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I heard women reveal to men that the children they’d raised were not theirs and elderly parents inform grown sons and daughters that they were disowning them.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Regina felt his arm drop by his side, as if he were disowning her in the presence of these two smart women who were friends of his.

From Whosoever Shall Offend by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)