Reunion dinners are a time for families to come together, catch up and celebrate the festivities. But for me, my reunion dinner few years ago was one of the most unexpected and shocking experiences of my life.
It all began when I decided to bring my girlfriend home for the reunion dinner. We had been dating for a few months and I thought it would be a great opportunity to introduce her to my family and for them to get to know her.
I knew that it would be a little daunting for her, so I made sure to prepare her as best as I could, telling her all about what she could expect.
When the dinner started, everything seemed to be going smoothly. My parents welcomed my girlfriend with open arms and everyone seemed to get along well.
As the night went on, I noticed that my dad seemed particularly interested in my girlfriend and was talking to her more than anyone else. I thought nothing of it and just assumed he was being friendly.
It wasn’t until the end of the night that I found out the truth. My dad pulled me aside and told me that my girlfriend was actually his ex-mistress.
I was completely shocked and couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I asked him why he hadn’t told me before and he said that he didn’t want to ruin the dinner and did not want my mum to find out that he had been having an affair.
Needless to say, I was mortified. I was shocked that the girl I have been dating is actually my dad’s ex mistress and that I had been completely oblivious to the truth.
I wanted to leave the room immediately but my dad insisted that I stay and talk to him about it. After a long conversation, I eventually came to know the whole situation.
He explained that he had been seeing my girlfriend, who used to work for him at his workplace for a few months back then and that he had grown very fond of her.
One day while they were having a department gathering at Orchard, my girlfriend got drunk and kissed my dad and that was how everything started.
He said that he was scared of how I would react when I found out and that he didn’t want to ruin the dinner. He also said that he wanted to make sure that I knew of his relationship with her before I moved on deeper into the relationship and at the same time, he was afraid that my mum would find out.
He said that he had went on with the affair because my Mum was always too busy and had not given him any attention or fulfilled his needs for a while during that period of time.
He had never expected me to sort of know her as well.
This was awkward for me and the more I thought of the whole scenario, I felt a little bit disgusted as I couldn’t imagine that my dad and myself were poking up the same ‘hole’.
Eventually, I decided to confront my girlfriend and we ultimately still decided to let the past be the past and moved on with our lives.
As for my Dad, he became a super devoted husband after the incident and the affair which he had was never brought up again.