Reddit Stories - BETRAYED After TENDING to My FACTORY_ A DNA Demand_

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #betrayed #tending #factory #dna #demandSummary: A tale of betrayal unfolds as a protagonist is deceived after diligently tending to their factory. A shocking DNA demand further complicates the situation, leading to unexpected consequences and moral dilemmas.Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, betrayal, tending, factory, dna, demand, deception, consequences, moral, dilemma, story, narrative, fiction, twist, unexpected, plotBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

Cared for my factory for a quarter of a year following her mishap, only for her to request a DNA test for my recently born child, questioning, why would I embrace another guy's offspring? Bast Road You're so stupid you can't even see when a woman is making you raise her trash. Hey, everyone. I need to get this off my chest because I can't stop crying whenever I think about what happened. I just had my first baby three days ago and my mill pulled some crazy crap that I'm still trying to process. My hormones are all over the place and I can't tell if I'm overreacting. My husband says I'm not but he's biased since it's his mom who caused all this.

For background, my husband and I have been together for 4.5 years, married for two. We met through mutual friends at a backyard barbecue. I wasn't looking for anything serious at the time since I'd just gotten out of a three-year relationship with my ex that ended badly. But my husband was so kind and patient that we clicked right away. We were happy together from the start, but his mom Jenny has always been cold to me from day one. About six months into dating my husband, Jenny had a bad accident. She fell down the stairs at her house and broke her hip, her wrist, and had a concussion. She needed care for three months while

she recovered. My husband couldn't take time off work because he had just started a new job and was still in his probationary period. His older brothers live out of state, one in Colorado and one Florida, and they both have demanding jobs that they claimed made it impossible to come help for more than a weekend. His sister had her hands full with her own kids, she has four under ten, and his youngest sister was still in high school and honestly seemed terrified of her own mother. I had a more flexible schedule back then because I was working remotely, so I offered to help. I spent almost every day for three months doing everything for this woman. I drove her to doctor appointments twice a week, helped her shower, cooked her mom, cooked her

meals, cleaned her house, picked up her prescriptions, helped her with physical therapy exercises, and even dealt with her bills and paperwork when she claimed her eyes were too blurry to read the fine print. I did all this because I loved my boyfriend, now husband, and wanted to help his family. I figured it would also be a good way to bond with his mom and show her I was serious about her son. Jenny never thanked me once. Not during, not after. She acted like I was her personal servant and would criticize everything I did. The food was too bland or too spicy. The house wasn't clean enough. She'd call me at all hours expecting me to drop whatever I was doing to bring her something she needed. When she finally recovered, she went right back to treating me like I was dirt on her

shoe. At my husband's birthday dinner that year, she didn't even acknowledge that I'd been the one taking care of her for months. She told everyone how family takes care of family and how grateful she was for her children's support. I tried to let it go for my husband's sake, but it always bothered me. Fast forward to now. I had a really difficult 22-hour labor that ended in an emergency C-section after the baby's heart rate dropped. The recovery has been rough, but our baby boy is perfect and healthy. He has my husband's eyes and my nose, and we've been in this happy little bubble until today when Jenny came to visit us in the hospital. My Phil couldn't come because he was dealing with some work emergency that Jenny was very vague about. When Jenny arrived, she barely

looked at me in the hospital bed. Didn't ask how I was feeling after major surgery or anything. She was dressed like she was going to church, all fancy with jewelry and makeup, which seemed weird for a hospital visit. She just demanded to see the baby right away. My husband brought our son over, and Jenny just stared at him with this weird look on her face. She didn't coo or smile or asked to hold him like a normal grandmother would. She looked almost disappointed, like she was hoping for something to be wrong. Then she turned to my husband and said we should get a paternity test. Three days postpartum. With me still hooked up two and four and barely able to walk to the bathroom by myself. She said my ex from before I even met my husband had been posting online

about having an affair with me and that he might be the baby's real father. This is complete BS. I haven't talked to my ex in five years. He's just a jealous loser trying to stir up drama after seeing on Facebook that I had a baby. One of our mutual friends must have told him, and he decided to make up lies for attention. I didn't even know he was saying this stuff until Jenny brought it up. When my husband tried to hand her the baby, she backed away and said, why would I hold some other man's bastard? You're so stupid you can't even see when a woman is making you raise her trash. I was in shock. My husband went red in the face. He told his mom she was being ridiculous and that she needed to apologize.

Then he said something I never expected. He asked her how she'd feel if someone had demanded paternity tests for her kids, especially his youngest sister. Jenny turned white. She started sputtering about how dare he suggests such a thing, that she was a faithful wife with a perfect reputation. She's always prided herself on being this perfect Christian white. and mother, going to church every Sunday and judging everyone else for their sins.

My husband actually laughed and said everyone knew about her affair with his dad's business partner years ago. Jenny started screaming so loud a nurse ran in. You ungrateful little shit. After everything I've done for you. You're dead to me if you believe that horror over your own mother. My husband took the argument to the hallway to keep the baby from getting upset. I could hear them yelling but couldn't make out the word.

My Phil called during this time, and my husband told him what was happening. I could tell from my husband's side of the conversation that my Phil wasn't surprised, which seemed odd at the time. When my husband came back, he explained something I never knew. When he was around 11, he accidentally overheard his mom and his dad's business partner having a huge fight in their garage. He'd been playing in the yard and went to get a drink, and they didn't know he was in the house. The man was yelling at Jenny saying she was taking his baby away from him and that he had

rights. This was when Jenny was pregnant with her youngest daughter, who's seven years younger than my husband. Apparently after this, my husband, confused and scared, told his dad what he'd heard. My Phil demanded paternity tests for all five of his children. My husband never knew the results, just that his parents had the worst fight of their marriage and then never spoke of it again. I had no idea about any of this family history. My husband said he'd forgotten about it until Jenny started accusing me of infidelity, and it all came flooding back. Jenny left the hospital in a rage, but she wasn't done with us.

She kept sending nasty texts calling me a homewrecker and a liar. She said I'd never be part of their family and that she always knew I was trouble. Then when we got home from the hospital yesterday, she showed up at our door unannounced. We live about 30 minutes from her house, so she had to make a special trip just to confront us. We didn't let her in because I was trying to breastfeed and recover from my C-section. She started pounding on the door and screaming, You think you're so special because you pushed out a baby? Millions of women do it every day.

You've trapped my son with your slutty ways just like all the other trash she's dated. You'll never be part of this family no matter how hard you try. I completely lost it. I was in pain, exhausted, hormonal, and now dealing with this insanity when I should be bonding with my newborn. I went to the door, didn't open it, and shouted back that I regretted every single minute I spent helping her after her accident, that she was the most ungrateful person I'd ever met. And that she wasn't welcome in our home until she apologized for disrespecting me and our baby.

I told her we had security cameras and would call the police if she didn't leave immediately. She finally left, but not before she kicked our welcome mat off the porch and knocked over the flower pot my mom had sent as a baby gift. Later that night, my husband told me he felt hurt by my comment about regretting helping his mother. He said he still feels guilty he couldn't help her more during that time because of his work. He was working 60-hour weeks at a new job he couldn't afford to lose, and he felt like he'd burdened me with his family problems so early in our relationship. I feel awful for unintentionally hurting him when I was just trying to stand up to his witch of a mother. I apologized and explained I didn't regret helping our family, just that his mother never

appreciated it and now had the nerve to treat me like this after everything I'd done for her. So Ida for telling my mill I regret helping her after her accident after she demanded a paternity test for my newborn? Update 1. Thanks for all the comments and support. I'm typing this one-handed while nursing the baby at 3 a.m., so sorry for any typos. A lot of you are asking questions about my husband's role during his mom's recovery and thinking he let me do everything. That's not fair to him and I need to clear that up. During Jenny's recovery, my husband worked 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and often

half days on Saturday. I would go to Jenny's house around 9 a.m. and stay until my husband could get there around 7.30 p.m. He would then take over and stay until she went to bed, and he spent most weekends they're helping her too. He did what he could with his work schedule. His siblings barely helped at all. The two oldest lived out of state and visited maybe twice in three months. His sister was always too busy with her own family, and the youngest was still in high school and honestly seemed afraid of her own mother. I didn't mean to make it sound like my husband just dumped his mom on me. He feels guilty enough without people piling on. Some of you are suggesting my husband should have stood up to his mom sooner and not let her treat me badly all these years.

You're right, and we've had many conversations about it. He was raised to never question his mother and always keep the peace in the family. It's taken years of him seeing how differently my family treats each other with respect to realize how toxic his mom's behavior is. He's been working on setting boundaries, but it's a process. I apologize to my husband for my hurtful comment. He understood I was just furious. at his mom and not him. We're trying to focus on the baby now and keep the drama away from our new

family, but it's hard when my phone keeps blowing up with texts from his family members demanding explanations. For those asking about Jenny, she's been quiet for a couple days. My Phil called to check on us and the baby. He was super apologetic about Jenny's behavior and said he was dealing with her at home. Whatever that means. He sounded tired and sad, not angry like I expected. He asked if we'd consider having a family meeting to sort this out once things calm down. We haven't decided yet because I'm still recovering from surgery and barely sleeping with a newborn. The last thing I need is a stressful confrontation with Jenny. My husband's youngest sister also called.

She's really freaked out about the whole paternity question and wants to know exactly what my husband overheard as a kid. We're not sure how much to tell her since this could mess up her whole life if it turns out my fill isn't her biolology. dad. My husband feels guilty since he brought it up, but he was just offending me and our baby. He didn't intend to expose this family secret after all these years. I'll update again when there's more to share. Right now I'm just trying to heal and figure out breastfeeding, which is way harder than anyone told me it would be. My nipples feel like they've been through a cheese grater. But when my little boy looks up at me while eating, all the pain seems worth it. Update 2. It's been a week since my last update.

The baby is doing well but I got mastitis and had to go on antibiotics, which has been awful on top of recovering from a C-section. My mom came to stay with us for a few days to help out, which has been a lifesaver. Jenny called her interfering when she found out, as if her screaming at our door wasn't interfering. A bunch of you wanted more info about Jenny's affair and how she kept it secret for so long. My husband told me he was around 11 when he overheard the business partner yelling at Jenny. He said Jenny was crying and telling the man to keep his voice down. She said something like, we agreed this would never happen.

You were supposed to get the vasectomy. This wasn't part of the plan. My husband said he was confused and scared, so he hid until the man left. Later that night, he told his dad what he'd heard because he was worried about his mom being yelled at. The business partner died of a heart attack a few years ago, so there's no way to get his side now. Jenny always claimed my husband misunderstood the conversation and that nothing happened between them. But the timing matches up with when she was pregnant with her youngest daughter. After my husband told his dad what he'd heard, my Phil demanded paternity tests for all the kids.

My husband doesn't know what the results were because no one ever talked about it again. Jenny and my Phil stayed together, but my husband says their marriage was never the same after that. My Phil worked longer hours and they barely spoke to each other. They slept in separate bedrooms because my dad snores but everyone knew that wasn't the real reason. My husband's siblings are all ignoring our calls now. They don't want to get involved in the drama. My husband sent them all messages explaining what happened at the hospital, but they're acting like it's our fault for bringing up old family secrets. One of his brothers texted back just saying way to go, genius.

Mom's having a breakdown and dad's threatening divorce again. Hope you're happy. His sister finally called yesterday but only to yell at my husband for stirring up ancient history and ruining her kid's relationship with their grandmother. She said her oldest son has his school play next week and now Jenny might not come because she's too upset. My husband tried to explain that Jenny was the one who started all this by accusing me of cheating. but his sister didn't want to hear it. Meanwhile, Jenny is still on the warpath.

My Phil says she's convinced I manipulated my husband into bringing up the affair to get back at her. She keeps saying, That little bitch planned this whole thing. She's trying to turn my family against me because she knows she'll never measure up. My Phil seems torn between defending his wife and supporting us. He keeps asking if we can just put this all behind us for the sake of the family.

easy for him to say when he's not the one being called a cheater and having his baby's paternity questioned. He did tell my husband privately that he's never fully trusted Jenny since that incident years ago, but he stayed for the kids and because of his religious beliefs about marriage being forever. We're keeping our distance for now. My husband is feeling terrible for exposing the family secret, but I keep reminding him that Jenny started this whole mess by questioning our baby's paternity based on some stupid post from my ex. If she hadn't brought that up, none of this would be happening.

He shouldn't have to feel guilty for defending his wife and child. On a positive note, my mom has been amazing through all this. She's staying with us for another week to help out. She doesn't say anything negative about Jenny in front of my husband, but when he's not around she calls her that terrible woman and says she's proud of me for standing up for myself. Having her support means a lot right now. Update 3. It's been nine days since the hospital incident. My husband finally got fed up with all the back and forth and sent a detailed message to his entire family explaining exactly

what he overheard as a child. He was tired of being called a liar and having his siblings take Jenny's side without knowing the full story. He felt they all deserve to know the truth, especially his youngest sister who's now in her early 20s. His youngest sister called a sobbing. She had no idea about any of this and doesn't know what to believe. She's always felt different from her siblings. She has curly hair when everyone else has straight hair, and she's the only one with green eyes while everyone else is brown. She's living in an apartment that her parents pay for,

and she's worried about what will happen if she pushes for answers. She asked my husband, Do you think Dad isn't really my dad? Is that why Mom always treated me differently? We offered to let her stay with us if she needs. needs to get away from the drama, but she hasn't decided yet. She's finishing her degree and doesn't want to change schools in her final year. The other siblings have had mixed reactions. His oldest brother called him a family destroying asshole while his sister just sent a

text saying, thanks for ruining everything as usual. Only his middle brother seemed somewhat supportive, saying he always suspected something wasn't right with their parents' marriage. He said there were other times when he was in high school that he came home early and found the business partner there when their dad was out of town. Nothing obvious was happening, but it always seemed suspicious to him. No one is speaking to Jenny right now, which is making her even more unhinged. She's been sending emails to everyone claiming I'm the mastermind behind all of this. She even contacted my mom on Facebook, telling her to control your daughter before she destroys any more families. My mom blocked her immediately and showed me the message.

It was full of spelling errors and seemed almost incoherent, like she was drunk or not thinking clearly. My Phil admitted that he and Jenny have been talking about divorce on and off for years. Every time they get close to filing, Jenny threatens to tell everyone the truth about him, though he says there's nothing to tell. He thinks she's just bluffing to keep him in the marriage, but he's been afraid to find out. He sounds beaten down and tired, like he's given up on ever being happy. We haven't heard directly from Jenny in a few days, which is a relief. The baby is doing great despite all the chaos.

He's gaining weight and has the cutest little expressions. We're trying not to let the family drama overshadow these first weeks with our son, but it's hard when your phone is constantly blowing up with angry relatives. My mom went back home yesterday, which was hard. I cried when she left. My husband has been amazing, though. He's taking two weeks of paternity leave and handling all the household stuff so I can focus on the baby and healing.

I wish his family drama wasn't casting such a shadow over what should be a happy time. Update 4. It's been almost three weeks since everything started. After a lot of soul-searching, my husband's youngest sister decided to get a paternity test. She said not knowing was worse than any true. could be. The other siblings refused to get tested, saying their paternity was never in question, it was only the youngest who was born during the suspected affair. The results came back faster than we expected and they confirmed what everyone was afraid of. My Phil is not her biological father. She was devastated even though she'd been preparing herself for this possibility.

She decided to stay in her apartment rather than move in with us because she said she needs space to process everything. My husband feels awful about exposing this family secret, but I keep reminding him that none of this would have happened if Jenny hadn't accused me of cheating and demanded a paternity test for our baby. He was only defending me and our child. I found him sitting alone staring at nothing a few times, and when I ask what's wrong, he just says he feels like he's destroyed his family.

I tell him his mom did that long ago with her lies and manipulation. Jenny has gone completely off the rails. She's sending horrible messages to everyone, especially her youngest daughter. You've betrayed me just like everyone else. After everything I sacrificed for you, you were always ungrateful and difficult, just like your father. She even showed up at her daughter's workplace and caused such a scene they almost called the police. She was screaming about how ungrateful her children were and how they were all turning against her. Her daughter was humiliated and almost lost her job. She's now staying with a friend because she's afraid Jenny will show up at her apartment next. We're still keeping Jenny

blocked on everything. She tried to show up at our house again but left when we threatened to call the police. We're focusing on the baby and trying to support my husband's sister, who's going through an identity crisis on top of feeling betrayed by her mother. The baby had his first pediatrician appointment and he's doing great. He's gained almost a pound since birth and the doctor says he's perfectly healthy. My C-section scar is healing well too, though I'm still sore and tired all the time. My husband has been incredible through all of this, handling nighttime diaper changes and bringing the baby to me for feeding so I don't have to get up as much. I don't know what I'd do without him. His oldest brother finally called to check on us, which was surprising. He admitted that he's

dealt with Jenny's toxic behavior by keeping his distance. That's why he moved so far away. He said he wasn't surprised about the paternity revelation and actually suspected it years ago but didn't want to rock the boat. He apologized for calling my husband names and said he was just shocked at first. It's a small olive branch, but it means a lot to my husband. Update 5. One week after the paternity test results, my Phil called to tell us he's leaving Jenny. He's staying with a friend while looking for an apartment. He officially filed for divorce last week. He said this was the final straw after years of suspicion and unhappiness.

I've wasted 40 years with a woman who never really loved me, he told my husband. I don't want to waste whatever time I have left. It was sad but also kind of inspiring to see him finally stand up for himself after all these years. Jenny is blaming us for everything, of course. She sent a long email to my husband's work email since we blocked her personal one, saying we've ruined her 40-year marriage. She wrote, I hope you're satisfied now that you've destroyed this family. I no longer consider you my son.

That woman has turned you against your own mother. She'll do the same with the rest of your family once she's done isolating you. Watch your back or you'll end up alone just like me. She went on to say horrible things about me, claiming I've been trying to separate my husband, from his family from day one and that I only helped her after her accident to worm my way in and gain their trust. She said I was probably cheating on my husband and that's why I was so defensive about the paternity test. She even suggested my husband should get tested for STDs because of my promiscuous lifestyle. Complete projection on her part. We blocked that email too,

but not before my husband forwarded it to his sibling so they could see how unhinged their mother has become. His sister finally called to apologize for taking Jenny's side. She said she's been on the receiving end of similar emails and can't believe she ever defended her mother's behavior. My Phil has been visiting regularly to see the baby. He's actually a great-grandfather despite all the chaos. He sits in the rocking chair holding the baby for hours, just staring at his little face and talking softly to him. He told my husband he regrets not standing up to Jenny sooner letting her treat me badly all these years. My husband's youngest sister is still processing everything

but maintaining her relationship with my fill. She told us, DNA doesn't make a father. He's the only dad I've ever known and the only one I want. They've been spending more time together, which seems to be helping them both heal. She asked him if he knew all along, and he admitted he had knew but didn't want to treat her differently from his other children.

She said that meant more to her than anything else. The other siblings are caught in the middle. They're tired of Jenny's constant complaining about us, but also annoyed that we caused all this drama. They check in occasionally but mostly want to stay out of it. The middle brother called yesterday and said he's thinking about getting a paternity test too, just for peace of mind. He says he doesn't really care what the results are. He just wants to know the truth.

His wife is pregnant with their first child, so I think all this family drama has him thinking about his own role as a father. My husband went back to work this week, which has been hard, but my best friend comes over a few hours a day to help out. Unlike Jenny, I actually appreciate the help and make sure to thank her profusely. Update 6. It's been three months since everything exploded. The baby is growing so fast and has started smiling, which melts my heart every time. He looks more like my husband every day, which is both wonderful and a bit of a sad reminder of everything that's happened with my husband's family. The divorce between my Phil and Jenny is moving forward, and Jenny is pissed about the financial settlement. She was a stay-at-home mom for

most of their marriage, but now her alimony is being reduced because of the proven infidelity. My Phil agreed to let her keep the house but nothing else. She's staying with her brother, who's helping her with legal stuff. She keeps trying to contest the settlement, claiming she deserves half of everything regardless of the affair since she gave him the best years of her life. Jenny has been trash-talking my fill to their other children non-stop. She calls them crying at all hours, saying things like, Your father is throwing me away like garbage after I gave him the best years of my life. He's punishing me for one mistake while he wasn't exactly a saint himself.

When they ask what she means by that, she gets vague and says, There are things you don't know about your father. but she never provides any actual examples of wrongdoing. My husband thinks she's bluffing and has nothing on his dad. It's just another manipulation tactic to get the kids on her side. The other kids finally got fed up and told her to stop bad-mouthing their dad. This made Jenny explode. So you're all taking his side now?

After everything I did for you? I gave birth to you. I changed your diapers. I cooked your meals. And this is how you repay me? She hasn't spoken to any of them in three weeks. Her youngest daughter tried to have a calm conversation with her about everything, hoping for some closure or at least an explanation about her biological father.

Jenny slapped her across the face and said she was dead to her. Her daughter left in tears and hasn't tried to contact Jenny since. She's in therapy now, trying to process all of this trauma. She found some old photos and realized the business partner had the same curly hair and green eyes she has. It was apparently obvious all along, but everyone ignored it. My Phil found a small apartment near my husband's youngest sister. They've gotten closer through all this, both agreeing that being a father is about more than biology. She's been helping him decorate his new place and they have dinner together a couple times a week.

He seems happier than I've ever seen him, despite the divorce-dorpeer. He told my husband he feels like he can finally breathe after decades of walking on eggshells around Jenny. We only regularly talk to my Phil and my husband's youngest sister now. We hear from the other siblings occasionally, but only when there's new drama to report. The middle brother did get a paternity test, and it confirmed that my Phil is his biological father. He seemed relieved but also said it didn't really matter to him either way. To be fair, my husband never had a great relationship with his older siblings even before all this happened. They're quite a bit older than him and were already out of the house for most of his childhood.

Jenny has completely isolated herself from all her children and is depending entirely on her brother for support. Her friends from church have mostly taken her side and think she's the victim in all this, but they only know whatever twisted version of events she's told them. The irony of her saying this after I spent three months taking care of her ungrateful ass isn't lost on me. She acts like her children owe her everything while she owes them nothing. She never once considered that her actions might have consequences or that treating people poorly might result in them not wanting to be around her. I still don't regret what I said to Jenny, but I do regret that it led to so much family upheaval. Then again, maybe this was all going

to explode eventually. Sometimes I think we just think we just don't. happened to be the match that lit a fuse that was already there. In some ways, maybe it's better that the truth is finally out after all these years of secrets and lies.