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Now, today's first story comes from a throw away account that's titled,

How Do I 49 Female? Move forward after my daughter, 22 female, hid her father's affair

from me for two years. I 49 female was married to my ex-husband, Derek, 49 male,

for 20 years before divorcing a few months ago.

We have two kids, a daughter 22 female and a son, 17 male.

I found out Derek was having a two-year affair and my world was shattered.

But what hurt almost as much was discovering that my daughter had known about it the whole time.

She actively hid it from me for two years, lied, covered for him, and never once tried to warn me.

When I found out, I was devastated, not just by my husband's betrayal, but by my daughter's

choice to keep it from me. She was young at the time, and I understand it was a difficult position for her, but the

pain was immense.

I never confronted her directly, thinking it might affect her as she was about to go off

to college.

I just told her I knew, that I understood and tried to move on.

But after she left, I found myself distancing myself from her more and more.

It wasn't planned, I just needed space to heal,

and that meant not calling her as often or reaching out as much.

Fast forward a year and a half, and I've started dating someone, 41 male,

who has a 10-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

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