Story #12: The Affair
“I picked up the house phone to find a conversation already in progress. And that’s how I learned my stepdad was having an affair with his brother’s wife. It was actually my mom on the phone, in tears, explaining the situation to her best friend. From what I understand, my stepdad’s brother was the first to find out about the affair and gave my stepdad an ultimatum to tell my mom or he would. I was 14 at the time and about as emotionally mature as you would expect a 14-year-old to be, so I freaked out and did the only rational thing I could think of, I told my grandparents (my mom’s parents).”
