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The Strawberry Letter heard on The Steve Harvey Morning Show Friday, February 20th, 2026. Subject: "The Secret Is Bound To Come Out "

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, guys, time now for today's Strawberry Letter. And

(00:02):
if you need advice on relationships, dating, work, sex, parenting,
and more. Please submit your Strawberry Letter to Steve HARVEYFM
dot com and click submit Strawberry Letter. We could be
reading your letter live on the air, just like we're
going to read this one right here right now.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Never know, b hold on tight. We got it for it.
You hear it. Ease the straw Baby Letter.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
Thank you, nephew. The secret is bound to come out now.
Dear Stephen Shirley, I'm a thirty six year old man
and my wife and I split up almost two years ago.
She moved on and is dating someone she met at church.
She just had a baby a month ago, and she
kept it from me for two weeks. I found out
after my pops told me. He said she sent him

(00:45):
pictures of her infant daughter, and my sister went to
visit the baby a few days ago. My dad said,
my sister's kids are in love with the baby already,
and she's the cutest little thing ever. I call this
woman to see if it was really true, because I
was told she couldn't have any more children. I told
her how hurt. I was the day I found out

(01:06):
from my pops. She and I have two sons, and
after our second son was born, her doctor said she
couldn't have any more children. I accepted it and was
happy with my sons, but I always wanted to have
one more child, a daughter to spoiled rotten. She told
me that the baby was a surprise, and she apologized
for the way I found out. She called her daughter

(01:28):
a miracle baby and a blessing. My heart was broken,
and what makes matters worse is that her daughter was
born on my birthday. How crazy is that? I told
her I would love to see the baby and meet
her new boyfriend. She said that wouldn't be possible, and
then I had to remind her of the wild night

(01:48):
we had almost a year ago, when we slipped up
and had unprotected sex three times in one night. I
told her I have every right to see the baby
because she might be my child. She doesn't want her
boyfriend to know, but it's bound to come out. I
want to get a paternity test. Oh did I mention

(02:09):
that our divorce is not final? Should I let her
boyfriend know what's up and get a DNA test? Who
I don't know, but you sound like you don't believe
your wife. You sound like that you know what she
said about the baby being a surprise and a miracle baby,

(02:31):
you know it is not true. Nor do you accept
her apology for the way you found out, And based
on that, I don't think she was deliberately trying to
break your heart. You said your heart broken. It's your
right and no one can stop you from getting a
paternity test but your wife. But do you really really
want to do that or are you just bitter? You know,

(02:54):
Ideally I would love to say, yes, get a DNA test,
find out if the daughter is yours, and if by
chance she is, you guys could all live happily ever after.
But you know that's not gonna happen. That's not real life.
It's not reality. I think your wife will do anything,
I'm sure to keep her boyfriend from finding out. She
doesn't want him to know this, that you and that
the two of you had a tryst, you know, about

(03:17):
a year ago and hm, and she totally for sure
does not want him to know that the baby might
be yours.

Speaker 3 (03:27):
Uh.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
Yeah, she she should have waited until the divorce was final,
but obviously You even said in the letter that she
had moved on. She moved on from you and she
was just waiting for the final papers. You, on the
other hand, do not seem to have moved on at all.
I mean, listen, it's not your place to tell her, man,
what is up in this situation. Please know that I

(03:49):
think you should continue to enjoy your sons until or
unless you're soon to be ex wife changes her mind, okay,
or else You're gonna just it's gonna be confusion and mess,
confusion and mess, Steve more mess.

Speaker 3 (04:05):
I don't the subject is the secret is about to come.
The secret is bound to come out. Now. I don't
understand you, sir, writing this letter. I mean, man, what's
bruh br what's wrong with you? I mean you just

(04:30):
you know you've heard the saying hell have no fury
like a woman scorn. Now this is you all day. Man,
I don't understand now. Your ex and y'all split up
almost two years ago. She moved on and it's dating
somebody else. Okay, got it that she met at church.

(04:55):
She had a baby a month ago. She kept it
from you for two weeks. She don't know you nothing,
She don't owe you nothing. I found out after my
pops told me. He said she sent him pictures of
her infant daughter, and my sister wanted to visit the
baby a few days ago. My dad said, my sister's
kids are in love with the baby already, and she's
the cutest little thing ever. I called a woman to

(05:18):
see if it was really true. No, the woman is
your ex because I told her she couldn't I was
told she couldn't have any more children. Well, she said
that the doctor told her it was a miracle baby,
and you know that was it. But you wanted to
have one more child, so you accepted it, happy with
your sons, but you always wanted this one child, a daughter.

Speaker 2 (05:41):
So you can spoil rotten now.

Speaker 3 (05:44):
The lady told you that the baby wasn't surprised, and
she apologized for the way she found out, But she
said that the baby is a miracle baby.

Speaker 2 (05:52):
That's true.

Speaker 3 (05:53):
My heart was broken, Why, dog, right there, My heart
was broken, Doug. You are y'all are split up two
years ago. See here's the part I don't like about
this letter.

Speaker 2 (06:08):
He not saying what See that's not in the letter right.

Speaker 3 (06:15):
See, something went wrong to cause y'all to be split
up over two years ago.

Speaker 2 (06:22):
When we come back, we're gonna discuss this.

Speaker 3 (06:25):
But but, but he's only gonna get worse with what
he's gonna say in this letter. So this little scorn
guy sounds a bit bitter like Shirley c.

Speaker 2 (06:36):
We'll talk about it.

Speaker 1 (06:36):
When we come.

Speaker 3 (06:39):
All right.

Speaker 1 (06:39):
See, we'll have part two of your response coming up
at after the hour. Subject of today Strawberry letter.

Speaker 2 (06:47):
The secret is.

Speaker 1 (06:47):
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(07:30):
come on, Steve, let's recap today's Strawberry letter. The subject
the secret is bound to come out now.

Speaker 3 (07:36):
You know, does gud split up with his wife of
almost two years?

Speaker 2 (07:39):
She'd have moved on and started dating somebody she met
at to church.

Speaker 3 (07:43):
She'dne got pregnant ahead a baby two weeks ago, didn't
tell him. She ain't obligated to tell him nothing. But
obviously you ain't close to the woman, because how's a
woman pregnant for nine months?

Speaker 2 (07:54):
And you get she got your two sons.

Speaker 3 (07:57):
You ain't been over there, You ain't seen the boys,
you ain't picked them up.

Speaker 2 (08:00):
You couldn't tell she was pregnant.

Speaker 3 (08:02):
So see, man, so it's something else going on, because
for nine months she ain't been had, so for at
least two months she had to be showing. And so
I don't know how you've been picking up your sons
and getting your visitation with your boys and not notice
that this woman was pregnant.

Speaker 2 (08:19):
So that right, there is a gap in the letter
for me.

Speaker 3 (08:23):
Now the woman has the baby and sends some pictures
to your dad and your sister and your sons is in.

Speaker 2 (08:29):
Love with the baby already.

Speaker 3 (08:30):
Now you always wanted a baby girl, so now you
mad your heart.

Speaker 2 (08:35):
Broke it and she told you that it was a
miracle baby.

Speaker 3 (08:39):
Doctor told you she couldn't have the doctors told you
she couldn't have no more baby what she had on
So the baby was surprised and so now and it's
a miracle baby and a blessing.

Speaker 2 (08:49):
My heart was broken.

Speaker 3 (08:50):
And what makes matters worse is that her daughter was
born on my birthday?

Speaker 2 (08:55):
How crazy is that?

Speaker 3 (08:56):
It's called coincidence though, y'all, do you know how many
people boring on your birthday? Do you have any idea
how many people got the same birthday you got?

Speaker 2 (09:09):
Now you trip it? How crazy is that?

Speaker 3 (09:12):
I told her I'd love to see the baby and
meet her new boyfriend.

Speaker 2 (09:15):
Man, what she don't owe you that? She said that
wouldn't be possible.

Speaker 3 (09:21):
And then I had to remind her of the wild
night we had almost a year ago, when we slipped
up and had unprotected sex three times in one night
over a year ago. Dog, do the numbers? Do the numbers?
Now you're trying to make something out of nothing? Well,
I told her I have every right to see the
baby because she might be mine might and is is

(09:43):
too big difference? She don't owe you nothing. She'd asked
him for child support or none of that. I have
every right cause the baby might be mine. No, what's
wrong with you? What did y'all do to even be
in line footage?

Speaker 2 (09:57):
Divorced?

Speaker 3 (09:58):
And now you sitting up in here? You so hurt
and bidder. I want to meet the baby and the boyfriend.
You ain't her daddy? What dog you her ex? She
don't owe you nothing. I told her I got every
right to see the baby. She doesn't want her boyfriend
to know. But it's bound to come out. How's bound

(10:18):
to come out? How is it bound to come out?

Speaker 2 (10:22):
Though?

Speaker 3 (10:24):
I want to get a paternity test? Oh did I
mention that our divorce is not final?

Speaker 2 (10:29):
Yes? It is.

Speaker 3 (10:29):
It's over, brug Let me explain something. Let me tell
you something. The divorce is over.

Speaker 2 (10:39):
You see.

Speaker 3 (10:40):
Look, man, when people get a divorce, the date that
they that they signed them divorce papers, that's just when
the court legalized.

Speaker 2 (10:48):
The divorce is over.

Speaker 3 (10:49):
Your divorce is over long before you get a court date,
the filing and what led up to it. Divorce is
a long incoming man. So, oh did I mention our
divorce is not final? Should I let her boyfriend know
what's up and get a DNA test?

Speaker 2 (11:08):
You know? Something.

Speaker 3 (11:08):
Man. I wish you would go over there and say
something to you. You might get you. You just might get
what you need or.

Speaker 2 (11:18):
You have to get you.

Speaker 3 (11:19):
You bring that you have if you go over there,
because see, guess what what you over here trying to
wreck my happiness for now?

Speaker 2 (11:27):
You over here now and that you are going to
be all that half we had six year ago? Now,
why would you do that? Why would you do that?

Speaker 3 (11:34):
You know why you would do it because you misled
without her, because you did something to bring about the divorce.
Now you ain't putting none of that in your letter.
But you don't get divorced for no reason. And she'd
have moved on this quick, well it ain't really quick,
been two years year. Well, she'd have moved on because
you had moved on and done something else. I promise you,

(11:56):
this divorce ain't about no money or nothing.

Speaker 2 (12:00):
Promise you.

Speaker 3 (12:01):
This dude did something because he didn't say nothing. Let
me tell you something. If he had some goods on
this woman the way he crimed in this letter, you
don't think he said it. She cheated on me once before.
This must be the dude she cheated with. Ain't none
of that in that he didn't mention the cause of
the divorce. That's how I know something wrong, because a
man this hurt and bitter would have threw that in there.

Speaker 1 (12:23):
Mmm.

Speaker 2 (12:24):
So now he gonna bring up.

Speaker 3 (12:25):
That that that's wild night y'all had almost a year ago. Man,
Why don't you let the woman be happy and gone
by your business?

Speaker 2 (12:34):
That ain't your daughter. Chances are you don't need a DNA.
Chances are, and you want to go over there and
tell it.

Speaker 3 (12:43):
Why he beat your Why his boys?

Speaker 2 (12:49):
I hope he beat your Gotta teach you something.

Speaker 3 (12:55):
Run over here, man, trying to mess up somebody happiness, man,
because you miserable with your little raggett like you.

Speaker 2 (13:01):
Got two sons? Man them and why they didn't tell
him that mama was pregnant.

Speaker 3 (13:05):
They never even said no, because dog dog, let me
tell you what I think. The boy now see a man,
Let me tell you what I think. I don't think
he all that close because how this woman pregnant and
got his sons, and the sons ain't mentioned, and he

(13:27):
ain't seen the wife.

Speaker 2 (13:28):
He ain't seen his girl exact pregnant. Nine most are pregnancy.
Ju you couldn't tell.

Speaker 1 (13:36):
All right, listen, thank you Steve. Leave your comments on
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