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mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/04/2026 21:37

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The follow up thread to my one from last year 🤭

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Cowcurtains · 09/04/2026 22:25

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Janblues28 · 09/04/2026 22:22

I thought the new "American" school mum seemed out of place having moved abroad. Like she stepped out of Selling sunset. So I looked her up on instagram and she was on a very well known American reality TV show and known for being in a throuple with a celeb. She doesn't know I know and no one else at school has any idea. Really like her though, she's great fun to be around.

Sassandballs · 09/04/2026 22:14

My DA fell pregnant and my DM found her giving birth in the bathroom, this was early 1960's. The baby was adopted by another DA, the oldest DS in the family. The child a boy, he was never told of his real parents until he started shagging his half sister, thinking they were just cousins, yack. I am not sure that they know the truth to be honest and neither do his DW and DC.

StrictlyCoffee · 09/04/2026 22:10

My husband has just inherited enough for us to pay off our mortgage. It feels sly in a way keeping it quiet but it also feels like his information to share and not mine

wakeupshakeupmakeup · 09/04/2026 21:57

user1497787065 · 09/04/2026 06:14

I had a friend whose goddaughter turned out to be her husbands daughter.

This is horrendous!

Periperi2025 · 09/04/2026 21:56

I reported a senior male colleague for sexually harrasing a student and he got sacked, a handful of my colleagues know but i am delibrately very guarded about telling male colleagues when really I want to shout it from the rooftops so any other pervs/pests at work (and there are plenty) know they aren't safe.

NeedingASafeSpace · 09/04/2026 21:45

When I was younger and had a boyfriend I went on his laptop to find a film (we used to watch our film on his laptop in his bedroom) his search history was “gay porn” not “lesbian porn” or just “porn” but “gay porn” …..

Cowcurtains · 09/04/2026 21:41

A previous, engaged male colleague kept sending me suggestive texts and pics after we both left the company we met at. Ashamed to say I didn’t tell him to stop, I found it amusing if anything as they’d just randomly arrive if we were messaging. He stopped for a few months around the wedding but then continued on and off for about 10 years. During this time they tried and tried for kids, eventually had a child through IVV. His wife tags him in everything on FB and the only reason I haven’t said anything is that she loves him so much and is so blissfully happy in her little family.

CuteOrangeElephant · 09/04/2026 21:39

My great aunt has two sons who don't speak to eachother anymore. I got the story from my aunt (they are her cousins).

Apparently one of them was having a secret affair with his brother's wife. Imagine when that came out, I don't think you could ever have a normal family get together again.

Kalanthe · 09/04/2026 21:38

My aunt is a headteacher at a secondary school and the number of teachers having affairs with each other is mind boggling. Even the school nurse and the IT guy who are at the school only part-time. They are all married of course

Candy24 · 09/04/2026 21:31

murphys · 09/04/2026 20:46

Ooh I have one.

I have told my best friend, but haven't told anyone else because I don't want people to think I'm spreading rumors.

So my exh had an affair with his work assistant. He left me after 20 year marriage to be with her. She was married too and left her h. They since got married and make out they have the perfect life.
She was well known at the work, yes in that way, as had multiple affairs with multiple men there.
I have a mutual friend who works at the same place and he is a nice looking lad.
Their work had a conference and they all had to stay over at the attached hotel.
I saw him recently and he said he had something to tell me, but I had to promise not to repeat it.
He was getting ready in his hotel room and there was a knock at the door. It was my exh new wife. She asked if she could come in and he hesitated asking why. While talking he said she was wearing leggings type trousers and kept pulling them up, showing off a severe camel toe. Then she asked again if he was sure he didn't want her to come in. Anyway it was very obvious that she was after a possible shag, he said no and she replied with 'your loss'. The awkward thing was though he said, was my ex was also at that conference.

So of course the first thing I did after finding out, was to phone my friend to tell her as keeping a secret doesn't include not telling her 😂

So now if this is true, which I suspect it is, is my cheating exh now being cheated on too....? As if she is going around proposing herself like that to random men, she is doing to to others too, right ?

Is this Karma?

Ultimate justice may he find out he has an STI….and yes your friend doesn’t count as telling someone lol

HotRootsAndNaughtyToots · 09/04/2026 21:31

RaveToTheGrave1 · 09/04/2026 21:24

He thinks the whole test is wrong 😂 i haven't talked to him for years now for many reasons but this didn't help, he absolutely refused to believe its real at all and they've lied specifically just about him for some reason!

Blimey

Tillow4ever · 09/04/2026 21:30

JustAnotherWhinger · 09/04/2026 00:31

A couple in our street are about to open a swingers club. It’s about 40 mins away. I’ve known for years they were involved in that scene, but others locally are likely just about to start finding out as the opening gets nearer.

There are some people objecting to it (even though it was already a swingers club until it closed for sale and refurb and was so problem free some of the objectors didn’t even realise it was there!) and I think they’ll be mind blown when they realise that the owners - who they seem to be picturing as some wild pair wandering around naked and being inappropriate are actually the very normal couple from down the street

It’s not The Fox on the a1 is it? That closed down but definitely used to be a swingers place, even had a website detailing it all! It’s the only place I’ve ever heard of so I was fascinated!

riceuten · 09/04/2026 21:28

A friend from work's wife is having an fling with the vicar of the church she (but not he) goes to (and he doesn't know ;-().

One of our near neighbours is working cash in hand and signing on as well.

One of our other near neighbours wants to go back to his home country and retire - she's a teacher and settled here, and doesn't want to - this causes endless grief

RaveToTheGrave1 · 09/04/2026 21:24

HotRootsAndNaughtyToots · 09/04/2026 21:06

What was your father's reaction?

He thinks the whole test is wrong 😂 i haven't talked to him for years now for many reasons but this didn't help, he absolutely refused to believe its real at all and they've lied specifically just about him for some reason!

NavyNorris · 09/04/2026 21:23

pouletvous · 09/04/2026 06:56

These stories can’t stay secret forever

not now we have 23 and Me / Ancestry websites

It's all come out and the child knows now which is been pretty awful. The biological dad has no idea though!

Sillycake · 09/04/2026 21:11

murphys · 09/04/2026 20:46

Ooh I have one.

I have told my best friend, but haven't told anyone else because I don't want people to think I'm spreading rumors.

So my exh had an affair with his work assistant. He left me after 20 year marriage to be with her. She was married too and left her h. They since got married and make out they have the perfect life.
She was well known at the work, yes in that way, as had multiple affairs with multiple men there.
I have a mutual friend who works at the same place and he is a nice looking lad.
Their work had a conference and they all had to stay over at the attached hotel.
I saw him recently and he said he had something to tell me, but I had to promise not to repeat it.
He was getting ready in his hotel room and there was a knock at the door. It was my exh new wife. She asked if she could come in and he hesitated asking why. While talking he said she was wearing leggings type trousers and kept pulling them up, showing off a severe camel toe. Then she asked again if he was sure he didn't want her to come in. Anyway it was very obvious that she was after a possible shag, he said no and she replied with 'your loss'. The awkward thing was though he said, was my ex was also at that conference.

So of course the first thing I did after finding out, was to phone my friend to tell her as keeping a secret doesn't include not telling her 😂

So now if this is true, which I suspect it is, is my cheating exh now being cheated on too....? As if she is going around proposing herself like that to random men, she is doing to to others too, right ?

Is this Karma?

what drives a person to what sex that much ?

Carpedimum · 09/04/2026 21:09

Someone I know quite well, she’s more than an acquaintance but not a friend that I go out with, is an OF ‘model’. When I was first told about this (by someone who has seen her in action on OF) I imagined that she at least kept her underwear on and did something benign like her ironing in suspenders, but no, she apparently does full sex shows with toys etc. She would be mortified if she knew how many people know who she thinks she’s fooled with a completely different line of work. She goes to great lengths to disguise her true appearance but there’s a unique tell tale that the person who saw her immediately recognised. I’m quite liberal but admit I was shocked, not least because her husband must be in on it and possibly her older kids too. Can you imagine? Shush, your mum’s in the middle of a broadcast.

HotRootsAndNaughtyToots · 09/04/2026 21:06

RaveToTheGrave1 · 09/04/2026 20:11

I did 23andMe and found out my grandad wasnt actually my real one, my horrible grandmother who had always took the mick out of my other grandmother for having a black boyfriend, had actually been with a man from St Kitts who she had presumably met whilst doing something for the war (she would never say what) I told my father for years it was obvious he was mixed even though he was white passing there were some things like hair texture and his skin colour in summer and features, swore up and down I was wrong cos he's racist as anything, 23andMe proved me right 😂 found a bunch of new relatives, desperately want to meet them all in St Kitts one day!

What was your father's reaction?

gabsdot45 · 09/04/2026 21:05

I work in the HR dept in the same company that my BIL works at.
He was recently suspended due to making several massive mistakes and is now on a final written warning.
I can't tell DH though (his brother)

murphys · 09/04/2026 20:46

Ooh I have one.

I have told my best friend, but haven't told anyone else because I don't want people to think I'm spreading rumors.

So my exh had an affair with his work assistant. He left me after 20 year marriage to be with her. She was married too and left her h. They since got married and make out they have the perfect life.
She was well known at the work, yes in that way, as had multiple affairs with multiple men there.
I have a mutual friend who works at the same place and he is a nice looking lad.
Their work had a conference and they all had to stay over at the attached hotel.
I saw him recently and he said he had something to tell me, but I had to promise not to repeat it.
He was getting ready in his hotel room and there was a knock at the door. It was my exh new wife. She asked if she could come in and he hesitated asking why. While talking he said she was wearing leggings type trousers and kept pulling them up, showing off a severe camel toe. Then she asked again if he was sure he didn't want her to come in. Anyway it was very obvious that she was after a possible shag, he said no and she replied with 'your loss'. The awkward thing was though he said, was my ex was also at that conference.

So of course the first thing I did after finding out, was to phone my friend to tell her as keeping a secret doesn't include not telling her 😂

So now if this is true, which I suspect it is, is my cheating exh now being cheated on too....? As if she is going around proposing herself like that to random men, she is doing to to others too, right ?

Is this Karma?

Whatexcellentboiledpotatoes · 09/04/2026 20:42

RapunzelHadExtensions · 09/04/2026 20:36

My DMum isn't vegan, only vegetarian.

She pretends to be fully vegan for the sake of DSis, who is a strict and extremely regimented vegan.

I ask why she doesn't just tell her but she says she doesn't want to upset her.

She makes me help her hide the eggs and vicky sponge before she arrives 🙄😂

Wouldn't it be funny if sis is lying too 🤣

PBSCH · 09/04/2026 20:37

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Changedforobviousreason · 09/04/2026 20:37

Name changed

When I split from my exh I decided to have some fun on some hook up sites.

But once met a teacher from my DCs school. I didn't realise when we were first chatting as he wasn't using his real name. We met up and had a lot of fun before we twigged. Yes he's married.

It makes parents evenings "interesting"!!!

RapunzelHadExtensions · 09/04/2026 20:36

My DMum isn't vegan, only vegetarian.

She pretends to be fully vegan for the sake of DSis, who is a strict and extremely regimented vegan.

I ask why she doesn't just tell her but she says she doesn't want to upset her.

She makes me help her hide the eggs and vicky sponge before she arrives 🙄😂

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