Widow floored by stranger's phone call seven years after husband's death
Widow floored by stranger's phone call seven years after husband's death
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A widowed woman has been left floored after receiving an unexpected phone call seven years after her husband’s death. Her partner passed away almost eight years ago, she explained. They have three children together and he also had two children in a previous marriage, with all five kids aged between 12 and 20 years old.
The woman explained she recently got a phone call from her husband’s ex-wife, who informed her another woman had been in touch “who stated that she got pregnant just before he died and that she has a seven-year-old child from him. She also mentioned that she is going for his survivor benefits.”.
The woman said they’re all in a state of “shock” and each have “so many questions”. On Reddit, she penned: “Why wait seven years to go for benefits? Why wait 7 years period?? Why not go for them when she found out she was pregnant or after she gave birth???”.
She added: “We did the maths and if it is true, the baby was conceived less than a week before he passed. We had separated for a few months, but we worked on our relationship, we still loved each other and wanted to make it work, so we got back together a little before our middle child’s birthday. Two days after our child's sixth birthday, he passed away.”.
The woman explained her husband was an only child and now she and his ex-wife have “no idea how to tell his parents, let alone [their] children.”. She asked whether they ought to “wait” until they know “for sure” or “get answers” and asked for her fellow Reddit users’ advice. People were keen to share their thoughts.
