Teacher Humper

Peaches was going through a rough divorce. Her husband was intent on screwing her over. That seemed strange to me since he was the one seeking to dissolve the marriage. I didn't really know what to say as Peaches rambled on about the drama that was unfolding in her life. Having never gone through a divorce proceeding, I couldn't offer her any legal advice. Moreover, I barely knew Peaches. She unloaded a truckload of dirt about her life to me the first time we got together outside of work.

Peaches had recently been employed at the college. The welcoming committee in our department took her out to lunch a few weeks into her employment. Although my colleagues didn't pick up any nervous energy from Peaches, I noticed that she was uneasy during the outing. When the group returned to work from lunch, I asked Peaches if she was okay. She admitted that "bigger things" were on her mind that needed to be talked about off the clock.

I accepted Peaches' invitation to have a drink after work. Little did I know that she was really requesting a pseudo-counseling session. I listened interminably to Peaches lament about her awful mother in-law who orchestrated the divorce. She talked about her spineless husband who wouldn't stand up to his mother and the looming reality of single parenthood that awaited. I felt bad for her.

As Peaches spoke, I wondered if there was something missing from her account of why the marriage fell apart. This guy was basically divorcing Peaches because his mother didn't like her, and in the process he was trying to make her life hell. They had been married for four years and had three children together. She was beautiful, intelligent, articulate, and driven. She didn't give off the vibe of a woman who was an unfit parent either. The story didn't add up.

Given the number of abrupt divorces that go down, I just chalked her situation up as a match that wasn't made in heaven...until one of my former players shed some light on why Peaches' marriage fell apart.

Shizz: Hey coach. Does Peaches still work here?
Me: Why? How do you know her?
Shizz: She was my professor for a class. My mom used to work with her husband. I heard she's going through a divorce.
Me: Yeh. That's what she told me.
Shizz: My mom told me that he was divorcing her because she cheated on him a bunch of times.
Me: What??
Shizz: I never told you this, but she randomly sent me a late night message on facebook once.
Me: For what?
Shizz: She asked for my number and wanted to know if I was interested in grabbing drinks sometime...