Hi There, this is the first time I have posted on here, but I really need some advice. I am a single mum of one little boy, aged 5.
To cut a long story short his father disappeared shortly after he was born & has shown no interest whatsoever - no payments & no contact, although he has my number & knows I would never have stopped him. He is a conman & has been to jail recently for this and I feel is not mentally stable, so I am not chasing him down and insisting on contact & am not sure how I would feel should he contact us and ask for contact although obviously would want to do the best thing for my DS.
My big concern is that I have never spoken to my DS about his and no questions have yet been asked. I am concerned now that he is getting to an age where soon he will know that everyone has to have a dad to have been born, so will want to know where his is. How on earth do I answer that to a child of that age limiting any feelings of rejection - being honest but giving only the info I have to iyswim. Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated, as I am starting to worry about this. My ds is very content and secure and I am worried that this could all change especially if I don't deal with this in the right way. Please can anyone help?