’Mom’ Reveals to ‘Son’ Truth About His Birth Years After His Father's Steamy Extramarital Affair That Led to the End Of Their Marriage

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jun 22, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

It's amazing, or rather shocking, how far people are willing to go to avoid facing the consequences of their actions. Lies and deception all just so they won't have to admit to the mistakes they made. All that until, inevitably, the truth comes out, and all the relationships they build on top of those lies face destruction. 

The father in this Reddit story is now facing the destruction of the relationship he has with his son because he tried to hide the truth about his birth. The father was married to a woman but ended up cheating on her with a different woman, who later turned out to be pregnant with the son. Father obviously divorced his wife, and when his son grew up, he told him that she was the one who actually cheated. Now, the 17-year-old son learns the truth about his father's history, and about his own birth, and he is not happy about all the lies he has been fed.

There is much more to this story than what we summarized here, so make sure to scroll down to read the full story. After you are done, click here for a story of a father who refused to accept his daughter's Father's Day gift.

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    AITA because I told my ex-husband's son the truth about why we divorced and how he came to be.
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    I (45F) used to be married to D (46M). We were together for four years and married for five years, from age 18 to 27. I thought the relationship was going well until I discovered David was having an active affair with C, who was
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    25 at the time and is now 43F. During that time, I collected evidence, consulted a divorce lawyer, and presented David with divorce papers. D did not protest and left me for C as she was pregnant, and I had trouble
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    conceiving. However, through miraculous circumstances, I was found to be pregnant four months later, as I discovered I missed a period and had a positive pregnancy result. Through my moral judgment, I
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    decided to keep the baby and have primary custody as David was enamored with his new fling with Claire. I would give birth to a healthy baby boy in M, and C would give birth in N. Our boys
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    would grow up to soon become friends and have a solid relationship despite the tense nature of what transpired between David and me.
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    The boys are now 17 and entering their senior year of high school. N was over last weekend and seemed different, as his mood was sour and he seemed upset. Sitting down with him, I asked what was wrong,
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    and though he appeared apprehensive, he opened up to me about some relationship problems he had been going through. His girlfriend of two years had cheated on him, and he was having trouble dealing
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    with the drawbacks of it. He asked me whether or not two individuals could reconcile after infidelity. I was honest with him and said that it depended on the individuals, though it was often better if both parties moved on
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    as trust between the two had been broken and was not easily repaired. He seemed to take the answer in stride but then asked me a question I wasn't sure I was prepared for, "Is that what happened between you and my
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    father?" I confirmed that it had, which is why David and I divorced, that his father cheated on me with his mother, which resulted in his birth. He seemed conflicted and responded, "So it's all been a lie?" I asked him
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    about that statement, and apparently, his father said that I cheated on him. I corrected him and even stated that he and my son are brothers with documents proving relation as David initially denied paternity,
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    and I have the collected evidence that was used in my divorce proceedings. He thanked me for the conversation and said he needed to go home now as it was getting late. I wished him
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    safe travels and thought nothing else of it until a few hours later when I received an angry phone call from Claire blasting me for why she argued with her son. He went home to have it out with his father over the situation, but
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    he wasn't home yet and couldn't wait. He had a very contentious verbal spat with Claire, calling her some unpleasant names I would not repeat. She is calling
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    me a homewrecker (the irony in that statement) and that I'm an a hole for poisoning her son's mind. AITA for what I discussed with him?
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    StaggeringMediocrity . 7 hr. ago He's been poisoned with the truth! ΝΤΑ
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    LouisV25.7 hr. ago NTA. 1. The victim never has to stay quiet so the villain can save face. 2. Never let someone lie on you, especially when they're attacking your character. 3. What is done in the dark always comes to light.
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    ImmeralHolimion · 7 hr. ago NTA, you told the truth. They lied to their child. Their fallout is their own fault. You have documented proof. Good job.
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    gastropodia42 · 7 hr. ago His parents are the a ples for telling him lies. He probably suspected already.
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    Snowconetypebanana · 7 hr. ago His dad has two sons the same age with two different women, I'm surprised they hadn't already figured that one out.
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    tjthemadhatter · 7 hr. ago NTA. You handled that with a kindness he never would have gotten anywhere else.
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