We all have some rather crazy stories when it comes to our families. Some things, however, we’re supposed to take to the grave–the secrets your parents/grandparents/siblings/cousins have asked you “never to tell anyone.”
Recently, BuzzFeed asked their users to share the family secrets that their family is going to “take to the grave.” But, after sharing them on a site like BuzzFeed–I think that defeats the purpose of “taking it to the grave.” So, we’re here to air everyone’s dirty family laundry for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
27.
My mother’s family is close-knit and deeply religious. No one was allowed to date and all marriages were arranged. Turns out that out of her 6 siblings, one was her half brother and another got a woman pregnant before marrying her. The half brother has children who have no idea that their grandfather isn’t actually their grandfather. The child born out of wedlock has no idea either.
26.
The one dark thing everybody knows about how my cousin Timmy was killed. Nobody will ever confront his killer, and I will never forgive or understand why.
25.
My cousin is not my real cousin. She was adopted as a baby because her parents couldn’t have any kids and because her real mother was about to throw her down the river (as many people here in mexico does with illegitimate kids). So… my aunt kind of save her life.
24.
I found a picture of my great-grandfather in a Nazi uniform. Asked my grandad about it (that was his dad in the picture), and he explained that he really was a Nazi, and he got captured, so he switched sides. But that’s not it. After a few months he decided he had enough and deserted the army. Lived the rest of his life telling everyone he got discharged.
23.
So I have this friend who lives with her dad and step mom, except she doesn’t know that her step mom is her step mom. She thinks it’s her mom. Well apparently after her real mom gave birth to her, her dad kicked her out and went to the other lady. The friend says she doesn’t have any pictures in the hospital and then she suspects that she is adopted. A few of us know, but none of us want to tell her and I don’t think that her dad and ‘mom’ are going to tell her either.
22.
Nobody knows who my aunt’s father is. She has 4 siblings all with the same last name that’s also my grandfathers but hers is different. Was she adopted? Born out of wedlock from another man? The result of an affair? When we ask our grandfather about it he becomes very dismissive and changes the subject. We have a theory that she was born out of wedlock before my grandmother met our grandfather and he raised her as his own, but we have no evidence to back this up. The only person alive now who knows why her last name is different is my grandfather who wont speak about the subject so I guess we’ll never know.
21.
My aunt left her phone on the table. While she was gone, her phone rang. I checked it and saw a message. It was from a man, and the message is filled with kisses and hearts emojis. I scrolled back to their messages, turns out she has a boyfriend. And my cousin, which is her daughter, didn’t know that she has one.
I’m just gonna keep it as a sercet to myself, because if I do tell others, especially my aunt, then I’m screwed.
20.
my mom didnt tell me she was divorced with my dad for two years, so she could still sleep with him without hiding it from me
19.
My grandmother was a lesbian but was married to my grandfather for 20 years. They eventually got divorced but through their entire marriage she was having an emotional affair with her best friend.
18.
I cheated on my husband 3 months into our relationship,we are now married (1 year) with 2 dogs and there is not a hope in hell that I am going to tell him because I honestly believe that it will cause us to break up.
17.
My grandad has technically been married 4 times but as far as 95% of the family and the rest of the world knows, he’s only been married 3 times. The “forgotten one” as I like to call it wife #3 and I think it stem’s from wife #4’s extreme jealousy issues as to why she’s never mentioned. It’s funny though cuz my mom liked #3 more than #4 to a certain extent so she also keeps it hidden that she’s still in contact with wife #3.