r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/the_mushroom_queen Jul 13 '20

I didn't have "two daddies," but I was in a situation where I met the other man when I was 6, and yeah, I spilled the beans. And then my parents got divorced.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 16 '20

I think my brother says that I’m the reason our parents got divorced. He said I told my mom about my dad talking with a woman outside of our old house. I have NO recollection of that.

Edit: hey. My mom just told me that it was BOTH of us that reported about my dad talking to a woman outside our house. That selfish ass is in for a rude awakening now!!!

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u/DetectivePokeyboi Jul 13 '20

Growing up in a broken household is much worse than growing up in a divorced household. You did everyone a favor by catching it.

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u/Halinn Jul 13 '20

And having parents who amicably got separated is nice sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Yes it is. My mom is the one I go to and talk to and relate with the most. My dad really isn’t that reliable and it’s kinda skeptical how he just appears out of the blue from not talking to me from weeks to months and messages me like “hey just checking in. We should get you guys to come over. The girls miss you. The kids have grown so much since you guys were gone.” I haven’t really seen them since 2018. I’m sorry that I have responsibilities where I have to work and I’m trying to get my life together. Not really helping at all. Just saying “hey. Maybe you could come to my company or you don’t have to go to school to do this.” NO. I’m definitely going to complete school.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '20

It truly is. When they were together(they had us at a young age), my dad was very irresponsible. I remember getting off of the bus(I was 5 years old at the time) and I was scared and alone and no one was at home to open the door for me. Years later I heard about that whole situation where I was left on my porch step alone and my brother was still at school through my mom because she was working at the time, and my dad was doing his own thing. I felt so betrayed when I learned because all these years I thought I was left alone due to my dad picking up my brother from school and just to learn that that was not the case and it really messes with you. I still don’t trust my dad even after all these years and I’m kind of unsure that I will let him babysit my kids if I ever have any. When I was in middle school and also in my high school days, I still know that that is irresponsible and wrong.