People Online Are Confessing Things They Found Out About Their Parents That They Weren’t Supposed To Know And These Are 25 Of Their Stories

Gods of high hell! This only the second one I have seen so far!

You are a normal family. The perpetrators of the violence are the abnormal ones.

I can't even imagine. I am so sorry that your parents and your family went thru that.

That is such a heartwarming story, and reminds me of Life Is Beuatiful from Roberto Benigni. The fact that you had normal childhood tells how much they have done for you. Some parents are angels.

My children's father is from Kuwait and his PTSD from that war destroyed his life so my heart is heavy for your Dad. No one talks about their personal trauma from those days and your dad and all those that suffered are true heroes.

Ok, no offence, but your mother is a total b*tch. (also the OP said: 'This all happened more than 40 years ago. My parents have been divorced for more than 30 and my dad is retired with a decent pension, and he got a degree at age 71' on Reddit

My sister and her husband had a similar deal. He was a bagger at a grocery, she had just been granted a hardship discharge from the Army after her baby was born with disabilities. Today she is a nurse and he is a helicopter pilot, they have three kids and are still in love. The lady should have kept the deal. It would have changed her life.

Never sacrifice your life for someone in this way you'll regret it given enough time

If you have a deal,you have to abide by it.No matter what.

Posted in the wrong section. This should be under: "Proof your mom is a total B*tch"

It's a freaking enraging d&mned shame that we can't get workers everywhere a decent living wage. If minimum wage had kept up with inflation it'd be about $25 ah hour at this point.

My dad worked away, Coming home every other weekend. Home Friday evening and gone Sunday afternoon. I hated it. I hated him for not being around. I was talking to him about it when I was in my early 20s and he said it was work in town for 300 a week or do what he did for 700 a week. That's when I got it! Now I have 5 kids, dad's gone and I do 12 hr days to make sure they're all good!

And another thing.. mechanics get a bad rep on tv and movies. They're movers and thinkers and sometimes have to figure out some mind boggling problem.

Often times as kids, we don't realize the struggle our parents go through to support their family. I was probably in my mid-20s when I really learned what my parents went through and how carefully they protected us from knowing so we could have a 'normal' and happy childhood. My parents aren't perfect, but they did what they could and succeeded.

And I'd bet dollars to donuts that he has a better understanding of that company and the trucking industry than a score of others with MBAs.

This is just me but I couldn't love my mother to death after finding out she scammed my father and had the audacity to b***h about it taking too long to steal his money in the divorce. It's a pretty big rule of mine to not love to death inherently awful people, regardless of whether or not I'm related to them.

It was a thing when I was in high school for girls to do that. Also become welfare queens. Get paid for being single with kids. I knew several that would get dates with a good looking nice guy and get pregnant on purpose so the good one didn't get away. Mid 70's. To me it was a white trash ploy.

There a lot of things that are secrets that are parents don't tell us. If they did it would hurt us. My dad being the dad he is would aways tell us what he thought about everything and how he truly felt. I don't talk to him anymore because he had said some bad s**t to me. My mother in law even said some shocking stuff once when we where drinking with her. We where in our late 20s and it was so shocking and hurtful but to her it wasn't.........some stuff we should just keep to ourselves. Not say them. Sometimes not think them if we know what good for ya. But the people that lived before us some them .....lord.

I am 56. I have come to the understanding that everyone's parents did something awful, just like if we admit it so have we. They made decisions that may have messed up your life. Problem is, we will always be mad about it but if we stay honest with ourselves we can also be understanding of their mistakes. I'm still bitter about some things my mother did to me. But when her spirit came to visit me when I was very lonely and sad, I knew she was exactly who I needed right then.

definitely, YOUR PLACE TO JUDGE

Reason #247 why Christianity has an increasingly bad reputation. They seem to be good at judging others, but not good for much else.

Your mom sounds amazing. I was raised Southern Baptist. As soon as I could get out of it, I stopped going. Why? The main women in that church were awful. So mean and bitchy. Holier than thou types. However, I often heard them making fun of my disabled mom and other people that weren't exactly like them. I just found that place to be the last place I wanted to be. I've often wondered if I would be religious now if those women would have been decent people. Hope you can give your mom a big hug from the Panda's.

This is another reason why women need equal and fair wages. Almost 50% of US family households are headed by underpaid single moms.

Isn't religion great? Shunning a single mom is exactly what Jesus would do, right? Bunch of hypocrites. Reason #118 why religion should be abolished.

That actually doesn't surprise me. I consider myself a Christian, but in my experience, the most selfish, petty, judgemental people I've ever met were also big bible thumpers. Sunday saints, Saturday sinners. My supposedly "Christian" aunt and uncle waited all of 30 minutes after the funeral before bringing up selling my grandfather's house. They also sued my parents, trying to get more of the trust. Went on several youth trips with a youth pastor and called him out for being super creepy to us. Was told i was no longer welcome on trips. Come to find out the guy was hitting on underage girls in the group and stealing from the church. The ppl at the church apologized and said I could come back, but I'm like, yeah right. I'm done with organized churches.

That’s not a loving mother.

The children pay the price.

That is vile beyond

How did this person never say anything to their mother?!

So the father never noticed that the money never left his account? That the checks weren’t cashed?

I can relate. That is me right now. I am praying every day I wake up pregnant and hoping there is life on the ultrasound in a week or so. I have told people, but not many about my current pregnancy, and even fewer know about my miscarriages.