The biological father of my son was abusive, both physically and verbally. When my son was 7 months old, I left his father and have since met and married a wonderful man that raises him as his own. The bio father abandoned our son, not attempting to pay child support or to see him. We were not married at the time of birth and the father never legitimated him through the courts. My son is now 4 yrs old and Joe, my husband, is the only "daddy" he has ever known. My husband has since adopted him, we've changed his name, and Zachary, my son, knows nothing of the events we have been through. When should I, how should I, or even should I tell him about all of this? I feel he should know, but I don't want to do it at such a young age that it confuses him and I don't want to wait until he is so old that he asks me why we didn't tell him sooner.
2006-09-29
05:54:12
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Nina
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