When my son was 5 or 6, he used to call a news anchor on TV “Daddy!” My wife would smile and say that kids live in their own world. I just laughed.
Years later, the same anchor, that guy, appeared on the TV screen. I joked, “Come see your TV dad!” My son turned pale, but before he could speak, my wife suddenly started to cough and asked him to bring her a glass of water. But my son turned to me and declared, “It’s time he knows the truth!” and said, “Dad, this man is—or was—Mom’s boyfriend. When I was little, she used to go see him and would take me with her.”
My wife broke down crying and admitted it was true. She said it was a brief fling that lasted a few months. She told me she was feeling vulnerable at the time, and I was so consumed by work. When someone famous and on TV showed interest in her, she got caught up in it
