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HELP Question arises!
#822143 07/23/03 07:21 AM
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Hello friends,

Last night while laying in bed with my 5 year old for our nightly talk she starts talking about her 1/2 brother. Here is what she asked...

"I wonder what my 1/2 brother will be like. And now Daddy is going to be his Daddy." My reply: "Well Daddy has always been his Daddy from the day he was born." Thoughts... "Well was Daddy married to her?" "no" "Then how is Daddy his Daddy?"

Luckily at that moment my husband came in and asked us all a question interupting the conversation. She then forgot about what we were talking about. I was not expecting this question from my youngest. Anyone have any suggestions????
Please help I am sure it will come up again!
Re: HELP Question arises!
#822144 07/24/03 12:06 AM
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MIW,

Well, when our older 2 children were around that age, maybe a little younger, we told them of their older sister that we had put up for adoption. I believe that we basically said that Daddy and Mommy made a baby before we were married. It was wrong, and due to specific reasons, we gave the child to a family that could provide for her better than we could at that time in our lives.

Maybe, if she brings it up again, you could say something similar. That it was wrong for Daddy to make this baby with the xOW, but that it was a mistake, and he's said he's sorry. That it doesn't make their 1/2 brother wrong, just how it happened was wrong. If they ask further questions, answer for their age level of understanding. Just give the minimum of info, and if they want to know more, they will ask.

I don't know, hope it helps.

Tigger

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