When I was around 6-years-old my favorite auntie started dating a new guy. He came around a lot, and my family seemed to like him. He would sometimes bring his son from his prior marriage around with him. I didn’t particularly like this kid. He would whine and cry a lot, but he was only around 3, so I guess that was normal for his age.
Anyway, fast forward a couple of years, and my aunt moves back to my uncle’s home country with him. After a couple of years, they get married, and after a few more, they have 2 kids. They came back and forth a lot to visit, and after about 8 years abroad, they decided to move back to the states...
Kids are growing up, and the world is moving on. During college, I lived with them on and off because they were close to my school. One day out of the blue, I remembered my uncle’s first kid. I casually just asked my aunt when we’re alone what the hell happened to him, and why we don’t see him around anymore.
She immediately went red. “Don’t you EVER bring him up in this house again! Understand!? If you bring this up around the family, I will kill you with my own two hands. I never wanted that kid in our lives, and bringing it up now will ruin everything, so keep your mouth shut.”
The worst part? Uncle’s ex offed herself 10 or so years back and his son was left homeless. I tried to reach out and help but couldn’t get a hold of him. Saddest of all he ended up hooked on god knows what and last I saw of him was a mugshot in the Bay Area. He accosted an elder gentleman who found him sleeping in his bushes 🙁
It just breaks my heart that this little boy I remember is now in this horrible place in life because my disgustingly selfish aunt and uncle couldn’t bother to include him in their lives. My little cousins don’t know they have a brother somewhere out there and that my aunt and uncle knowingly abandoned him.
This knowledge has made me resent them ever since. I’m childfree, but I couldn’t give my dog up less yet my OWN CHILD ffs. I hate my uncle the most because he’s a hypocritical monster who’s really great at buying people’s geniality but has a nasty temper and turns into a psychopath when he snaps.
My mom and dad remember this kid, but they don’t say a word to keep the family peace. I KNOW that if my cousins found out they’d be shattered. They’re good kids. Recently my uncle was cheering on the mass d**ths of people in the mid-east and also talking about how happy he was with everything going on in America right now, even with the children being ripped from their families and j**led.
Hearing that made my blood boil, and now I just want to announce his dirty secret to everyone so he can be exposed. I come from a very tight-knit family who I know would look down on him for this.
They ruined the life of an innocent child to be where they’re at, and I just feel like they deserve for it all to burn down. If I did this, I would legitimately be in fear for my life. My uncle and aunt don’t play about their family, and I 100% believe they would try to k!ll me if I exposed them.
