I'm going to try to make this as short as possible. The very abridged version is:
My sons father was a crackhead (I didn't know till after I got out of the relationship) and suicidal. While down in Florida he was in a rehab home and found out at 30 that he was adopted. This put him over the edge. 6 months later he swallowed too many pills, and OD'ed. That was 4 years ago today. There were so many secrets in the house that he grew up in that I feel were just steps taking him closer to his problems and I don't want to have to secrets in my house. But I never told my son that his father killed himself, though he does know everything else, that his father was an addict and had attempted suicide before, taking too many pills killed him. He's 11. Would you ever tell your child this truth or just let him put the pieces together, because he will one day. I just don't want him being mad at me when he does.
Please no judgments about my choices or his father. Thank you very much.
2007-01-21
00:44:17
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FaerieWhings
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