As the studio lights went up, the audience roared with claps and cheers. Throwing their adoration at their host who crossed the stage, looking at his only two guests of the evening and perched atop his stool on the edge of it. In the bottom left hand corner of TV screens around the world the banner 'Jerry's final thought' whirled into view. As silence fell all around Jerry Springer cleared his throat and began to read what he had rehearsed from the autocue.
"Not knowing who one of your parents are is tough. What's tougher is living your life thinking that someone is your parent until something comes around that destroys that. What we mustn't forget is that it's not only hard for the child involved but the people that have given their lives up under the same illusion and raised them as their own. They are hurting too. With love and understanding these things can be overcome and when it comes to whether someone is the parent or not, genetics don't matter. Genetics play only a small role in the life of a parent; it's who the person is that counts. Take care of yourselves and each other."