Have You Ever Heard a Secret You Didn't Want to Hear?  

I love my cousin dearly. Over the past thirty years, he has given me information about my family members since it took that long for them to recognize me as family. So a month ago he divulged the secret that a woman I knew of as my niece, (she religiously calls me her uncle) wasn't really my niece. "Your half brother's wife had a child before he married her," my cousin told me. Well that's something I didn't want to hear and tried to block it out of my mind. Well, last week he brought the subject up again after my half brother and his wife came to town. On the way to the house to see my brother, again my cousin brought up the topic. I tried to change the subject and he raised his voice, determined to tell the story. I attempted to block out his words, then came to the realization that I didn't care, it didn't mean anything because she was my cousin regardless! Plus, my cousin had a stepson who he declared as being his son. The boy turned out to be a basketball star and my cousin walked around with his chest out bragging about his "son." Knowing me, the next time he brings the subject up I might talk about his supposed son not being his or I might tell him I don't want to hear about my niece and if he continues, I might bring up his son which might be the end of our relationship as I know it. I've had other situations of finding out things I would rather have stayed rattling in the closet because they were disturbing to me. Which is why I'd like to know if you've had someone share a secret with you that you'd rather not have heard about.