Correcting my birth certificate

   I found out that my dad was not listed on my birth certificate when I was about 12 years old and I remember I was upset with my mom about it because being a mixed female who still looked more black then white, the person listed was white but my actual dad is black. I didn't know what to do about it at the time & because my dad was previously violent towards my mom I was scared to tell him about it, cause I didn't think he could possibly know about it. 

   I became a teen mom and life was complicated and other things became priority so the issue was less of a concern but every now and then I did think of how I could change it without endangering my mom, but there was no solution. So I changed my name after getting married, having kids etc, but even after my parents split up and my dad was living with me and he was sick after his stroke I thought about it again, but then I didn't want to break his heart by telling him, so I didn't bring it up.

   Now I'm getting ready to get my passport & I need my birth certificate and its all coming up again cause I have to look at it again so now I need to figure out how to prove my dad is my dad, and as fate would have it I have a sister who's 20 years older by my dad that I've gotten back in touch with that I can do a sibling test with and establish DNA that way to get the court to change my certificate that way. So its actually a blessing it all came up again cause now I'm back in touch with family I lost touch with, so this is a good thing. My kids now can meet their aunt and cousins too, so it's great. 

   Maybe one day I won't feel angry at her about it or maybe if she had just said hey I didn't know who the dad was and thats how all that really happened, I'd feel satisfied, instead of the crap she told me, cause it comes out the same way, but the fact she never fixed it is what makes me mad. Being a mom myself, I just think some things matter more then your pride, and your kids Correct father being listed should be #1.