Every family has secrets, but some are more scandalous than others. Eager to hear about the biggest skeletons in people's closets, Redditor u/kaushman2 asked fellow users to share the most shocking things their relatives had tried โ and failed โ to keep hidden.
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Biological parents kept secret
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A decades-long cover-up
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Relatives with a criminal past
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A grandpa's double life
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A father's love
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Just like mamma (didn't) used to make
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