My Ex-husband Ripped off the Wallpaper After Our Divorce Because ‘He Paid for It’ – Karma Had a Joke in Store for Him
Do you believe in karma? I used to think it was just a way people comforted themselves after being hurt. But after what happened with my ex-husband, Dan, I now know karma is real—and it has a wicked sense of humor.
We were married for eight years, with two kids and a home we built together. But I was the only one who believed in “us.” One night, while looking for medicine for our sick daughter, I found Dan’s phone. I couldn’t help but open it—and what I saw shattered me: intimate texts between him and another woman.
He dismissed it as “just some harmless fun.” But when it happened again, I couldn’t pretend anymore. I filed for divorce and walked away with our house, which was passed down from my grandmother.
Dan became increasingly petty. He stripped our home of furniture, even taking the toilet paper. But the real shock came when, during mediation, he said he didn’t want custody of our kids. It broke my heart.
Months later, I joined a book club and found support. One night, I shared my ridiculous wallpaper story. That’s when karma kicked in. I ran into Dan with none other than Cassie, a woman from my book club. Turns out, she was dating him. She had no idea who he was until I revealed he was my ex-husband—the man who destroyed our home over wallpaper.
Cassie turned on him, calling him out for his childish behavior. She walked away, and I was left with the satisfaction that karma had done its job.
Later that night, as I tucked my kids into bed, Jack said something that made my heart swell: “I’m glad we got to pick out the new wallpaper together.” It hit me—our new story was on those walls, not the one Dan tried to tear down.
Karma doesn’t need chasing. It comes around when you least expect it—and sometimes, it delivers poetic justice.
