Reddit Stories - ARRIVED home ahead of SCHEDULE on our special day to ASTONISH my spouse

Episode Date: August 6, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #surprise #specialday #husbandandwife #relationshipgoals #happyendingSummary: I ARRIVED home ahead of SCHEDULE to ASTONISH my spouse on our special day, creating a memorable moment of joy and surprise in our relationship.Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, surprise, specialday, husbandandwife, relationshipgoals, happyending, joy, memorable, astonish, arrival, schedule, spouse, moment, surpriseevent, heartwarming, love, celebrationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. Arrived home ahead of schedule on our special day to astonish my spouse with a present, only to discover my father engaging in an affair with her. Consequently, I promptly asked them to leave. And my dad said I was being dramatic and that these things just happen sometimes. So three days ago I decided to leave work early because it was our anniversary, and I wanted to surprise Brooke with this necklace I'd been saving up for. It wasn't something crazy expensive, but something nice that she'd been looking at in the jewelry store window every time we walked past it.

I thought it would be perfect because she never asks for anything and always says we should save money instead of spending it on her, but I wanted to do something special for once. I got home around 2 p.m. and I was being all sneaky about it, parking down the street so she wouldn't see my car and using my key quietly because I wanted to surprise her. Maybe we could have a nice afternoon together before going out to dinner later, and I was actually excited about it, which feels so stupid now thinking back on it. The house was quiet when I walked in, and I thought maybe she was taking a nap or something because she'd been working extra shifts at the hospital and coming home exhausted every day for the past few weeks. I figured she deserved the rest, so I was trying to be extra quiet as I walked through the living room toward our bedroom. But then I heard sounds coming from upstairs, and at first I thought maybe she was watching TV or something. But as I got closer to the stairs, I realized what I was hearing, and my stomach just dropped because those weren't TV sounds. I knew exactly what was happening, but my brain couldn't process it yet, and I kept thinking maybe I was wrong and maybe it was something else entirely.

I pushed the door open just enough to see inside, and I saw my dad on top of my wife in our bed. They were both completely naked and going at it like animals, and I just stood there frozen because what the hell do you even do in that situation? My dad is 58 years old and Brooke is 29, and they were having sex in my bed. I watched for maybe 10 seconds before my brain finally caught up with what my eyes were seeing, and I just lost it and started yelling. I kicked that door open all the way and screamed, what the hell is going on here. They both jumped apart like they'd been electrocuted, and Brooke grabbed the sheets to cover herself.

My dad just sat there naked and didn't even try to hide anything, and the look on his face wasn't shame or guilt or anything like that, but more like he was annoyed that I'd interrupted them. Brooke started crying immediately and saying, It's not what it looks like, which is the dumbest thing anyone has ever said because what else could it possibly look like when you're naked in bed with someone else's husband and your father-in-law no less. I told her to shut up and get out of my house right now. My dad finally stood up and started putting his clothes on, and I asked him how long this had been going on. He just shrugged and said it doesn't matter now that I know, and that made me so angry I thought I was going to punch him right there. But instead I told him to get out and never come back.

Brooke kept trying to talk to me and explain things and saying she was sorry and it was a mistake and all that garbage people say when they get caught doing something horrible. But I wasn't listening because there's no explanation for what I saw and there's no excuse, and I told her she had one hour to pack her stuff and get out before I called the police. She asked where she was supposed to go, and I said I didn't care and that she should have thought about that before she decided to sleep with my dad in our bed. She started crying harder and saying she had nowhere to go, and I told her that wasn't my problem anymore. My dad left first and didn't say anything else to me, just walked out. I was more focused on getting Brooke out of my house and making sure she took all her stuff so I wouldn't have to see her again. She packed two suitcases and kept trying to talk to me while she was doing it, asking if we could work things out and go to counseling or something. I just kept telling her no and to

hurry up because I wanted her gone, and I meant it. There was no way I was ever going to forgive this or try to fix it. After she left, I just sat in my living room staring at the wall for hours. I couldn't think straight, and I kept expecting to wake up from this nightmare, but it was real. My marriage was over and my relationship with my dad was over, and I didn't know what to do next. I called in sick to work the next day and spent the whole day calling divorce lawyers. I found one who could see me that afternoon, and I told him everything. He said it was a pretty straightforward case since I had witnessed the adultery myself. Now I'm just waiting for the papers to be ready so I can serve them to Brooke and get this whole mess over with and move on with my life.

But everyone keeps telling me I should slow down and think about it more and maybe try to work things out, but they don't understand that there's nothing to work out. I'm not interested in trying to save a marriage with someone who would do this to me. My mom called me yesterday crying and asking what happened because my dad told her some story about how we had a fight but didn't tell her the real reason. She wants me to apologize to him and fix things, but I can't tell her what really happened because it would destroy her. She's already dealing with her own health problems and doesn't need this stress. Brooke has been texting me constantly and leaving voicemails begging me to talk to her and saying she made a mistake and she loves me and wants to fix things. But I blocked her number today because I can't handle listening to her voice anymore, and I don't want to hear her excuses.

I guess I'm posting this because I need someone to tell me I'm not crazy for wanting a divorce and that I'm doing the right thing by cutting them both out of my life completely. Because right now I feel like everyone thinks I should just forgive and forget, but I can't and I won't. Update 1 Jesus Christ, this has been the worst few days of my life, and it just keeps getting worse. I don't know how much more of this I can take before I completely lose my mind and do something I'll regret later. So yesterday I went to my lawyer's office to sign the divorce papers, and he told me that Brooke had already been contacted by his office and she knows what's coming. She's been calling them trying to set up a meeting to discuss things, but I told them absolutely not and to just serve her the papers and get this moving because I don't want to sit in a room with her and listen to more lies and excuses. When I got home from the lawyer, there was a car in my driveway, and when I walked up to my front door, my dad was sitting on my porch steps waiting for me.

I wanted to leave, but this is my house, and he's the one who should be ashamed to show his face here. He stood up when he saw me and tried to act like nothing had happened and asked if we could talk. I told him there was nothing to talk about and he should leave before I called the police and had him removed for trespassing. But he didn't move and said we needed. to clear the air about what happened. I asked him what there was to clear up since I saw everything

with my own eyes, and he said I was misunderstanding the situation and that it wasn't what I thought. I just started laughing because how stupid does he think I am, and what other explanation could there possibly be for what I witnessed. He said that Brooke had been coming to him for advice about our marriage and that she was unhappy and felt like I didn't pay enough attention to her. He said one thing led to another and it just happened, and they both felt that. terrible about it and didn't mean for it to go that far. I told him that was the biggest load of garbage I'd ever heard and that even if Brooke was unhappy, that didn't give either of them the right to betray me like that. I said he was supposed to be my father and support me,

not sleep with my wife behind my back. He got defensive then and said I was being dramatic and that these things happen sometimes, and that I should try to be more understanding because Brooke really does love me and she made a mistake, but that doesn't mean our marriage has to be over. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, and I told him he was out of his mind if he thought I was going to forgive either of them and take Brooke back after what they did. I said he was the last person who should be giving me advice about my marriage since he destroyed it. Then he said something that made me so angry I saw red, and I don't even remember exactly what it was, but it was something about how maybe if I had been a better husband,

Brooke wouldn't have needed to look elsewhere for attention. That's when I completely lost it. I started yelling at him that this was his fault and not mine, and that he's a disgusting old man who took advantage of my wife. I told him he's not my father anymore and I never want to see him again, and I meant every word of it, and I still do. He tried to calm me down and said I was upset and not thinking clearly and that we're family and we need to work through this together.

But I told him we stopped being family the moment he decided to sleep with Brooke, and that he made his choice and now he has to live with the consequences. I went inside and slammed the door and locked it, and he stayed out there for another ten minutes knocking and asking me to let him in so we could talk like adults. But I ignored him until he finally left, and I haven't heard from him since then. But this morning my mom called me crying and asking what's going on because my dad came home upset and told her that we had a big fight and that I was being unreasonable and refusing to talk to him. She wants to know what happened. I couldn't tell her the

truth because she's 65 years old and has heart problems, and finding out that her husband cheated on her with her daughter-in-law would probably kill her. I don't want that on my conscience too, so I just told her that dad and I had a disagreement and that I needed some space to cool off. She said she's never seen him this upset and that he loves me and wants to fix whatever went wrong between us. She asked me to please call him and work things out because family is the most important thing, and we shouldn't let Pride get in the way of our relationship. It's killing me not to tell her what really happened because she deserves to know that her husband is a cheating bastard. But I can't be the one to break her heart like that, and I don't know what to do about it because keeping this secret is eating me alive.

Brooke showed up at my work today too and tried to corner me in the parking lot when I was leaving. I saw her coming and tried to get in my car fast, but she ran over and started banging on my window begging me to talk to her. I rolled the window down just enough to tell her to leave me alone and that I didn't want to hear anything she had to say. But she kept talking anyway and saying she was sorry and that it only happened twice and that she was confused and made a terrible mistake, but she loves me and wants to save our marriage. I asked her how long it had been going on, and she said it started about a month ago when she went to talk to my dad about some problems we'd been having. She said they got close and it just happened, but it didn't mean anything and she regretted it immediately. Then she said that the second time was the day I caught them and that she had tried to end it, but my dad convinced her to see him one more time, and that's when I came home early and found them. I told her I didn't care about the details and that two times or 20 times.

It didn't matter because she still cheated and I was still filing for divorce. She started crying and saying she would do anything to fix this and that we could go to counseling and she would cut off all contact with my dad and we could move somewhere else and start over. But I told her it was too late for all that and that I didn't trust her anymore and never would. I drove away while she was still talking and left her standing in the parking lot crying, but I don't feel bad about it because she brought this on herself and she doesn't get to play the victim now when she's the one who destroyed everything. The divorce papers are getting served tomorrow, and my lawyer says once she signs them, we can probably have everything finalized within a few months since we

don't have kids or complicated assets to divide. I just want this to be over so I can start trying to move on with my life. I keep thinking about all the signs I missed and wondering how long this was really going on because now that I look back, there were things that seemed weird, but I trusted both of them and never suspected anything. I feel I feel stupid for being so blind to what was happening right under my nose. Update 2. This situation keeps getting more messed up, and I'm starting to think it's never going to end and I'm going to be dealing with this drama for the rest of my life. I just want everyone to leave me alone so I can process what happened and figure out how to

move forward. Brooke got served the divorce papers yesterday morning, and by noon she was blowing up my phone with calls and texts. Even though I blocked her main number, she was using different numbers to get through, and I had to turn my phone off completely just to get some peace. When I turned it back on a few hours later, I had 17 missed calls and about 30 text messages from various numbers, and they were all from her begging me to reconsider and saying she would do anything to save our marriage and that she was getting help and wanted to prove she could

change. One of the messages said she had quit her job at the hospital and was going to move back to her hometown to stay with her sister, and that she wouldn't contact me anymore if that's what I wanted. But she hoped I would change my mind and give her another chance to make things right. I don't care where she goes or what she does as long as she signs the papers and gets out of my life permanently. I texted her back on one of the numbers and told her exactly that and that I wanted this divorce finalized as quickly as possible, and then I blocked all the numbers she'd been using. But the real problem now is my mom because she came over to my house last night without calling first, and I could tell she'd been crying and she looked terrible. I knew something was

wrong, but I wasn't prepared for what she told me. She said my dad had been acting strange for weeks and that she'd been worried about him, and that after our fight the other day, he'd been drinking more than usual and staying up all night. She was scared something was seriously wrong with him. Then she asked me again what our fight was about and said she knew it had to be something major because we'd never gone this long without talking. She could tell there was more to the story than just a simple disagreement, and she needed to know what happened. I tried to give her the same vague answer I'd given before, but she wasn't buying it. She said she knew me too well and could tell when I was hiding something, and that she wasn't leaving

until I told her the truth about what was going on. I felt trapped because I didn't want to lie to her anymore, but I also didn't want to be the one to destroy her world by telling her what my dad had done. I sat there for probably five minutes trying to figure out what to say while she just stared at me waiting. Finally I told her that dad had betrayed my trust in a way that I couldn't forgive and that it involved Brooke and our marriage problems. And that I couldn't give her more details than that because it would hurt her too much and she wouldn't want to know. She said she was a grown woman and could handle whatever I had to tell her, and that not knowing was worse than knowing. She kept pushing and pushing until I finally broke down and told her everything.

I watched her face change as I explained what I'd seen when I came home early and how I'd caught them in my bed together and how they'd both tried to act like it wasn't a big deal. I could see her heartbreaking right in front of me, and I felt terrible for being the one to cause her that pain. She didn't say anything for a long time and just sat there staring at her hands. I didn't know what to do, so I just waited. Finally she asked me if I was sure about what I saw, and I told her yes and that there was no doubt about what was happening. Then she started crying harder than I'd ever seen her cry, and she said she'd suspected something was wrong but never imagined it could be this. She said she didn't know how she was going to face him when she got home, and I told her she didn't have to go home if she didn't. want to and that she could stay with me. She said no and that she needed to confront him and

find out how long this had been going on and whether there had been others. I tried to talk her out of it because I didn't want her to put herself through that, but she was determined to get answers. She left around midnight, and I couldn't sleep all night because I kept thinking about what was happening at their house and wondering if I'd made the right choice by telling her and whether I should have just kept lying to protect her from the truth. This morning I got a call from my dad, and he was furious and started yelling at me immediately for telling my mom what happened and ruining his marriage and destroying our family. I told him he was the one who ruined everything when he decided to sleep with my wife,

and that mom deserved to know what kind of man she was married to, and that this was all his fault, not mine. But he kept screaming at me saying I was vindictive and cruel and that I'd gone too far. He said mom had kicked him out of the house and that she wasn't taking his calls and that he was staying at a motel, and it was all because of me and my big mouth, and that I was going to regret causing all this trouble and pain for everyone. I hung up on him while he was still yelling, and I don't feel bad about it because he brought this on himself and he doesn't get to blame me for the consequences of his own actions.

If mom kicked him out, then good for her because she deserves better than a cheating husband. My lawyer called this afternoon and said Brooke had contacted them and wants to contest the divorce and try to work out a reconciliation. I told him absolutely not and that I want him to push for the fastest possible resolution, and that I don't care if she contests it and she's not going to win. He said that even if she contests it, the process will only take a few extra weeks and that her contesting it doesn't change the fact that the marriage is over, and that I'll get my divorce no matter what she tries to do to delay it.

I feel like this whole thing is spiraling out of control and affecting way more people than it should, and I just want it to be over. But every day there's some new drama or complication, and I'm exhausted from dealing with all of it and trying to keep my head above water. Final update I thought I was done with updates, but so much has happened in the last 24 hours that I need to get it all out because I'm still processing everything. I can't believe how crazy this situation has gotten and how many people are now involved in this mess. So yesterday after I posted my last update, my mom called me around dinner time, and she sounded different, like she'd been crying but also like she was angry and determined. She asked if she could come over because she needed to talk to me

about what she'd learn from confronting my dad. When she got to my house, she looked like she hadn't slept at all and her eyes were red and puffy, but she also seemed more sure of herself than I'd seen her in years. She sat down and told me that after she kicked my dad out, she'd spent the day going through his things and checking his phone and computer. She said she'd found text messages between him and Brooke going back almost three months, and that it wasn't just two times like Brooke had told me but had been going on much longer. Some of the messages were explicit and disgusting and showed that they'd been planning to meet up whenever I was at work. She also found messages between my dad and at least two other women in evidence that he'd been cheating on her for years with multiple people.

Brooke was just the latest one, and her whole marriage had been alive for probably the last decade at least. I didn't know what to say because I was shocked that it was so much worse than I'd thought. I felt terrible that my mom was going through this, but I was also angry that my dad had been lying and cheating for so long and that I'd never suspected anything. She said she was filing for divorce too and that she'd already contacted a lawyer, and that she was going to take him for everything he had and make sure he regretted every choice he'd made. I told her I supported whatever she decided to do and that she deserved so much better

than him. Then she said something that surprised me and told me that she'd contacted Brooke. Brooke had agreed to come and meet with her today and figure out exactly what had been going on and when. I asked her if that was a good idea because Brooke was a liar and would probably just try to manipulate her. Mom said she knew Brooke couldn't be trusted, but that she wanted to hear her side of things and see if she could get more information about my dad's other affairs. She said she was going to record the conversation on her phone so she'd have evidence for her divorce proceedings. I offered to go with her, but she said she wanted to handle it herself and that she needed to face this situation head on without anyone protecting her. I understood,

but I was worried about her because she's not used to dealing with this kind of confrontation and drama. She left around 8 p.m. to meet Brooke, and I told her to call me if she needed to needed anything and that I'd come pick her up if things went badly. She promised she would but said she felt strong enough to handle whatever Brooke had to say. I couldn't concentrate on anything while she was gone and kept checking my phone every few minutes to see if she'd called or texted. I was starting to get really worried when she finally got back around 10 to 30 and came straight to my house instead of going home. When I opened the door, she looked different again, like she'd been through something intense but also like a weight had been lifted off her

shoulders. She came in and sat down and told me that the meeting with Brooke had been eye-opening in ways she hadn't expected. She said Brooke had been completely honest with her about everything once she realized that Mom already knew most of the details. Brooke had admitted the affair had been going on for three months and that my dad had pursued her aggressively and convinced her that I didn't appreciate her and that their marriage was probably going to end anyway. Brooke had also told my mom about the other women she'd seen my dad texting and had even shown her some screenshots she'd taken of his phone when she was suspicious that he was cheating on her too, which is ironic but whatever.

But the biggest shock was that Brooke told my mom that my dad had been talking about leaving her and starting a relationship with Brooke officially. He'd been telling Brooke that he was going to file for divorce and that they could be together without sneaking around. Mom said that hearing that was actually a relief because it meant she didn't have to feel guilty about ending her marriage since he was planning to end it anyway. It made her decision to divorce him feel even more right and justified.

She also said that Brooke had broken down crying during their conversation and admitted that she knew what she'd done was terrible and that she regretted it and wished she could take it all back. But my dad had made her feel like I didn't love her anymore and that she was lonely and vulnerable. I told Mom that I didn't care what Brooke's excuses were because there's no justification for what she did. Being lonely doesn't give someone the right to cheat with their husband's father, and Brooke was just trying to get sympathy and make herself look like a victim.

Mom agreed with me and said she wasn't making excuses for Brooke, but that she could see how my dad had manipulated the situation and taken advantage of Brooke's insecurities. She said he was the real villain in all of this because he was the older one who should have known better. The divorce papers are supposed to be finalized next week, and Brooke has stopped trying to contest it and has agreed to sign everything and get it over with. I think she finally realized that there's no coming back from this and that I'm never going to forgive her. My dad has been calling both me and my mom constantly, but we're both ignoring him. He's apparently getting desperate because he showed up at mom's house but she'd already changed the locks. She called the police when he wouldn't leave, and they told him to stay away.

or he be arrested. I feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and that this nightmare is almost over. I'll be free to start rebuilding my life without all these toxic people in it, and I'm actually starting to feel hopeful about the future for the first time.