Advice on Whether I Should Come Clean to My Dad?
Question by Yvonne: Advice on whether I should come clean to my dad?
I’ll try to make it short…My husband got terminated from a job 7 months ago due to failing a drug test (marijuana). This was a personal family matter that we wanted to deal with privately, it was not something my husband was proud of. He had to go through drug rehab to get his CDL license back, we paid the fine and he is now looking for a steady good paying full time job, he delivers pizza right now which surprisingly pays very well with tips. Anyways, instead of telling my dad he was fired I told him that he just decided to look for a better paying job. My dad snooped around (he knows alot of people) and found out the truth a few months ago. I just found out last night that knows what really happened.
Part of me is upset with him because he took it upon himself to snoop around on us. I am a grown woman with a family and would like our privacy respected, especially in a situation this disappointing and embarrassing. I understand I shouldn’t have lied to my dad, but there are certain things that should be kept between a husband and wife….not the rest of the family.
I want to just keep going on as if I don’t know that he knows. Mainly because my sister promised him she wouldn’t tell me and she did so he will know she broke her promise to him. I absolutely hate secrets but again, it’s a private family matter that we wanted to deal with ourselves.
What would you do in this situation?
He found out back in November so it’s been almost 4 months that he has known. He still randomly asks me why my husband quit, even though I’ve told him the same thing for the past 7 months. I guess to see if I’ll tell him the truth.
Best answer:
Answer by Janel B
I dont think i would be able to tell my dad the truth because your right its really none of his business but I think he just did it because he cares about you guys. I mean since he has moved on to a new job now and things are good I just wouldnt bring the subject up with him any more and hopefully he will just forget about it and move on after a while.
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