Sometimes, we think we know our family really well. But then something unexpected happens. Today’s story is about a woman who found out a shocking secret about her mother-in-law after she passed away.
The woman thinks she’s in a quite big mess because of the situation with the diary.
An anonymous woman, 36, wrote to us seeking advice. She’s in a tough spot and needs help. She started her letter by saying, “Hello, I’ve gotten myself into quite a mess, and I really need advice.”
She explained that her mother-in-law passed away three weeks ago, and it’s been hard on the whole family. Her husband, sister-in-law, and father-in-law are all grieving deeply. While she and her mother-in-law didn’t have a super close relationship, they also weren’t enemies.
After the funeral, the woman was asked by her father-in-law to sort through her mother-in-law’s things. As she was doing that, she found her mother-in-law’s old diary, which seemed to date back to the 1980s.
The woman couldn’t resist the temptation to read the diary.
The woman continued her story, admitting, “I know I shouldn’t have snooped into someone else’s private stuff. But I was curious, and this old diary seemed unusual for my mother-in-law.”
As she read the diary, she was shocked by what she found. “She wrote about problems with her oldest daughter, but that didn’t make sense,” the woman said. “My sister-in-law is actually the youngest in the family, and the timing didn’t match up either.”
The woman made a shocking revelation about her MIL’s life.
The woman continued, saying, “It turns out my mother-in-law had another child with a different man, not my father-in-law.” This surprised her because her mother-in-law always talked about being married only once and how her husband was her lifelong partner.
She discovered that her mother-in-law’s eldest child had behavior issues, so she and her ex-husband decided to send her to a tough boot camp. However, it made things worse, and the daughter ran away, never to be seen again.
The woman’s mother-in-law kept this a secret and blamed her ex-husband. Eventually, she divorced him. In the diary, the woman found her daughter’s birth certificate and a photo of her as a teenager.
The woman is desperate about what to do with the truth she discovered.
The woman is feeling devastated and overwhelmed after discovering her mother-in-law’s secret. She’s unsure about what to do next.
She said, “My mother-in-law just passed away, and everyone in the family is grieving deeply. Now I’m burdened with her darkest secret, and I don’t know if I should tell anyone. I’m hesitant to tell my father-in-law because I don’t want to upset him further, especially since he’s in his late 80s.”
She’s received conflicting advice from others. Some say she should tell her husband to avoid secrets, while others warn it could ruin their marriage.
Feeling desperate, she’s struggling with anxiety and guilt. She doesn’t want to interfere with family matters but feels responsible for deciding whether to reveal the secret or keep it to herself. She also worries about being judged by her mother-in-law for being curious.
