{"id":81891,"date":"2024-09-23T08:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T01:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=81891"},"modified":"2024-09-23T08:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T01:23:41","slug":"i-read-my-mothers-diary-and-found-out-a-cruel-secret-she-was-hiding-from-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/i-read-my-mothers-diary-and-found-out-a-cruel-secret-she-was-hiding-from-me\/","title":{"rendered":"I Read My Mother’s Diary and Found Out a Cruel Secret She Was Hiding From Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The woman\u2019s mother passed away, and the grief she felt was overwhelming.\n\n
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A\u00a0woman named Helen, 36, shared a\u00a0deeply personal and distressing story about her family, which has since turned her life upside down. Helen began her letter by\u00a0recounting the recent loss of\u00a0her mother to\u00a0cancer, a\u00a0grief she is\u00a0still trying to\u00a0cope with. She wrote, \u201cMy\u00a0mom died of\u00a0cancer one month ago.\u00a0I\u00a0had been taking care of\u00a0her during the past two years, and\u00a0I was watching her slowly declining, day by\u00a0day, without being able to\u00a0do\u00a0anything for her. She was diagnosed too late, and neither of\u00a0the chemotherapy treatments she went through helped her. I\u00a0was prepared for the fact that mom would pass soon, but when it\u00a0happened, my\u00a0grief was so\u00a0overwhelming that\u00a0I couldn\u2019t even cry my\u00a0pain out; I\u00a0was just numb.\u201d\n
Helen had a\u00a0unique bond with her mother, one that was exceptionally close and loving. \u201cMy\u00a0mom loved me\u00a0more than anything. She would spoil\u00a0me,\u00a0she was my\u00a0best friend, my\u00a0wisest mentor, my\u00a0most loving person in\u00a0the universe. I\u00a0paid her with doubled love in\u00a0return; we\u00a0were very close,\u201d she shared.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0Julia Taubitz \/ Unsplash\n
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However, Helen\u2019s\u00a0relationship\u00a0with her brother, Sam, was quite different. She explained, \u201cMy\u00a0older brother, Sam, is\u00a0the person whom\u00a0I have never been able to\u00a0understand fully.\u00a0He\u00a0has always been very distant with me\u00a0since childhood, and\u00a0I didn\u2019t see any obvious reason for\u00a0it. No, he\u00a0wasn\u2019t aggressive to\u00a0me\u00a0and he\u00a0never offended\u00a0me. He\u00a0just behaved like\u00a0I had some disease that would spread to\u00a0him if\u00a0he\u00a0contacted\u00a0me. This has always been so\u00a0weird, given our mom loved\u00a0us both equally, and there wasn\u2019t any discrimination in\u00a0our family.\u201d\n
Helen\u2019s story is\u00a0one of\u00a0profound grief, complex family dynamics, and a\u00a0revelation that has deeply impacted her life.\n\n
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Things began to\u00a0unravel shortly after her mother\u2019s funeral.\n\n
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Helen continued her narrative, recounting the events that unfolded after her mother\u2019s funeral. She shared, \u201cSam approached me\u00a0and insisted that\u00a0I refrain from touching Mom\u2019s belongings by\u00a0any means.\u00a0He\u00a0said he\u00a0would handle sorting them himself, allowing me\u00a0to\u00a0choose what\u00a0I wanted afterward. Amid my\u00a0grief, I\u00a0agreed, although deep down, I\u00a0felt it\u00a0was wrong of\u00a0Sam to\u00a0prevent me\u00a0from accessing Mom\u2019s things.\u201d However, when Sam\u2019s wife unexpectedly went into labor, requiring his immediate presence, Helen seized the opportunity to\u00a0delve into sorting her mother\u2019s belongings alone.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0Daniel Capelani \/ Unsplash\n
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Reflecting on\u00a0her decision, Helen admitted, \u201cI\u00a0felt it\u00a0would be\u00a0unjust for someone, even my\u00a0brother, to\u00a0bar me\u00a0from accessing the belongings of\u00a0the most important person in\u00a0my\u00a0life.\u00a0Ignoring Sam\u2019s instructions, I\u00a0began sifting through Mom\u2019s possessions on\u00a0my\u00a0own. I intended to keep only a few items, believing Sam wouldn\u2019t have any interest in them as they held no special significance for him. At the time, it seemed fair enough. Now, I wish I had heeded Sam\u2019s advice and refrained from touching Mom\u2019s things because what I discovered during the process is now weighing heavily on me.\u201d\n\n
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The woman came across her mom\u2019s diary and read through its pages.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0omid bonyadian \/ Unsplash\n
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Continuing her tale, Helen shared, \u201cAs\u00a0I\u00a0sorted through my\u00a0late mom\u2019s possessions, I\u00a0stumbled upon a\u00a0weathered, ancient-looking book.\u00a0It\u00a0was her personal diary, filled with entries spanning only two years, a\u00a0period predating even my\u00a0birth.\u201d\n
Within the diary\u2019s pages, Helen discovered a\u00a0handwritten plea from her mother, urging whoever found it\u00a0to\u00a0respect her privacy and refrain from reading its contents. Despite this warning, Helen confessed, \u201cI\u00a0knew\u00a0I was trespassing on\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u2019s wishes by\u00a0delving into the diary. But consumed by\u00a0grief, I\u00a0longed for a\u00a0connection to\u00a0her and felt she would forgive my\u00a0transgression.\u201d She continued, \u201cAs\u00a0I\u00a0pored over its contents, I\u00a0finally comprehended the mystery behind my\u00a0brother\u2019s peculiar behavior throughout my\u00a0life.\u00a0Shockingly, he\u00a0wasn\u2019t my\u00a0brother at\u00a0all but… my\u00a0father!\u201d\n\n
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The discovery was a\u00a0devastating blow for the woman.\n\n
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Helen recounted, \u201cIn\u00a0mom\u2019s diary, she detailed the circumstances of\u00a0my\u00a0conception. She wrote about how when she married my\u00a0dad, he\u00a0was unable to\u00a0have children due to\u00a0health issues. They decided against using a\u00a0sperm donor and instead\u00a0asked my\u00a0dad\u2019s son, Sam, to\u00a0be\u00a0the biological father.\u201d\n
She continued, \u201cMom explained in\u00a0her entries that they believed using Sam\u2019s genetic material was the best choice. They felt it\u00a0ensured the child would inherit traits from my\u00a0dad, including his health and intelligence.\u00a0Sam agreed to\u00a0help them, viewing it\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0way to\u00a0contribute to\u00a0their family.\u201d\n
Reflecting on\u00a0the revelation, Helen concluded, \u201cNow at\u00a036, I\u00a0understand that my \u2019father\u2019 is\u00a0actually my\u00a0grandfather, and my \u2019brother\u2019 is\u00a0my\u00a0biological father. My\u00a0two \u2019sisters\u2019 are, in\u00a0fact, my\u00a0aunts. This truth was hidden from me\u00a0for years, with both my\u00a0dad and mom carrying the burden of\u00a0this secret. I\u00a0wish\u00a0I could have heard this from my\u00a0mom directly; it\u00a0would have answered so\u00a0many questions for\u00a0me.\u201d\n\n
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Helen is\u00a0struggling to\u00a0come to\u00a0terms with this new reality.\n\n
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She continued, \u201cAfter discovering the secret, I\u00a0reached out to\u00a0Sam to\u00a0talk about\u00a0it. But his reaction was unexpected.\u00a0He\u00a0lashed out at\u00a0me, blaming me\u00a0for invading privacy and even resorting to\u00a0name-calling.\u00a0It\u00a0was a\u00a0side of\u00a0him\u00a0I had never seen before, and it\u00a0left me\u00a0shaken and afraid.\u201d\n
Reflecting on\u00a0their strained relationship, Helen added, \u201cWe\u00a0ended up\u00a0cutting ties, but I\u2019m struggling with the pain of\u00a0losing him.\u00a0I\u00a0want to\u00a0reconcile and rebuild our relationship\u00a0now that everything is\u00a0out in\u00a0the open. But he\u2019s disappeared from my\u00a0life, leaving me\u00a0feeling abandoned and unsure of\u00a0what\u00a0I did wrong.\u201d\n\n
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There is\u00a0another story about a\u00a0woman whose life took a\u00a0dramatic turn when she stumbled upon something unexpected in\u00a0her husband\u2019s belongings\u00a0\u2014 a\u00a0regular tampon. This discovery unraveled a\u00a0shocking truth that has left her considering leaving her husband behind.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The woman\u2019s mother passed away, and the grief she felt was overwhelming. A\u00a0woman named Helen, 36, shared a\u00a0deeply personal and distressing story about her family, which has since turned her life upside down. Helen began her letter by\u00a0recounting the recent loss of\u00a0her mother to\u00a0cancer, a\u00a0grief she is\u00a0still trying to\u00a0cope with. She wrote, \u201cMy\u00a0mom died of\u00a0cancer …\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":81892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[657],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-and-relationships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81894,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81891\/revisions\/81894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}