I don’t know what to do after I found a gay app on my dad’s phone

DEAR DEIDRE: WHEN my dad, who works abroad a lot, was home last year, I stumbled across a gay app on his phone.

My parents have been married for 20 years.

I checked his phone again recently and he has added a secret messaging app to it, which he left open.

I know I should not have snooped but I had to try to find some answers.

He has various gay apps, which are so easy to find that I’m scared somebody else will find them too.

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I am a boy of 16 and I want to ignore it but I know that, if my mum finds out, she would be devastated, so would my 18-year-old sister.

DEIDRE SAYS: You cannot know exactly what is going on between your parents or put things right for them.

Tell your father what you have seen and that you worry how distressed your mum would be if she found out.

This is a big secret to carry on your own so contact The Mix for support and advice (themix.org.uk, 0808 808 4994).