel real.

Then he turned his head.

And I saw it.

Behind his left ear was a crescent-shaped birthmark.

Not similar.

Not close.

The same.

Same curve. Same size. Same place.

My stomach dropped so fast I thought I might actually throw up in her hospital room.continue reading …