Mother warns daughter not to tell father about extra-marital affairs
A final year university student has shared a deeply troubling family secret on social media, revealing the emotional turmoil she faces after discovering her mother’s infidelity.
The young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, opened up about her internal conflict and the impact of her mother’s actions on their family.
The student disclosed that her mother is involved in an extramarital affair with a wealthy, married man.
When she confronted her mother in private, she was shocked to learn that the man provides the financial support that keeps their household and her education afloat.
Her mother confessed that the money she uses to stock her shop, run the house, and pay for her children’s school fees comes from this relationship.
The revelation was particularly painful given the family’s circumstances. The student’s father lost his job over 12 years ago and has since been responsible for the household while her mother runs a baking business.
Recently, he joined her in the business, although he doesn’t go to the bakery every day. The student’s mother warned her to keep the affair a secret, threatening to cut off her financial support and end her education if she told her father.
The student feels deeply for her father, who remains unaware of his wife’s affair. She overheard a quarrel between her parents, where her father expressed frustration over her mother’s frequent rejections of his physical affection. This only deepened her sorrow, knowing the true reason behind her mother’s behavior.
“I feel so much for my dad because he doesn’t deserve what my mum is doing,” she wrote. “I know he doesn’t give us the financial support we need from him, but must my mum cheat on him to feed us? I am beginning to have bad thoughts about marriage. My mum looks as if her conscience is so dead, and she doesn’t regret anything she does.”
The student is torn between protecting her father and safeguarding her future. Her mother’s threats loom large, making her fearful of exposing the truth.
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