50 Secrets People Are Taking Straight To Their Graves

When my grandpa [passed away], the relatives wanted to bury him with the family ring on his finger. You know, THE family ring, that got passed down from generation to generation and was supposed to eventually become mine some day. I didn't care much about getting the ring (it has little, if any, monetary value), but the stupidity of burying a family treasure was (and still is) quite obvious.

On funeral day, I stole the ring right from the coffin and hid it in a safe place.

It's been decades and I still keep the ring in a secret place. Someday I'm gonna pass it to my grandson and tell them the story.

Or not. Idk, maybe.

My precious.

Ten years ago, on what would have been my best friend's wedding anniversary (the first one after he [passed away]), I sent his widow flowers anonymously. The note was short: "I hope you feel loved and are happy." I left my name off because I didn't want any awkward thank-yous or explanations.

A few months later, I overheard her telling my wife about the flowers. She was convinced her husband had arranged for them to be sent after his [passing]. She described it as one of the most thoughtful things he had ever done, with tears in her eyes.

That was a decade ago. I have kept sending flowers on the same date every year, always anonymously. She still believes it is coming from him, some pre-arranged thing he set up. I have never corrected her, and I never will.

When my dad was diagnosed with a really painful cancer, he asked if I could end his life when things got bad and he was no longer himself. I'm an ICU nurse, he was on hospice, and the hospice RN allowed me to control and administer his meds. I pushed a lot of morphine when the time came and fulfilled his wish.

I filed a CPS case against my own life long friend. Went to visit her house after she had kids and it was a literal biohazard. Animal waste caked into the carpet that was so old it was white. You could smell ammonia before you even entered the house. 2 of the girls had awful coughing fits from the poor air quality. Mold, blood, dirt, waste, everywhere. I secretly took photos while I was there and the next day filed a report.

My friend called me sobbing that they took her kids from her until she proved she could clean and keep up with the house. I pretended like it wasn't me.

She did get the house fixed and got her kids back.

Those kids didnt deserve to live in such awful conditions and I feel no guilt for what I did. But I will never tell her that it was me who made that report.

During high school we were planning a weekend class trip. There was a girl in my class that I greatly respected and liked to hang out with. She was a daughter of a war veteran that had ptsd (he wasnt violent but had a pretty bad temper) and she had lost her mother to illness when she was just a kid. Regardless of that she was greatly ambitious, driven, confident and never, and I mean NEVER made herself the victim or wanted pitty from anyone. Even though we were really different in many other aspects of life, that made me really like and respect her, because I knew how hard her life was.

One day were were talking about the trip and I was going on and on about how exited I am to go and she casually said something like yeah...im not going, we dont have the money...anyway.... you know what I saw the other day??...... I was left speachless. That felt so unfair and kept bothering me for the rest of the day so I decided to do something about it. I knew she was to proud to "take money" from someone else and she would get mad if I suggessted to borrow her some. So when I got home I talked to my parents and my dad told me to ask the teacher to make a deal with the other parents so that we all split the cost and tell the girl that the travel agency gave us one free spot (that was usually the deal when there was more than X students going, but we didnt pass that number this time) and if other parents wouldnt want to do that, we would pay for her ourselves. I talked to our teacher the next day, told her not to mention my name to anyone, and she talked to all the other parents and everyone agreed.

Sooo to make a long story short my friend soon received the news about an extra free spot for the trip and was laughing out loud about how she got lucky. She indeed went with us on that trip and had an amazing time. I never told her or anyone else that it was me that made that happen. It wasnt some super duper heroic act but i still get a rush of happiness when I think about it and feel very proud of that 16year old version of myself for doing that :).

My mom stole her dog.
He was a puppy. He was starving, no food or water dish, and on a chain maybe 2 feet long, tied to a fence with no shelter. He had crawled under a nearby car to try and be safe. It had rained for days that week. She’d had enough, and she took him from that place.
He’s now doing great!

When my mom's brother [passed away] we went to clear out his house. Their sister was so worried about making sure she got every dime he had and even though she had already taken control of his bank accounts she believed he had hidden money in his house.

She came and took all of his guns and searched all over for money. My mother was trying to move his things out like a normal human being and I will never forget her sister saying "to hell with this [stuff]! Find the money!" She finally gave up and left it to my mom and me and my husband.

My son was about 2 yo at the time and doing 2 yo stuff and found a jar somewhere in the living room that had 11k cash in it!! We almost passed out! We stood there stunned. I asked Mom if she was going to tell her sister and she said "yep, when we get to heaven!"😂😂 We split it and it's still a secret!

My parents were severely neglecting their dog so I stole it and gave it to the humane society. They were super outraged, but the dog was literally starving. I never told anyone it was me.

My neighbour - 78 years old woman that always tried to help others never really had money for a (normal) living. She has 2 old defective phones (3GB ram, almost without any free space) that were given to her and she uses them for socials, taking some pictures (she lives all alone) and connection with her son that lives to the other side of the globe. So she saved like 200$ so I can buy her a better phone so she can talk with her son and browse social media without problems. I lied to her that it's 200$, even that it's 3 times the price in our country and bought her a phone with OLED screen, 12GB RAM and 256GB internal memory so she can browse seamlessly, take beautiful pictures without spending hours to think what to delete and most important see as clear as possibly her son on video calls.

My younger brother thinks he "found" a crisp $100 bill on the sidewalk on the worst day of his life (the day his fiancée left him). Truth is, I dropped it there and pretended to tie my shoe so he’d spot it first. I was broke too, that was my grocery money for the month, but he needed a "win" from the universe so badly that day. We ate ramen for weeks but seeing him smile for the first time in days was worth it. He still talks about his "lucky day" 8 years later.

Won a lottery. Equivalent to about 1 million dollars.
Invested in gold and also bought a flat in of the big cities around.
Kept the rest at my separate bank account.
Never told anyone, including my family.

I have been receiving a monthly stipend of $350 for a "remote internet allowance" from a job I quit in 2021.

I emailed HR three separate times to correct it when I left. They never replied. The company was acquired by a massive conglomerate last year, and the payments just kept coming. I put every single cent into a separate high-yield savings account just in case they ever ask for it back, but at this point, the interest alone is paying for my car insurance.

My husband found a tiny fledging bird in the backyard. It had obviously had a rough start in life and was missing an eye. We watched it over the course of a week as it practiced taking off from the ground, and its mum delivered it worms to eat. Husband put out a tray of water. We named the fledgling Barney and were really rooting for the little guy.

One morning I went outside to check on Barney and he was [gone]. On his side and covered in ants. I put him in a box with a flower from the garden and disposed of him. When my husband woke up he asked about Barney. I told him that earlier that morning I’d witnessed him take off and fly away with his mum. Husband was so happy and commented that he wished he’d been there to see.

Now whenever we see a bird of that type nearby my husband says “maybe it’s Barney!” and will check to see if it’s missing an eye 🥺.

I witnessed my niece's first steps. I told no one and acted surprised when she did it again a few hours later in front of her parents.

There were travellers living near me they had dogs and the poor things were so neglected.
One was a little Yorkshire terrier thst was clearly stolen. They gave it to one of their kids and she would push it in a pram and just pull it around treating it like a toy.
It wandered into my garden and I took it.
Kept it for a day and then brought it the vet to see if it was chipped.
It wasn't.
Had to give it to the dspca I think it was and they had it on their site as found, and had to have it on their for so long before I could legally adopt it.
Nobody claimed her so I got to go back and get her.
Gave her to my aunt who is a dog lover , spent her days living like a queen and had a great life.
Don't regret it one bit.

Golf with my BFF and her father when we were young. It was late and getting dark. His tee shot landed on the green about 4 feet from the hole. It was so dark we couldn’t see it land. I made it up the hill first, found it, and dropped it in the hole. He went to his grave celebrating that hole in one. It was a good shot so why not.

I always tell my cat she’s doing a good job at stuff. She isn’t. It’s never her day for the brain cell. I love her anyway.

Bless all our special kitties who are doing their best here.

My time!

My wife loves duolingo. Got the premium and everything so she doesnt have ads.

In the duo shop there is a plushie of the owl. I bought it, hid it, repackaged it. Printed out a new fake package slip and address form to out on it. Made a letter with their header. The week after she hit 1000 days i put it on our front door. It was a gift from duolingo for reaching 1000 day streak. Had a card directly congratulating her on reaching the “1000 club”. She loved it and felt so accomplished. It sits next to her computer.

I planned it as a joke, but she was so happy I can never tell her.

My husband is very specific when it comes to drying off after a shower. [Privates] get dried at the bottom of the towel, face at the top. Sometimes when I'm mad at him, I flip the towel.

My son's first word was Papa while we were playing. My wife did a night shift at the hospital so she was sleeping a bit at that time in the morning. I didn't tell her and waited for his next "first" word. It was mama and she was there to hear it. She was very happy and I will never tell her the truth.