I Found Out My Husband Was Cheating While I Was Pregnant – So at Our Gender Reveal Party, I Had a Very Special ‘Surprise’ for Him

I whispered, “I feel stupid.”

She held my cheeks and said, “No. They’re cruel.

You’re not stupid.”

That night, I finally let myself shake. Not performative. Just the body doing what it does when it’s been hit.

I filed for divorce the next week.

I also scheduled an appointment with my doctor, because stress plus pregnancy is a cocktail I do not recommend.

People keep asking if I regret doing it publicly.

If I regret “ruining the party.”

Here’s what I regret:

I regret folding tiny baby clothes while my husband texted my sister.

I regret trusting someone who could rub my belly and lie without blinking.

I regret thinking love automatically makes people good.

But the balloons?

Those black balloons told the truth in a way no one could interrupt, minimize, or spin.

Floating over his head.

In front of everyone.

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