This 56-year-old woman and her 55-year-old husband got married 32 years ago, and they have two children: a 30-year-old daughter and a 27-year-old son. They also have four grandchildren. One week ago, while her husband was away at work, her son came over. He asked to sit down and speak to her, and she could tell that something had to be terribly wrong. She pushed her son to just blurt it out, reassuring him that they could tackle whatever the problem was together. Her son hesitated with where to begin, but brought up a DNA test he took, as he was curious about their family history. She still didn't understand what her son was getting at and asked if he had learned about an awful medical problem or something plaguing their family. It was then that her son mentioned he shares no common DNA with his dad, which hit her like a ton of bricks. "I started shaking and went into shock," she explained. "He asked if his dad knows. I told him no, I didn't know until now." "The secret I had kept for 28 years is no longer a secret. I knew that my son could [have] been the product of a mistake I had made early on in my marriage, but when he was born, he looked so much like my husband and I that I dismissed it and convinced myself he was his." "The mistake/bad choice was when we were going through a tough time with my husband working long hours, and we were struggling to get a deposit for a house." [caption id="attachment_329451" align="alignnone" width="595"] Margarita Borodina - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person[/caption] Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. They were also trying to get pregnant with another child amid all of this when, one day, her husband's friend came over while her husband was working. This friend had experienced a breakup, and she was doing her best to support him during his hardships. They were chatting about life while enjoying a couple of drinks, and then they ended up sleeping together. She honestly doesn't recall what exactly happened, but the following morning, they both felt ashamed and promised never to talk about that night. "I dismissed it as a one time mistake and have never been tempted to cheat again," she said. "Well, I fell pregnant, and here we are." "My husband is such a loving man, and our marriage has always been strong." Her husband is interested in genealogy just like her son is, and it's only a matter of time until he finds out about the secret she's been keeping. Her son expects her to tell her husband the truth, but she's scared of what this will do not only to her life but the lives of her family members, too. So far, her husband doesn't know, but she understands she has to break this news to him sooner rather than later. "How do I proceed?" she wondered. "I am disgusted that this is going destroy my husband, my entire family." "I know I was a POS back then for what I did. I can not erase that, but the hurt we are all going to go through I can not fathom." What advice do you have for her? You can read the original post on Reddit here.
