Bribery At Home

“Don’t tell your mother.”

“Don’t tell dad.”

“Don’t tell mum.”

“Don’t tell our brother.”

Younger kids don’t demand hush money. Older brothers and sisters usually initiate the transaction. What younger kids enjoy the most is the reversal of power and privilege. Imagine a younger sister telling big sister to clean her shoes or give her the big piece of meat she always gets, the privilege of being the first born child. Hush money among kids doesn’t last long, because a mother’s antennae is always active like a dormant volcano. She can detect unusual vibes among her kids.

Hush money among families does not reach $130 000 Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels to protect Donald Trump, but stakes can be very high, especially situations which might lead to family break down like separation, and finally divorce. Men’s eyes tend to wander, make a connection with the desired person and start full-time wandering away from home. We get caught because of the saying, it’s a small world. Cheating husbands -and wives too - drive to the end of town for stolen moments but one day, their luck runs out.

Witnesses might demand hush money, or guilty spouses might initiate it. Some people take mothers’ staple advice. Which is? You didn’t see anything, period. They believe telling your sister, that her husband frolics with a certain woman on a regular basis might lead to the destruction of her home. Do you want to do that to your sister and her kids?

Question. Dear reader, would you tell your sister or friend that her husband strays?

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