People Who Finally Spilled Their Deepest, Darkest Secrets

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Unsplash

My great-grandfather was a married Methodist Pastor with his own children. He knocked up a parishioner and then eventually went on to legally adopt this single mother’s “illegitimate” child and then sent the mother away so she wouldn’t be part of my grandfather’s life. He grew up thinking he was adopted and not knowing who his real mother was.

I don’t know the details, but eventually, he must have found out. As a child, we’d do a once-a-year visit with my grandparents to see some old lady they just called a “family friend” who lived alone in a nursing home—but she was his mom. Chuck folk…so righteous.

SocialDistancePro20

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top