When I got home, I tucked Tyler and Maggie into bed. Tyler asked if Daddy would be back for pancakes in the morning.
“No, sweetheart. Daddy’s going to be gone for a while.
But Mommy’s here, and I’ll be strong for us. I’ll always tell you the truth.”
Later, after the house was quiet, I finally let myself cry.
I screamed into a towel. Hit the bathroom sink.
I cursed every single Sunday morning I spent ironing his shirts while he recited Scripture.
But by sunrise, I was calm.
Because here’s the thing:
Anyone can play church and pretend to be a good man. Anyone can memorize verses, wear a cross, and say grace over a steak dinner. They can say all the right words in church, quote the right scriptures, and act righteous.
But truth shows up in the details and speaks louder than any sermon.
It appears that the tent was left behind.
In the lie disguised as a smiley emoji.
In the Bible used as a coaster.
I didn’t expose him out of vengeance.
I did it for love. For myself. For my children.
For the truth.
You don’t get to cheat and hide behind a Bible. You don’t get to lie and say it’s “for the kids.” You don’t get to play husband of the year and betray the very people you swore to protect.
Because when someone fakes faith to hide their betrayal, it isn’t just infidelity. It’s blasphemy!
And I will not let my children grow up thinking that love is a performance, or that trust is disposable.
I’m not perfect.
But I’m honest.
And that’s the legacy I want to leave behind.
Sadly, Thoma’s wife isn’t the only one who’s had to contend with infidelity in her marriage. In the following story, a wife discovers the truth about her husband’s shenanigans with a colleague when their daughter points out his mistress!
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