Unveiling Family Secrets: 17 Shocking Reveals That People Shared

Have you ever discovered a family secret that completely changed your perspective on things? Family secrets can be intriguing, puzzling, and sometimes even shocking. They have the power to shed light on hidden truths and provide a new understanding of past events. In this thread, we invite you to share your experiences and stories about family secrets that were only revealed to you later in life but ultimately brought clarity to certain aspects of your family history. So, what’s a family secret you didn’t get told until you were older that made things finally make sense?

Government Affairs

One surprising comment was, “Uncle Bob was actually an FBI-wanted person of interest for working on biological weapons and ties to white supremacy groups.”

Hidden Adoptions

A user replied, “My sister (she was 16 when I was born and kicked out) is my mother. Her mother (my grandma raised me as her daughter). It doesn’t end there. I was a product of abuse from a family friend. To this day, I don’t know who my real dad is. My grandma was in her forties when she “had” me. And my sister was sent to a boarding school when she was pregnant with me. My sister has no idea that I know.”

Money Problems

One Redditor replied, “My aunt and uncle died because of a carbon monoxide leak in their house. When I was 16, I was told the truth. My uncle was having serious money problems.”

Immigration Secrets

Criminal Family Members

A user replied, “My uncle came to visit us when I was little, and before he came, mum sat me down and told me not to be alone with my uncle and that if he made me feel uncomfortable, to let her know. Found out last year that when my mum was nine, she was abused by my uncle.”

Hidden Medical Conditions

One crazy story was, “I didn’t know one of my cousins existed until I was about ten years old. Turns out he was diagnosed with Leukemia as a child, and I was a very sensitive kid, so my family decided not to tell me until the treatment was successful and he recovered. It would have been okay if they told me as soon as he was healthy again, but I guess they forgot, so the first time I met him, I was wondering how exactly I managed to forget the existence of a whole person….”

Unexplained Disappearances

A person remembered, “My pet rabbit got attacked by something a couple of years after I got it. My parents found it dead and replaced it before I found out. I just thought my rabbit lived super long, but it was actually two rabbits. This happened over 10 years ago, and I found out last year.”

Drug Problems

A funny comment was, ‘My dad used to grow weed at the plant nursery he used to run when I was a kid. That explains why there was an opaque tarp covering the back half of Greenhouse 5! And why my parents told my brother and me NEVER to go back there.”

Secret Family Business

One Redditor commented, “My best friend growing up would come to stay the night at my house on occasion because her parents “were going to have a sleepover with their friends,” and their friends were always another couple. 10 year old me thought nothing of it and didn’t realize till I was an adult what her parents were actually probably doing. I wonder if she ever figured it out.”

Hidden Recipes

One funny comment was, “One of my most beloved “mom’s recipe” recipes was actually Hamburger Helper. She was a from-scratch cook, and literally, everything else we ate she made herself. She never told us because it made her so mad that her kids would love a boxed meal so much. She did it once out of sheer desperation because she didn’t have time to cook one night. We ended up loving it. I only found out in college because I begged for the recipe. I love giving her crap for it to this day.”

Unknown Backgrounds

A popular comment was, “Uncle killed a guy during a fight. But that Uncle died when I was 9. I was told about it later. It explained a lot. It was a small town, and people were scared of him.”

Secrets at Home

One oblivious user said, “That my aunt’s close friend that she lives with is actually her girlfriend. I was about 22 when they told me. Never even thought about it until it was said. Weird how I was completely oblivious to this for so many years.”

Crime Scandals

A user replied, “My grandfather did not die of a heart attack in the garage; my grandmother accidentally hit him with the car. I never knew why my grandmother refused to drive anywhere and preferred walking.”

Hidden Deaths

A very sad situation was, “My grandpa burned to death. I found out he died when I was a kid, but I was not allowed to go to his funeral, and they told me he had a heart attack. I was so confused because everyone around me would clam up when I asked about him. Turns out that he had a heart attack while trying to put out a field fire, collapsed, and burned. I still have no idea how long it took for people to find him, but I’m assuming it was hours.”

A second comment was, “When I was around 6-8 years old, my uncle passed away. I thought it was something sudden and medically tragic, as I remember him having lung problems of some sort. When I got older, I found out that was not the case. I remember visiting my dad and hanging out in my uncle’s room, where we got to play video games and listen to cool music with him. That was the start of me learning about mental illness running in the family and connected a lot of dots for me.”

Shocking Relationships

One surprised Redditor replied, “My dad met my mom in a strip club.”

Unexpected Heritage

One user commented, “Growing up, I was told that my grandfather had 5 siblings, but I had only ever met one of them. As I got older, I was told that one brother had died from aids, another brother had gone crazy from agent orange exposure, yet another brother was living two blocks away but had been shunned because he was gay, and a sister was developmentally delayed and had basically become a ward of the state after their mother died.”

Source: Reddit

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