scarymommy.com dad comes out. "It was our little secret".

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Mom Behind Popular Parenting Site and Husband Announce Divorce as He Reveals He’s Gay: ‘It Was Our Secret’

 

http://www.scarymommy.com/

 

The founder of a popular parenting website made a surprising announcement to her millions of followers this week.

 

Jill Smokler, who started Scary Mommy in 2008, has announced that she and her husband, Jeff Smokler, are divorcing after 17 years of marriage. The couple, who have three kids together, also revealed that the catalyst for their split is the fact that Jeff is gay.

 

But the revelation didn’t come overnight. The pair, who are both 39 and live in Baltimore, Maryland, tells PEOPLE that their love for each other led them to keep Jeff’s secret for more than a decade.

 

“Over the last 15 years, we’ve struggled with what we kept a secret from everybody else,” Jeff says. “And as non-conforming as I think our marriage was, I think our divorce is equally non-conforming. We want to show folks that you can do divorce in a way that not just puts your children first, but can come from a place of love. And in our case, there has never been a shortage of love.

 

“In sharing our truth, we hope to help other people.”

 

https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/mom-behind-popular-parenting-husband-215158606.html

[+ friendofsheila]

How nice to hear that some people are not trying for a tabloid cover when divorcing.