Rachel, a mother from Tennessee, who works as a cashier at Celina 52 Truck Stop, welcomed her son, Cash Jamal Buck, on February 17. The unique situation is that Rachel and her fiancé, Paul Buckman, are both white, while their son Cash is black.
When the parents shared the news on their Facebook account, they announced their son’s birth with joy: “Congratulations to our cashier Rachel and her fiancé Paul Buckman on their baby Cash Jamal Buckman being born on Saturday at 6:18pm.”
However, when users saw that two white parents had welcomed a black baby, some immediately accused Rachel of cheating, refusing to believe that Paul was the real father.
In response to the speculation, Celina 52 Truck Stop issued a statement to clarify the situation: “Yes, Paul is the father. Rachel has African American DNA in her, which can skip generations and cause a child to be born with darker skin.”
Then they also stated that there might be possibility of jaundice, and ended their post as, “Please be kind.”
Despite the joyous announcement of Cash’s birth, the comments section was filled with jokes and skepticism:
“Congratulations!!! I AM sure he looks just like his dad. Where is he?”
“Definitely needs a DNA test; what if they accidentally mixed up the kiddos in the nursery?”
“I feel sorry for Paul, being duped like this is a whole new level of creep. Hopefully he’ll wise up.”
In response to the doubters, Rachel decided to share her own ancestry test results, stating, “For the haters saying that I don’t have black DNA maybe this will clear it up straight from my ancestry DNA results !!!! NOW STOP slandering mine and my fiancé Paul Buckman name. he IS the father of Lil Cash.”