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Now they’re begging me to stay quiet

This whole thing’s been twisting my brain and now my mom and grandma are basically trying to bribe me to keep my mouth shut. I always thought I had 4 siblings. Two years back, my mom said my grandma had cancer, so she moved cross country to take care of her. We didn’t see her once those 6 months.

Last week, I was helping clean up at home and knocked over her purse. Everything spilled out, and when I grabbed her wallet, a photo fell out (her in a hospital bed with a newborn). At first, I thought it was old, maybe of me or one of my brothers but the date? It was from when she was gone with grandma.

I confronted her. She tried to change the subject but I wouldn’t let her. I told her either she spills or I show dad the photo. That’s when she said she’d been having an affair since 2020, got pregnant in 2022. I feel so stupid, and I’m so mad I could scream. Should I tell?

#Letschat #Asklemon8 #Stirthepot #MyFamilySecret

2025/11/3 Edited to

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First of all, take a moment to take care of yourself from all the sudden information and process it accordingly for your mental state.

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Well if you don’t need to mention it don’t! That’s your mom’s responsibility to tell it not yours.

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