I always thought my parents had a solid marriage.<\/p>\n
Then, while using my dad\u2019s iPad, a message appeared:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still thinking about what you did to me in that hotel room.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was from a woman named Chloe.<\/p>\n
Their messages went back more than a year.<\/p>\n
When I confronted Dad, he barely reacted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll guys cheat,\u201d he said. \u201cYour mother has a good life. Don\u2019t ruin it over nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
I called Mom immediately.<\/p>\n
When she saw Chloe\u2019s name, her reaction surprised me.<\/p>\n
They had known each other in college.<\/p>\n
Instead of crying, Mom gathered financial records, contacted an attorney, packed Dad\u2019s suitcase\u2014and invited Chloe to breakfast the next morning.<\/p>\n
But that night, I searched through Mom\u2019s old college boxes.<\/p>\n
I found photographs, then a journal.<\/p>\n
Years ago, Chloe had been seriously dating a man named David.<\/p>\n
And Mom had secretly slept with him.<\/p>\n
Even worse, she had written:<\/p>\n
\u201cMen cheat. That\u2019s what men do. The only thing that matters is who they choose in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, Dad, Mom, and Chloe all began blaming one another.<\/p>\n
Then I placed the journal on the table.<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Dad had betrayed Mom.<\/p>\n
Chloe had knowingly helped him.<\/p>\n
But Mom had once justified the exact same kind of betrayal when she benefited from it.<\/p>\n
For once, nobody could pretend they were innocent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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