My dad used to go out a lot on business trips, well he made us believe that he never used to stay home at all. Until I found out he actually was cheating and he had a son and they were planning to go abroad I used to hate my dad so I informed my mum and eventually they split up my dad left us and never came back fast forward my mum met my step dad they got married and they’ve been for 10 years this man was a good dad to us but then he started cheating on my mum, he kept flying out to meet these women that he was talking to.his older daughter knew first but she was also supporting her dad.she didn’t like us .I couldn’t bring myself to tell her because I don’t want her to go through what she went through so I got one of my stepdad’s sister to tell my mum that he was cheating. His daughter and him they no longer talk to us anymore but they talk to my half brother cause they consider him as family more than us. There’s a lot to this story I’ve just summarised it I feel really lost I loved my stepdad but I’m heartbroken

I been thinking real hard about even relaying these awful things about the person that I have admired the most, the person I have respected and revered my whole life but that now, has completely backstabbed me in the worst way possible. A few years ago, a scandal broke in my political family involving my mother. As you can imagine, it nearly broke my marriage and tore my husband’s family apart. My sister in law found my father in law and my mom talking on social media. The worst part of it, when I was confronted, I was accused of knowing about the whole affair and made it looked like I was an accomplice to the whole ordeal. When I had absolutely no clue to such a disgusting mess. I don’t know what neither of them were trying to accomplish and now, I’m the black sheep of the family. No one talks to me. While my father in law is still loved and honored. My mother the home wrecker and I pay the sins of her ordeals. She never once has said I’m sorry. Never! In her head, I’m better off without that side of the family. But it’s not about that; why did she do this to me? Why my father in law? Among so many men? Why him! I guess I’m just looking for an explanation and I know I will never get it from her. Because she just cannot accept she did anything wrong. I wish I could get her version because as of now, I only know everyone else’s but her’s. I always thought I didn’t need to hear her side because it’s not my place to question her, but I have kids who now have to suffer for her sins as well. I don’t think it’s fair to them either. I guess the damage is done as well and the past is the past. I won’t get nothing accomplished but I just want an acknowledgment from her part that she messed up.

• August 12, 2023