My 7-Year-Old Son Kept Coming Home from School Upset — the Reason Left Me Stunned

When Daniel, Sarah, and their son, Derril, move to a new city, they take some time to readjust to the new place. One positive about the move is that Derril’s school focuses on soccer, his favorite sport. Soon after, things get strange when the little boy notices his soccer coach hugging his mom…

Recently, our lives changed when my wife, Sarah, landed a promising new job. It meant uprooting our lives and moving to a new city, but we were optimistic about the future.

“We need this, Daniel,” Sarah said. “We need to plan for our future, and we also need a new start. Living here has become stale.”

“I agree,” I said. “And we need a better life for Derril.”

Our seven-year-old son, Derril, was especially excited about the move because we enrolled him in a school with a soccer club, which was the one sport that he absolutely loved.

Sarah and I were thrilled to see him so passionate about something, especially because we knew that moving would be a big adjustment for him.

“I’m happy about the move, Dad,” he told me one day when we were buying him a new pair of soccer boots. “My old school only cared about baseball and basketball, but soccer wasn’t important.”

“I’m glad that you’re happy about this,” I told him. “I want you to be happy with this move, too. We’re not just doing it because of Mom’s new job.”

He nodded enthusiastically.

A few months passed, and I had finally gotten into the routine of working from home. Thankfully, my career in cybersecurity meant that I could keep working at the same company following the move.

But, over time, I noticed a change in my son.

One day, he came home from school looking troubled, his usual enthusiasm dampened. His bright eyes seemed to lose their sparkle, and he became quieter and more withdrawn.

Whenever I tried to talk to him, he would just walk away, retreating into silence.

It was unlike Derril, and it worried me.

“Something is going on with him,” I told Sarah when I was making breakfast for the three of us before the day began.

“I know,” she nodded. “I’ve been seeing that, too. Whenever I try to talk to him, he looks at me for a moment before looking away.”

“Maybe it’s just part of adjusting to a new place? And making new friends, too? Because he’s still eating and sleeping as normal. So, until that changes, I think we’re okay,” I said.

But then the tipping point came one day when I walked into his room after school and found him crying.

Just looking at him devastated me.

“Derril, what’s wrong?” I asked gently, sitting beside him on the bed. “I need you to tell me everything. Enough time has passed, and I know you’re not okay.”

He looked up at me, tears brimming in his eyes, and took a deep, shaky breath.

“I don’t want Mr. Sanders to be my father!” he blurted out.

The words hit me like a punch to the gut.

Mr. Sanders was his new soccer coach, and he was someone whom Derril had admired up until now.

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