Life can go in strange directions because of one hidden truth, an odd response, or an odd event. We may think we know our loved ones very well, but there are often surprises and new ways of seeing things that can happen.

My mom told me when I was about 11 that my dad told her she needed to lose 10 pounds before he would ask her to marry him. Even though I still had nice things to say about my dad, I thought I should ask him directly to find out the whole story. He said it was true and laughed as if it were still funny. Both of them were bad for each other, and that was probably one of the first things I learned about my dad. From h0pper95 on Reddit

My mom told me that they couldn’t afford to undo my dad’s vasectomy, and my younger brother uses a sperm bank. My parents are the only ones who know. via samladyjam on Reddit

My friend told me she married her husband not because she loved him, but so she could get his money when he died. I told her it was okay because he was twenty years older and she could take care of him if he got sick. She said she wouldn’t care for him, though, because she hated old people. I was so shocked by what she said that I couldn’t believe it.
After a few years, her husband split up with her and didn’t give her any money. Author: MastodonOld1960 | Reddit

Three years after my dad died, my mom told me on her deathbed that he might not be my biological father. It sounds like they were having trouble getting pregnant, so their doctor told them to find a donor and have him inseminate my mom. NiciVac on Reddit

When he was about 13, my brother had his appendix taken out. After 5 or 6 years, he told me he lied about everything to avoid doing his homework. It was easy for the doctor to believe what he said when they sent him to the hospital, where he again lied to them. The surgeon talked to him after the surgery and said it was strange because there wasn’t any swelling. From hudson2_3 on Reddit

I was a kid and staying at a friend’s house. His mom told him she needed to talk to me alone. She picked me up and told me that I couldn’t keep ruining everyone else’s Christmas spirit just because I knew Santa wasn’t real.
It wasn’t me. I wasn’t doing that, and I still thought Santa existed… CodeExtra9664 on Reddit

She told me she was a lesbian. She is my partner of 11 years and has two kids from a previous marriage. I am aware of the phrase “straight spouse.” It shook my world. From Reddit user InterestingPotato315

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