When my son was 5 or 6, he used to call a news anchor on TV \u201cDaddy!\u201d My wife would smile and say that kids live in their world. I just laughed.<\/p>\n
Years later, the same anchor, that guy, appeared on the TV screen. I joked, \u201cCome see your TV dad!\u201d My son turned pale, but before he could speak, my wife suddenly started to cough and asked him to bring her a glass of water. But my son turned to me and declared, \u201cIt\u2019s time he knows the truth!\u201d and said, \u201cDad, this man is\u2014or was\u2014Mom\u2019s boyfriend. When I was little, she used to go see him and would take me with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
My wife broke down crying and admitted it was true. She said it was a brief fling that lasted a few months. She told me she was feeling vulnerable at the time, and I was so consumed by work. When someone famous and on TV showed interest in her, she got caught up in it<\/p>\n
I was shattered. It feels like the life I built with her was all a lie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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