21 People Spill Shockingly Dirty Family Secrets

Almost every family has a secret they can’t reveal. A user asked the forum, “(Serious) What is your dirty family secret?” Here are the top responses. 

MOM HAS AN ESTRANGED BROTHER

"My mom has an estranged brother. We've heard hints that he committed a serious crime against the family, possibly harming my mom, and displayed psychopathic tendencies as a child."

GOT AWAY WITH THE MURDER

"My grandfather escaped a murder charge for years. A relative was in an old western book, possibly riding with Butch and Sundance."

GRANDMA MARRIED A CON MAN

“My grandma married a con man in the 90s and lost everything she had to him. I didn’t even find out about this until my uncle made an uncomfortable joke about it at Christmas.”

AUNT GOT PREGNANT AS A TEENAGER

“My aunt got pregnant as a teenager, and to this day, they still act like her son is her brother.”

GRANDFATHER MARRIED ANOTHER WIFE

“My grandfather left my grandmother in the 1930s. Not sure if there was a bigamous marriage, but he subsequently had another ‘wife.’ My Mother and uncle were told he died.”

FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN DRUG SMUGGLING

"It's likely many family members were involved in '80s drug smuggling. Evidence includes numerous aircraft, boats, jet skis, weapons, real estate but lack of jobs or investments."

MOTHER IS A HOARDER

"Mom's a hoarder who keeps rotten food and used depends. Lives in a rat-infested dump. Uses past cancer for free stuff."

AUNT ABANDONED HER DAUGHTER

"At 13, my aunt gave birth, moved, and left her daughter with a neighbor. Misinformed my grandmother of her death. Grandma found the girl in an orphanage and raised her as our aunt."

MOMS HALF-BROTHER IS HER COUSIN

“My mom was told her half-brother was her cousin her entire life.”

UNCLE TRIED TO TOUCH ME

“When I was 16, my uncle tried to touch me. My dad knows and still invites him over when I’m visiting.”

UNCLE SLEPT WITH MY OTHER UNCLE’S WIFE

“My uncle slept with my other uncle’s wife. My uncle took her back. They are still together. Family acts like it didn’t happen, and no one knows.”

PARENTS GOT MARRIED WHEN I WAS FOUR MONTHS OLD

"My parents lied about my origins. I found out at 17 that my mom was my dad’s secretary and they married after her divorce. The truth was revealed at Christmas by my grandma."

PARENTS PRETENDING THEY WERE POOR

“My parents do everything possible to pretend they’re poor and get the most benefits when they make $200,000 a year. They live in their mom’s trailer.”

HUSBAND’S GRANDPA SMUGGLED PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL

"My husband's grandpa smuggled people from China and alcohol from Canada during prohibition. His Woodinville home had a hidden tunnel, caved in by my time."

DIED OF HEART ATTACK

“I have a great-great-grandfather who, on paper, died of a heart attack. What was left off the paper was that he died of a heart attack during a klan raid. He was a raider.”

COUSIN CREATED A FAKE ACCOUNT

“My cousin created a fake user account to check out my other cousin’s OnlyFans account.”

I AM GAY

"I'm the secret. I'm gay in a traditional Catholic family. Being phased out from cousins' lives fearing I might 'spread the gay'."

DAD WAS ABUSED BY HIS OLDER SISTER

"Dad was abused by his sister and told to forgive by his priest. Alcoholism, his coping mechanism, killed him at 53."

DAD HAS A HALF-SISTER

"Grandpa had a secret child, so Dad has a hidden half-sister. Only found out when Mom was on Halcyon/Valium for dentistry."

GRANDMA’S FATHER HAD TWO CHILDREN WITH ANOTHER WOMEN

"My grandma discovered her dad had two more kids with another woman. He cheekily named them identical to her and her brother."

MOTHER HID MY HALF-BROTHER FROM ME

Just discovered mom hid a brother from me for 23 years. My dad had him with his ex. I found out at my dad's memorial.

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