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A Family Secret: My Dad Is My Mom's Brother
Jena's story #6 — Recently, my husband died of a drug overdose, and now my mom, Jena, shared a family secret — Is he my uncle or what?
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“The truth sets us free, but it first makes us miserable.” Sandra Wilson.
Jena's story:
Jena continued: “After living with the rapist as husband and wife for eight years, I filed for divorce. And I married the love of my life, Kris, a year later, and he raised you and your two siblings."
For you, readers:
Addiction is a treatable disease, and treatment works. Seek treatment if your drug use negatively affects your relationship, career, health, and finance.
Me: Mom, is this true, or did you make it up? Why now, after a quarter of a century?”
