Mom Introduces Daughter to Her Bio Father Years after Cheating on Husband with Him, Pleads to Keep It Secret

• A young woman found herself in a sticky situation when her mom revealed the man she grew up with wasn't her biological dad.
• When she was a teenager, her mom decided to introduce her to her biological father but asked her to swear not to tell anyone they had met.
• She would later break her promise to her mom after discovering her older sister was dating her biological father.

A young woman found herself in a situation worthy of being turned into a soap opera. Growing up, she always felt different from the rest of her family.

She grew up asking why she was the only one with certain traits. For instance, she was the only redhead in their family.

When she turned 17, the young woman finally got her answer. She was introduced to her biological father while she and her mom were out for ice cream.

The casual trip to the ice cream parlor turned into a life-altering moment when the girl found out the man who raised her wasn't her biological dad. Her mom felt it was the right time to tell her because, at 17, she was old enough to understand the truth.

The girl's mother revealed that she welcomed her into the world after having an affair. When she discovered that she was pregnant, the mother came clean to her husband, who forgave her, and the pair decided to keep the child.

Despite being the daughter of another man, the young woman had a good upbringing. She often felt physically different from the rest of her family, but she always had great relationships with her parents and older sister.

Learning about her mom's affair and that her dad was not her biological father was a lot to take in. Yet, her mom made her swear not to tell her older sister about what happened. She also made it clear that the girl's biological father would not try to be part of her life.

Seven years later, the woman had made peace with the news and moved on with her life. She never developed a relationship with her biological father and chose to leave it all in her past.

Honoring the promise she had made to her mother, the woman never mentioned the secret to anyone. That all changed when, one day, her sister confided that she had always been into older men.

The two joked that her sibling's interest in older men probably came from the many George Clooney movies they had watched growing up. The older sibling pulled out a photo of her new boyfriend, showing off like she usually did when she dated a guy.

An Unbelievable New Boyfriend

To the woman's surprise, her sister's new boyfriend was her biological father. She found herself in a sticky predicament. For days, the young woman couldn't shake off a weird feeling she had inside. She debated what to do and decided to tell her sister the truth.

Her older sister did not take the news well – she instantly dumped the man but assured the young woman that she wasn't mad at her.

The older sister found humor in the situation, joking that since she dated her younger sister's dad, she was now technically her mom and had the power to boss her around.

How Did The Mom React After Finding Out Her Secret Was Revealed?

While her older sister had no problems with the situation, the woman's mom wasn't quite as level-headed when she found out the secret had been revealed. She was angry that her daughter had broken her promise, reacting harshly when she discovered her oldest daughter knew about the affair.

"She says I divulged something that wasn't my secret to share and that I had no business telling anyone," the woman wrote on Reddit. Her mom added that it wasn't a big deal for her older daughter to be dating a man that she herself had dated previously because the couple was in no way related.

Two months passed, and the mom remained angry at her youngest daughter. She commented loudly about her daughter being a traitor and how she couldn't be trusted. The young woman was taken aback by how her mother was treating her. She thought she did the right thing by protecting her sister, but her mom had never been so angry at her before.

Following the ordeal, the woman couldn't help but ask whether or not she had made the wrong decision by telling her sister the truth. She wrote about her story on social media, hoping others would share their opinions.

People rallied behind the young woman, assuring her she did nothing wrong. They slammed the mom for projecting her worries onto her daughter, criticizing her for allowing her older daughter to date the man she had an affair with.

"Your mom is taking her feelings about herself out on you. She's the one who cheated on her family," one user said. "Your mom is deeply, deeply embarrassed by her infidelity. Rather than being a [expletive] adult about it and become a better person, she's put the burden of keeping her secret on your shoulders," another added.

"You are not responsible for your mother's good name, nor do you need to hide the truth of your history to make her more comfortable with her poor decisions," a reader wrote in finality. Ultimately, the woman was relieved to have people on her side, justifying her choice to open up to her sister.

Do you think the woman did the right thing by telling her sister she was dating her biological father?

In a similar story, a woman felt she didn't fit in with her family, so she decided to take a DNA test decades later. The result unveiled her mother's infidelity and changed their lives forever.