Random Most Messed-Up Secrets Parents Hiding From Their Children (17 items)

• (#11) She Went Through The Wringer Before Becoming A 'Boring Accountant'

  From Redditor /u/idontknowanything469:

  I'm hiding a lot of things: I used to be a stripper for 10 years, growing up in an abusive house. I partied hard and used to be part of the New York City and Montreal club scene. I was [taken illegally] to another country. There's a lot of things...

  Now I'm just a boring accountant mom to everyone. No one has any clue what I've been through. Crazy what your kids don't know about you.
• (#4) Their Kids' Biological Parents Are Half-Siblings

  From Redditor /u/Tippett17:

  [I'm an] adoptive parent of three kids, and two are biological siblings and cousins. [I] found out a year after the adoption that the biological parents were half-siblings who shared the same dad. The [biological] parents found out after they had the first child and proceeded to have another.

  The kids are now 16 and 13, respectively, and have zero clue that they are a product of [familial relations.] Unfortunately their biological grandpa just passed, so there very well could be a big reveal coming in the near future.
• (#9) They're Actually Divorced

  From Redditor /u/ParentsThrowAway559:

  That we're divorced.

  Years before they came along, [my] spouse and I decided it wasn't working out and got divorced. Years later, things still weren't working out fantastically for both of us, so we got back together.

  [We] never did get around to getting remarried though.
• (#17) Her Son Was An Unwanted Accident

  From Redditor /u/xpiredair:

  I don’t want my son to know that he was an unwanted accident. Even during my pregnancy, I didn’t want a child. I was still so young and had my whole career ahead of me. I wanted to travel the world, finish school, and advance myself in life to the fullest.

  After he was born, I had a hard time adjusting and it took me a long time to fall in love with motherhood. I didn’t feel a connection to my son and felt like the worst mother in the world.

  Now, I can’t stop looking at him or hugging him or crying over him. I’m finishing school and I got promoted at my job. I can have my life and still be a mother too. I only regret my feeling of not wanting my son, because he means so much to me and there are no words to describe the deep love that I feel for him.
• (#7) His Twins Don't Know Their Biological Mother Is A Donor

  From Redditor /u/Brewbouy:

  My wife is not the biological mother of our twins. We did [in vitro fertilization] and their biological mother was an egg donor from a country in South America. My wife carried them and gave birth to them, but has no biological connection. We'll tell them some day when they're older.

  It's a little bit strange, but one looks exactly like me at that age, and the other one looks very much like my brother.
• (#3) Their Ex Tried To Take Their Child Away

  From Redditor /u/IlatzimepAho: 

  That my ex tried to take him away from me.

  When he was younger (around 2), she tried to move him out of the state and it turned into a huge custody battle (and a whole bunch of subsequent fights). She wanted to take him despite me being involved in everything. For a little while after he would talk about them wanting to move but then they decided not to.

  I’m sure I’ll tell him someday when he’s older, but for now it all has to be kept quiet.

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