My husbands son turned up in our lives after twelve years
Fifteen years ago, my husband was serving in the Royal Navy. He was a sailor, posted down in Portsmouth. As youd imagine, there were no women in his unit but local girls often found the young navy lads quite attractive.
The blokes all missed their girlfriends, who were miles away, so most of them took up with local girls for a quick fling or two, nothing serious. My husband had a brief affair with a local girl, she was only seventeen at the time. When his service ended and he returned home, he broke it off without any fuss.
A few years later, he and I met. We dated for a while and eventually got married. Now, weve been together for twelve years. Four years into our marriage, we had a daughter shes eight now. My husband has always hoped for a son.
Hes not exactly the worlds best father, but he does his bit helps with homework, occasionally spoils our daughter, and sometimes takes her fishing.
Everything was running smoothly in our family or so it seemed. Then, out of nowhere, my husband got back in touch with an old navy mate, who told him something shocking. That seventeen-year-old girl hed left behind? She had been pregnant with his child. Apparently, everyone on the base had laughed at her, and the gossip was so cruel it made your ears burn. Even so, she gave birth to the child. She could have chased down my husband, but she chose not to intrude. Hearing all this made me feel utterly sick.
After that phone call, my husband raced to find her on social media. He did, and there she was, pictured with her son a boy who looked very much like my husband. My jealousy instantly flared up. Our daughter is more like me, and its always bothered my husband a bit. He was stunned and immediately set about getting in touch with his son those long-buried paternal instincts suddenly came flooding back. The boys mother didnt respond at first and ignored him for quite a while, but eventually, she replied. My husbands son is fourteen, athletic, does well at school, loves cats and is close to his mum.
They bonded quickly. They talked about school, video games, what he might want to do for a living. My husband began spending all his spare time chatting with his son, leaving no time for our daughter. He was constantly texting the son hed never met.
Things escalated from there. That summer, his son came up to visit us. My husband took him everywhere, giving in to his every whim with just a snap of his fingers. Jealousy ate me up inside and it did the same to our daughter. He completely forgot about her, saying, Ive been there for you for eight years, but I havent seen him for fourteen. Our daughter was in tears.
Thats how things are now. He sends money for his sons Christmas, name day and birthday, yet sometimes forgets to wish our daughter a happy birthday at all. Ive tried to explain to him how unfair this is, but he wont hear it. Honestly, I think its her, that boys mother, who started all this upheaval. After keeping it secret for fourteen years, shes got no right to meddle in our family. Of course, having a son has hit our family finances hard.
I cant even imagine what the coming summer will bring. If his son comes up again, our daughter will remember this miserable holiday for the rest of her life. My husband just throws around slogans like, Boys need their dads, and girls need their mums. But to me, it seems he only cares about his son these days, and our daughter is completely forgotten.
They chat for hours every single day. Our daughter barely sees her father at all. It drives me mad! But theres nothing I can do. If hes had enough of us, maybe he should just move in with his son and start a new life there.
