What is the darkest secret your family kept from you as a child that you didn’t learn until you were an adult? How did you find out? Has knowing changed your perspective on anything, changed how you feel about a certain person, etc.?
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I found out when I was 45 that I was born without a immune system (Primary Common Variable Immune Disorder). My parents found out when I was 2 that I had this condition but, chose not to tell me or have it treated. I found out when a Dr. searched through my records and stumbled upon it because, I was always sick.
When I confronted them about it they just replied "I don't know didn't seem important."
I reminded them that I was deaf until 8 years old and had a speech impediment. These were caused because of my tonsils. They had grown so large that they deformed my ear canals and deafened me.
To which they replied you got over it so what is the big deal?
They totally ignored the fact when I brought it up that, my dad used to smack me in the mouth hard enough to draw blood if I mispronounced a word. (i.e. church would come out as turch. ) This started when I was approx 4 years old.
They have both since passed but, I never trusted them again after that.
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