: My ex-husband is dying of cancer. I left him because he physically, psychologically and emotionally abused me. Related Articles Shortly before we divorced, I got pregnant.
I lied and told him the child was someone else’s. I did it to protect our child. Now that my ex is dying, I feel guilty.
He never had any other children. Should I tell him he has a son? That’s an interesting question. My first reaction is to let sleeping dogs lie.
From your description of your ex-husband, he would have used the child as a pawn to further abuse you. However, you didn’t mention whether your son knows who his father is. If he does, he might want to meet him before he expires.
This is something only you can decide. : I have been married for 35 years. I was pregnant when I married.
We had dated only five months. We came from families that believed you had to “do the right thing” and get married. I love my husband, but never as deeply as I thought I should.
I had feelings for someone else (“Dennis”) before I got married, but we were always in different relationships when we’d see each other. He was my husband’s best man at our wedding, and they were friends for many years. Dennis moved away, and we didn’t see each other for 25 years.
He and I recently reconnected, and when we first saw each other, it was like I was hit by a truck full of emotions. Dennis makes me feel ways I never felt before. We have long talks about how much we missed each other.
We can tell each other any.
