{"id":6118,"date":"2025-02-25T22:06:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2025-02-25T22:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:06:28","slug":"i-discovered-a-positive-pregnancy-test-and-a-note-in-a-package-addressed-to-my-dad-so-i-ended-up-tailing-his-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/i-discovered-a-positive-pregnancy-test-and-a-note-in-a-package-addressed-to-my-dad-so-i-ended-up-tailing-his-date\/","title":{"rendered":"I discovered a positive pregnancy test and a note in a package addressed to my dad, so I ended up tailing his date"},"content":{"rendered":"
I never expected to find a positive pregnancy test in a package meant for my father, nor a note signed \u201cdarling.\u201d Was my dad cheating on my mom? I\u2019d always believed they had the perfect marriage.\n
At 18, I moved out, and when my dad called to say he\u2019d be in the city for work, I couldn\u2019t wait to see him. When I arrived at his hotel, he greeted me with a warm hug, and we spent time catching up.\n
Then a package arrived. Inside was a pregnancy test and a note saying,\u00a0\u201cMy congratulations, darling!\u201d\u00a0My mind raced\u2014was my dad having an affair?\n Later, I went to the caf\u00e9 listed in the note, preparing to confront him. But when he arrived, roses in hand, I watched in shock as my mom walked in. They shared a joyful reunion, and my dad kissed her pregnant belly.\n It turned out my dad wasn\u2019t cheating; they were expecting a baby together. I\u2019d spent hours fearing the worst for nothing.\n Six months later, at my mom\u2019s baby shower, I shared the video of the moment I thought my dad was having an affair. Everyone laughed, especially my dad, who jokingly said, \u201cWell, that\u2019s one way to get your heart rate up.\u201d It was a funny story that we\u2019d tell for years.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I never expected to find a positive pregnancy test in a package meant for my father, nor a note signed \u201cdarling.\u201d Was my dad cheating on my… \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n