If you knew that someone had the power to uproot your entire life, would you boldly try to speak out against them? Probably not.

Family secrets always find a way to expose themselves, whether that be through found text messages, tangible items hidden in a sock drawer, or through word of mouth. That’s the thing about family: We all talk, and way too much.

Nobody wants to consider that their special someone might be taking a walk around the block with another romantic interest, but certain affair partners strike a more painful chord… their spouse’s sibling, for one. Affairs are messy, but many couples prefer to keep them under wraps for a multitude of reasons. The cheated spouse usually doesn’t want to extend the pain to more people than need be, and the cheater spouse would prefer to minimize the number of people who know about their immoral escapades, either out of shame, embarrassment, or a combination of the two.

In the story below, you’ll read about a single woman who attends a family gathering. Her uncle on her father’s side decides to take it upon himself to ridicule and criticize her opinion on marriage, which opposes the marital outlook of her cultural heritage. Finding this ironic, and after many embarrassing public criticisms, she decides that she has had enough. So, in front of the many family onlookers, she exposes her uncle’s marital affair, the other party being her own mother. Scroll to read.