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Beth Ditto

My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even tho
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Beth Ditto’s mother revealed that Homer Ditto was not her biological father, but rather a man she had a brief relationship with who left early. Despite this, her mother and Homer decided to raise Beth together, so Homer gave her his last name even though he wasn’t her real dad.

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