Reddit Stories - The DECEPTIVE DAUGHTER Betrayal By FABRICATED Truths A Family Torn Apart

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #familydrama #deception #betrayal #fabricatedtruths #familytornapartSummary: A family is torn apart by the deceptive daughter's betrayal through fabricated truths. The intricate web of lies unravels relationships, leaving devastation in its wake. Can trust be rebuilt, or is the damage irreparable?Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, familydrama, deception, betrayal, fabricatedtruths, familytornapart, trustissues, relationships, lies, devastation, rebuildingtrust, damagedrelationships, irreparableharm, familysecrets, uncoveringtruth, emotionalturmoilBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. Child fabricated a falsehood regarding my spouse catching her hitting D and our entire household accepted her story and harassed him. Presently, he is in the process of ending the marriage and I am in a difficult situation. Lost everything I loved. I need advice because my entire family is blowing up my phone saying I'm a horrible mother for not taking my daughter's side in this mess. I've been married to my husband Mark for five years, and honestly,

He's the best thing that's happened to me since my daughter was born. We met at a backyard barbecue through mutual friends. I wasn't looking for anything serious back then, my ex had cheated on me with my friend from work, and I was focused on raising my daughter and working my retail job. But Mark was different from any guy I dated before. Most guys would run when they found out I had a kid, or they'd pretend to be okay with it just to get with me.

Mark actually took the time to get to know both of us. He'd bring board games when he came over, help my daughter with her math homework, and never tried to force a relationship with her. He was just there, being supportive without pushing boundaries. The relationship between my daughter Amy, 19F, and Mark has always been okay, not super close but definitely respectful. Amy had a rough time with my previous boyfriend Tom, who tried way too hard to be her new dad right away.

He'd show up at her school events uninvited, tried to ground her when she broke rules, and even tried to get her to call him dad after we'd only been dating for six months. It was a complete disaster that ended with Amy refusing to speak to me for weeks when I stayed with him after she told me he made her uncomfortable. That relationship finally ended when I caught Tom going through Amy's phone while she was sleeping. He said he was just trying to protect her but it was fucked up. So when Mark came along, I was really careful about introducing them. But Mark just let things develop naturally.

He'd help Amy with college applications or give advice when she asked. But they didn't hang out one-on-one or anything. Amy even told me a few times she was glad I found someone who wasn't trying to replace her dad. Everything was fine until Thursday night. Mark and I were watching an action movie in the living room. We had to pause it when Mark got up to use the bathroom. We can't use our master bath right now because it's being completely renovated.

The contractors found black mold last month so we had to gut the whole thing, and the waters completely shut off up there. I heard Mark knock on the main bathroom door twice, three clear knocks each time, I remember specifically because the movie was paused so the house was quiet except for the knocking. Then I heard screaming from the bathroom. I ran over and found Amy completely naked, trying to cover herself while yelling at Mark to get out. I didn't see exactly what happened, but when I got there, Mark was stumbling backwards and

trying to close the door while saying sorry over and over. When things calmed down, I asked Mark what happened. He said he knocked, but nobody answered so he thought it was empty. He opened the door and saw Amy naked in front of the mirror, and immediately tried to leave. I went to talk to Amy afterwards to get her side of things. She said she was changing when Mark suddenly walked in on her. I asked why she didn't answer when he knocked, and she claimed he never knocked at all. I told her I definitely heard the knocks I was sitting right there in the quiet living room when it happened.

That's when she finally admitted she had her AirPods and listening to music so she hadn't heard anything. They were a birthday gift from Mark last month and she's been wearing them constantly since then. We got everything sorted out that night, or at least I thought we did. Mark apologized again and explained he really thought no one was in there. Amy gave him a hug and said sorry for screaming at him. The whole thing seemed like just an awkward accident we could all laugh about later. Mark even made a joke about how we needed to get the master bathroom fixed ASAP to avoid any more incidents. We went back to watching our movie and everything seemed fine.

Amy even sat with us for a while and made fun of our taste in superhero movies like usual. But then everything went to complete shit. My sister started calling me non-stop the next day, saying I was an idiot for keeping a creep in my house. Other family members were texting horrible things about Mark 2. My mom called crying about how she always had a bad feeling about him. Which is total bullshit because she literally just had us over for dinner last week and was bragging to her friends about what a great son-in-law Mark is. I was confused as fuck

until I found out Amy had told everyone a totally different story. She left out the part about wearing AirPods and was telling people she actually answered Mark when he knocked, but he came in any way to look at her naked. She even added details about him taking his time to leave and looking her up and down before closing the door.

Thank God we have security cameras in the hallway. Mark installed them last year after someone tried breaking into cars in our neighborhood. The footage clearly shows him knocking on the door twice before going in. There's no audio but you can see him knock, wait, knock again, and then open the door. You can also see him immediately stumbling backwards to leave as soon as he opens it. I sat Amy down and confronted her about the lies. At first she completely denied saying anything different or telling anyone at all.

I got pissed and asked how my sister knew what happened then. Amy went quiet before saying she only told her cousin about it. Who must have told her mom, my sister? When I asked why the fuck she'd lie and make Mark look bad, she denied lying again. I repeated exactly what my sister told me about Amy's claims, and then she started crying and apologizing. She said she was just talking and making up scenarios with her cousin. The past few days have been a complete nightmare.

More family members keep calling and messaging awful shit about Mark as Amy's bullshit story spreads. My brother even showed up at Mark's work yesterday trying to confront him. Luckily Mark's boss knows us both well and had security escort my brother out. I showed Amy some of the horrible messages people are sending about Mark and told her she needed to fix this since her lies caused it. She refused, saying she didn't spread the story herself and only told her cousin. She claims she doesn't want to say anything now because people will think badly of her. She kept saying everyone knows Mark, this will blow over soon.

But it's not blowing over, it's getting worse every day. Everything went from bad to worse when Mark walked into the living room with his bags packed yesterday. He said he was going to stay with his parents for a while because he can't deal with being made out to be some pervert when he didn't do anything wrong. Amy started crying and apologizing over and over, promising she'd fix everything, but Mark still left. I don't blame him honestly. My family is making him out to be some kind of predator

when all he did was accidentally walk in on someone after knocking twice and getting no response. I straight up told Amy that if I end up divorced because of her lies, she's getting kicked out of my house. I said she needs to fix this shit and tell everyone what really happened because I'm not losing the best man I've ever had over her fucking lies. She begged me to help her fix it, but I refused. I told her she's not a kid anymore.

Her attention-seeking lies caused this mess and it's on her to clean it up. She tried saying she was just embarrassed about being walked in on, but that's no excuse for making up lies that could ruin someone's life. I tried helping at first by showing people the security footage and explaining what actually happened. But now I'm being accused of taking my husband's side and not providing a safe space for my daughter. My sister is telling everyone I'm choosing dick over my own child and my mom keeps sending me articles about grooming and abuse. I don't know what the fuck to do anymore. Mark won't talk to me beyond saying he needs space. Amy is crying all the time and I feel like I'm losing my

mind. This isn't even the first time Amy has pulled something like this for attention. When she was 16, she told her friends I was abusing her because I grounded her for sneaking out to a party. Her friend's parents called CPS and everything. It took weeks to sort that mess out. The investigation was horrible, they interviewed all her teachers, checked her for bruises, went through our whole house. I almost lost my job because I had to keep taking time off for meetings with social workers.

Amy eventually admitted she was just mad about being grounded and wanted sympathy from her friends. She went to therapy after that incident and seemed to be doing better, which makes this new situation even more frustrating. The therapist said Amy had abandonment issues from her dad leaving when she was little, and she acts out for attention when she feels insecure. But she's an adult now, she can't keep making up lies that hurt people. Mark has been amazing these past five years. He helped pay for Amy's car last year. A brand new car because he was worried about her driving my old beater to college. He takes care of all our bills so I can work part-time and spend more time with Amy. He even set up a college fund for her without me asking and has been

putting money in it every month. He's never been anything but supportive and respectful. For my last birthday, he surprised me by paying off the rest of my student loans so I wouldn't have that debt hanging over me anymore. Now he's being called a predator and creeped by my entire family over a lie, and I'm being called a bad mother for defending him. I've already had to delete my Facebook because people keep sharing posts about me enabling abuse and shit like that. I know Amy was embarrassed about the situation. If Mark had actually been creepy or done something inappropriate, I would 100% be on her side and kick his ass out immediately. But he didn't do anything wrong. He knocked multiple times, got no response, and immediately left when he realized

his mistake. We even have video proof. Amy's lies are destroying this man's reputation and possibly our marriage over a simple accident that was partially caused by her wearing air pods in the bathroom. I get being startled and embarrassed, but making up lies about someone who's only ever been kind to you? That's fucked up. I don't know how to fix this. Mark was the first guy who ever treated both me and Amy with real respect. After Amy's dad abandoned us when I got pregnant at 17, I didn't think I'd ever find someone willing to take on a teenage daughter. Most guys I dated either ignored Amy completely or tried too hard to replace her dad.

Mark was the first one who found the right balance. Now all of that might be ruined because my daughter decided to make up stories for attention again. Any advice? I'm honestly not in a great place right now and had to get my thoughts together. My husband asked for a divorce and I don't know what to do anymore. Everything feels like it's falling apart faster than I can try to fix it. Let me answer some common questions first since my inbox is flooded. Yes, we have locks on all the doors.

I don't know why Amy didn't lock the bathroom door. It's a habit I've tried to get her into since she was young, but she never listens. The cameras inside only show the hallway and exterior doors, not inside any rooms. Mark installed them after the car break-ins last year. We can't use our master bathroom because it's being completely renovated. The contractors found black mold behind the tiles last month and had to get everything. The waters shut off up there until they finished the work. Mark came back Friday to talk.

He showed me his phone and I wanted to puke reading the messages from my family. They're calling him a pedophile, asking how many times he's peaked at Amy before, saying they always knew something was off about him. The same fucking people who were at our barbecue last month praising Mark for paying Amy's tuition and buying her a new car. My brother Mike even posted on Facebook about how he always knew Mark was creepy because he caught him staring at Amy at Christmas last year. That's complete bullshit.

Mark was helping Amy set up her new laptop that he bought her while Mike was passed out drunk on the couch like he is every holiday. According to Mark, this shit is affecting his work now too. Some of my family members actually contacted his office. My sister Lisa found out where he works and sent an email to his whole department about him being a predator. He got called into HR to explain himself. They're not taking action since there's no actual case against him and he showed them the security footage. But the damage to his reputation is done. The conversation was brutal. Mark said he loves me and appreciates that I stood up for him, but Amy's lies have caused too much damage. He said he spends every day at work or his parents' house

waiting for the police to show up to arrest him. The fear and stress have completely broken him. He doesn't see any way to come back from this. He hasn't slept properly in days because he keeps having nightmares about being arrested. His mom told me he barely eats anymore and just sits in his old room staring at his phone, reading all the horrible shit people are saying about him. I begged him to reconsider. I offered to kick Amy out, go to counseling, anything to save our marriage. I showed him proof that I've blocked my family members who spread the lies. I even suggested we move away and start fresh somewhere new. He has an open job offer in Seattle from last year that he could probably still take. But he said I was missing the point. His life could have

have been ruined by Amy's lie. My family will never trust him again. They'll always think he's a creep. Even if Amy comes clean now, they'll assume we forced her to change her story. They'll probably think I'm choosing my abuser over my daughter or some shit like that. When I suggested cutting off my family completely and moving away, he asked about Amy. I said she could stay with my parents. He asked if I'd be willing to abandon her completely because he doesn't want to be near her or alone with her ever again. Before I could answer, he said he'd never ask me to abandon my child, and he wouldn't respect me if I did it for his sake. He said divorce is the only option. He actually started crying when he said this. I've only seen Mark cry twice before,

at our wedding and when his dad had a heart attack last year. Amy came running and crying, apparently she'd been listening to our conversation from the hallway. Before she could say anything, Mark jumped up from the couch and held his hands out telling her to stay back. He pulled out his phone and said, before you say anything, I'm recording now. The look on Amy's face when she realized Mark was afraid to be alone with her without recording. Fuck. She tried apologizing, saying she never meant for things to get so out of hand. She admitted she was just making up scenarios with her. her cousin and her cousin ran with it. Mark asked why she didn't correct things immediately then.

She said she thought it would blow over since everyone knows him. He showed her the messages he's getting and she went completely silent. We talked for about four hours but nothing changed. Mark is giving us three months to move out since it's his house. He said Amy can keep the car since it was a gift and he'll finish paying this year's tuition but that's it. He hasn't gotten a lawyer but told me to get one. He wants to handle the divorce amicably but said I should still get legal representation just to protect myself. He said he doesn't resent me but can't stay married after this. He actually apologized to me, saying he was sorry he couldn't be stronger and worked through this. Like any of this is his fault. Amy just sat on the floor looking completely

broken while Mark discussed divorce terms like he was returning a defective product. I honestly don't remember much of what happened after that. Everything felt muffled and surreal. Amy was sobbing I'm sorry over and over on the floor. When I finally got up, I saw Mark's car still in the driveway. He was sitting there crying. Seeing that destroyed me completely. This man who helped me rebuild my life after years of struggling as a single mom, who treated my daughter better than her own father ever did, was now broken because of lies. Amy and I haven't spoken since Friday. She's finally told everyone the truth and shared the security footage.

So now family members keep showing up trying to apologize. I just close the door in their faces. They won't stop trying to contact me. When I block their numbers, they use new ones. When I block their social media, they make new accounts. My sister even had her teenage son message me pretending to be a classmate of Amy's just to me to read her apology. These are the same people who were spreading lies about Mark last week, and now they want to act like saying sorry fixes everything? I don't want to lose my husband.

He's the first man who ever treated me with real respect and love. When I got pregnant with Amy at 17, her dad blocked my number and moved states. Every guy after that either treated me like damaged goods or tried to control me and Amy. Mark was different. I've tried everything to convince him to try counseling, but he just keeps saying I can't take the risk. I went to his workplace, but his boss sent him home. I tried going to his parents' house, but they won't let me see him. His mom actually started crying when she saw me, saying Mark hasn't been the same since this happened. I don't know how to fix this. Moving Amy out now seems pointless since Mark already said he'd think less of me for abandoning her and because I would

need to leave the house as well. But I don't want to lose the only good man I've ever had either. My daughter's lies are destroying the only healthy relationship I've ever been in. She's done this shit before with the CPS incident, but this time she might have ruined multiple lives with her bullshit stories. This fucking sucks. Edit, I forgot how Reddit fixates on one thing, the comment I made about the house. I have no intention of trying to take his house or anything like that. It's not my house. I had questions in my previous post about the house and I think I just answered them myself. I'm not going to try to take his house. He owns it and has owned it since before we got together. I have no right to the house and will not try to take it. I hope this

clears things up. Hash Update 2. It's been a while and I know people have been asking for updates. I haven't felt like posting because I've been crying myself to sleep every night. Everything is completely fucked. I've lost my husband, my family, and my daughter. My whole life has fallen apart in less than a month over lies that never should have been told. The divorce is happening for sure now. I got served with papers and Mark wants nothing to do with us anymore. I moved out of the house and I'm staying with my friend until I can figure shit out.

She's the only person who's stuck by me through all of this. Everyone else either believed Amy's lies or is now trying to apologize after spreading them. I've blocked all contact with my family, but they keep finding ways to reach me through new numbers and fake profiles. I don't know how long I can stay with my friend. My family showing up at her apartment is starting to affect her life too. Her neighbor already complained to the landlord about all the drama, and my friend works from home so she can't deal with people knocking on her door all day. I need to find my own place,

but I can't afford much on my salary alone. I had to go back to full-time at the retail job I used to hate because I need the money. Mark used to handle most of our bills, but now I have to manage everything myself. The part-time schedule was perfect when we were together because it let me be home more with Amy, help her with college stuff, everything I worked for these past five years is just gone. Amy packed her stuff and disappeared over a week ago. I have no idea where she is and her friends won't tell me anything. She tried contacting Mark multiple times, but he got a restraining order against her. She kept showing up at his office and his parents' house trying to apologize. When she violated the restraining order by waiting outside his work again,

he had her arrested. I don't know what the fuck she was thinking. She kept insisting she could fix everything but just made it all so much worse. His co-workers saw her getting arrested in the parking lot. Now there's no way his reputation at work can recover. She's going to have to drop out of college now too. Mark retracted his promise to keep paying for her expenses. He sent me a message saying he's completely done with both of us. He said I didn't respect his wishes about leaving his house right away, and Amy went against the restraining order, so he's cutting us both off. He warned that if either of us keeps harassing him, he'll file a defamation case against Amy. His lawyer already sent a letter detailing all the damage her lies have caused, lost work

opportunities, therapy costs, reputation damage. She could end up owing him thousands if he decides to sue. I can barely afford to feed myself right now, let alone help Amy. When I told her she'd need to drop out and get a job, she packed up in the middle of the night and left. Just like her father, when things get hard, she runs away. All she left was a note saying she was sorry for ruining everything and she needs time to figure herself out.

Mark has become cold as ice these past few weeks. He'll only discuss divorce stuff through lawyers now. He said he would have helped me get on my feet, but it's obvious we just wanted to take advantage of his generosity so he's done. He was going to avoid our pre-nup initially, but now he's sticking to it, which means I get basically nothing. I'm not even mad about that part. The pre-nup was my idea in the first place because I wanted him to know I wasn't after his money. I just didn't expect to end up here, starting over from scratch at 36. I don't want anything material from him, I just want my husband back.

I want the kind, caring man who helped me believe in myself again after years of thinking I was worthless for getting pregnant young. I tried telling him Amy moved out and begging one more time to work on our marriage, but he didn't even respond. His last message was asking Fide sign the divorce papers or hired a lawyer to review them. He said he wants to be done with this shit and move on because it's clear no one in my family, including me, ever really respected him. That killed me because it's not true, I respected and loved him more than anyone. I still do. He also told me to get my family to back off because they're still harassing him. Apparently my brother Mike showed up at his parents' house drunk, yelling about how Mark turned

his family against him or some stupid shit. Mark said he'll report them for harassment too if they don't stop. His parents are elderly and don't need this stress. His dad's heart condition has gotten worse from all this drama. My family is literally making a sick old man worse because they can't admit they fucked up by spreading lies. To everyone asking why I didn't do more when the lies first started, I fucking try to. everything. I got accused of protecting my creep husband instead of my daughter. The security video

didn't help because it had no audio. Amy was still claiming she verbally answered him and he walked in anyway. By the time she finally admitted the truth, the damage was already done. Those fucking lies spread so fast online that even Mark's relatives and other states were calling to ask what happened. Now I've lost everything. My marriage is over, my daughter's is gone, my family won't leave me alone, and I'm about to be homeless when my friend inevitably gets sick of her life being disrupted by my drama. The worst part is knowing this could have all been avoided if Amy had just told the truth from the beginning, or if she'd at least corrected things right away instead of letting the lies spread. But she was too worried about looking bad,

and now multiple lives are ruined. I have no idea how to start over from here. I'm working shit retail hours again, living on my friend's couch, and barely making enough to cover basic needs. My daughter is hiding God knows where instead of facing the consequences of her actions. My soon-to-be ex-husband won't even look at me anymore. And my family is still trying to fix things by harassing everyone involved. At least Mark's lawyer said he won't press charges against Amy if everyone leaves him alone. That's the only small mercy in this whole fucked-up situation.