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My mom has herpes HPV-2
I am 34, and it has just come to my attention that my mom has herpes. She and my father have been married for 35 years. I found out when she was visitng recently and left a pill on the floor when she left. I looked it up on line and found out it's the generic for zovirax. I asked her what she was talking it for cause htere are several uses, she admitted it was for herpes. Subject dropped.
So I am wondering now if she's had it all this time and i never knew... or if possibly my father has cheated on her at some point. I'm just wondering how I couldn't have know growing up???
Yes I know it's her personal business, but she is my mom, and I worry about her.
So I am wondering now if she's had it all this time and i never knew... or if possibly my father has cheated on her at some point. I'm just wondering how I couldn't have know growing up???
Yes I know it's her personal business, but she is my mom, and I worry about her.
I think it's hard not to worry about our moms. If you love her, and she's been a good mom, you're going to worry about her. Shows you're a caring, loving daughter. I just want to say that your moms are lucky to have daughters like you two!
I can relate. That is what got me on the whole herpes phobia thing and then ended up having the damn stuff myself after all. Anyway, my mom got it when she was on her second marriage and pregnant with my half sister.
She freaked and we never found out why til yrs later. She lives with it and is never bothered by it now. My heart always bled for her. How that alcoholic, lying, gambling, stealing jerk, married her, gave her herpes, ran off with her money and car and never cared to see my sister. I relate about the my mom has herpes thing, trust me. She never bothered to take meds, still doesn't to this day and it has been close to 30 yrs. She is on her 4th marriage. He does not have it and they are happy as clams. So now you know my mom/hsv 2 story too. EB
She freaked and we never found out why til yrs later. She lives with it and is never bothered by it now. My heart always bled for her. How that alcoholic, lying, gambling, stealing jerk, married her, gave her herpes, ran off with her money and car and never cared to see my sister. I relate about the my mom has herpes thing, trust me. She never bothered to take meds, still doesn't to this day and it has been close to 30 yrs. She is on her 4th marriage. He does not have it and they are happy as clams. So now you know my mom/hsv 2 story too. EB
This is not something you need to worry about. Like you said, it's also none of your business. Just let it go.
Why would you need to "worry" about her? Maybe your dad has it too. Or maybe not. It doesn't matter how or when she got it - it's none of your business.
I don't know why you would think you should have known about this if she didn't share it with you. If it were cold sores on her mouth, you would notice it (and probably wouldn't have given it a second thought). But since it's genital, you apparently have attached more "significant" meaning to it. That's predictable, given the stigma attached to genital herpes.
If it had been me, I would not have commented on a pill left on the floor. It's not my business. I would have tossed it and not given it a second thought.
Why would you need to "worry" about her? Maybe your dad has it too. Or maybe not. It doesn't matter how or when she got it - it's none of your business.
I don't know why you would think you should have known about this if she didn't share it with you. If it were cold sores on her mouth, you would notice it (and probably wouldn't have given it a second thought). But since it's genital, you apparently have attached more "significant" meaning to it. That's predictable, given the stigma attached to genital herpes.
If it had been me, I would not have commented on a pill left on the floor. It's not my business. I would have tossed it and not given it a second thought.
Well, just so you know, it's very common. I'm sure being that she's your mom, she probably feels funny talking to you about it. I know my mom never told me anything abt herself.
don't be too worried. Herpes isn't life threatening or anything. Maybe she just gets cold sores on her lips? I think it's the same meds for both types. She's your mom, so just be there for her if she needs you.
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