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05.24.08, 12:46 PM General Topics
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Just found out last night that my dad had been married before. My parents sent me paperwork and it included their marriage license which lists his marital status as "divorced." [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.24.08, 12:46 PM Flag

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He never TOLD you this? Any half-sibs? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:46 PM Flag

I have no idea. Too weird asking at this point. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:49 PM Flag

Why not ask? They are the ones who sent you the paperwork. They knew you would see it. Ask them. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 01:49 PM Flag

I have 3 cousins who have no idea that their mother was married once before their dad. And they are fully grown adults!! She has no intention of telling them and I think it's horrible. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:47 PM Flag

I think it's terrible too. Part of being comfortable with yourself is understanding your connections in the world. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:50 PM Flag

She's been married 4 times total. Her kids only know of 3. And she just completed a massive family geneology research project and conveniently left off her 1st marriage from the giant tome she sent everyone. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:51 PM Flag

my dad passed away this year and that's when i learned he was married before. no one in my family ever told me. cousins of mine had even been to the first wedding. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:47 PM Flag

My Dad's BF did something like that. He was married 4 times, only had DCs with the fourth DW. My Dad was the Best Man at all of his weddings, I was invited to 3 of them (the first was before I was born), but his DCs only knew about their Mom, nothing about the other marriages. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 12:56 PM Flag

my dad really went out of the way to hide the marriage, destroyed all photo's ect. it was so surreal b/c it wasn't that big of a deal in my eyes [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 01:34 PM Flag

we have 3 dc one is a teenager and they don't know dh was married before - no kids [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 01:42 PM Flag

take it from me - you should tell them. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 02:04 PM Flag

ITA agree, the most terrible part was the fact that he just didn't tell me [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.24.08, 02:08 PM Flag