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Dirty Little Secret: I Ruined My Friends Chance At Adoption
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- Sep 10, 2026
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- 392
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Summary
What would you do if telling the truth meant potentially changing your best friend's future forever? In today's emotional Dirty Little Secret, a listener reveals the burden she's been carrying for nearly two years. When her best friend and her husband began the adoption process, she was asked to serve as a reference. Knowing the marriage was filled with toxic behavior behind closed doors, she faced an impossible choice: protect her friend or be honest about the environment a child would be entering. After choosing honesty, the adoption application was denied. Now, years later, the marriage has ended, the ex-husband has moved on and is expecting a child with someone else, and her best friend is still heartbroken over the dream of becoming a mother. The secret she's never revealed? She believes her testimony may have played a role in stopping the adoption Listen to today's Dirty Little Secret with Billy the Kid, Candice Lopez, and Producer Pooh, then join the conversation. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who loves a good moral dilemma. New episodes drop every weekday, and you never know what secrets will be revealed next See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.