When it comes to family secrets, this one might just take the crown. An Oregon woman has gone viral after sharing a jaw-dropping story about her late father’s long-time mistress and how the woman still doesn’t know he’s dead. Yes, seriously.
Cass (@cassdamm on TikTok) has been giving viewers a front-row seat to what might be the most bizarre family saga to hit the app this week. According to her, her father died by suicide, and in the wake of that tragedy, the family made the decision to keep things quiet. But one very important person was left out of the loop: his mistress of 30 years.
In her now-viral TikTok, Cass didn’t hold back. “Nothing makes me happier right now than knowing that my dad’s mistress does not know that he’s dead,” she said, with the kind of bluntness only TikTok can deliver.
To make matters even wilder, this wasn’t some fleeting affair. Cass explained that the woman had been around since the ’90s through multiple wives, multiple scandals, and even a stint as a wife herself. “My dad has literally had the same mistress since I was a kid in the ‘90s. He’s kept this woman through multiple wives. Actually, she was a wife for a little bit.”
Oregon Woman Shares Shocking Story About Her Late Father
It turns out, her father wasn’t exactly the poster child for fidelity. After marrying the mistress (briefly), he then cheated on her and got another woman pregnant. According to Cass, that move earned him some tough love from grandma, who apparently insisted he marry the new baby mama. But in true plot-twist fashion, the original mistress didn’t go anywhere. “Don’t worry,” Cass quipped, “she still got to stick around.”
Now that her dad has passed, Cass is amused by the fact that this woman is likely spiraling over being ghosted and not in the breakup sense. “I know that the woman is sitting there texting him. Calling him. She’s showing up at his house… wondering why he has not talked to her in weeks.”
The comment section of the video was, unsurprisingly, unhinged in the best way.
“I knew it was gonna be a wild story,” one person commented.
“I wasn’t ready,” a second person stated.
“Thank you for the lore,” a third wrote.
While you might think a viral TikTok would tip her off, Cass doesn’t seem too worried. She noted that the mistress thinks TikTok is “of the devil,” and likely hasn’t seen a second of the video. So the woman is probably still out there, double texting a man who, unbeknownst to her, has already taken his final bow.
Cass’s honesty, mixed with her humor and grief, resonated with viewers. It’s rare to see someone navigate the messy intersections of family dysfunction and loss with such candor. And while it’s easy to laugh at the absurdity, there’s also a lot of pain buried under the surface. Losing a parent is hard enough. Losing one and dealing with his 30-year side chick who’s still hanging around? That’s another level.
Whatever you think about the morality of keeping someone in the dark about a death, this saga is a reminder that truth, secrets, and family dynamics are often messier than we’d like to admit. For now, though, the mistress remains in the dark, and TikTok can’t stop watching.
Kendra Quinn 
Joshua Dale 
