After years of being together, one man could never bring himself to tell his now pregnant wife about his dead son ... until an old friend 'outed' him online
There is no playbook for a parent who has lost a child. There is no right way to cope, towill be dealing with that loss for the rest of their lives.
"At 8 he developed a lot of health issues and died a month after his tenth birthday," he explained in apost."It changed me. [H]er and I broke up, I moved out of state, got addicted, cleaned myself up and went to school. On the way I met my now wife whose 29. I'm happy with life again but never does a day go by I don't think about my son and wish he was still with me.
"I've never told my wife about him. She knows I was an addict once. She knows about my ex. But, never once have I mentioned my son. I've tried to tell her, so many times, but I just can't. At one point it was so far into our relationship I thought it would risk it if I admitted it. I thought she would be angry because I kept it for so long."
"I finally admitted the truth and she had a breakdown," he wrote."She left for a hotel. I've talked to family and friends about it, most agree I did nothing wrong, it's just her emotions, but some have been honest and can see why she's hurt. They think I broke her trust."Users were honest with the dad, but also gentle and empathetic about his new reality. for you," qualified one user.
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