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secondchances · 05/09/2013 18:35

I'll try & keep this simple & only down to details you need to know.

DD is 7. Her dad has only seen her once. That was organised by SS. At the time I was a minor as was her dad so I had no say in what was going on because my mum kept a lot from me with regards to his case with SS. He hasn't seen her since she was a few weeks old. Although he has kept in contact with me just asking about her for pictures etc. We have gone round & round in circles over the same argument. I'd love for DD to have a relationship with him. He always says no. He says it would be weird because she doesn't know him. Surely for her to know him she'd have to meet him & spend time with him?

Fast forward to today & I've managed to get something set up so they write to eachother. DD's spelling is good & she writes well so it wasn't a problem to start with. Now DD is getting bored of letters, to the stage where he will send one & she wont reply for months. He has said before if she wants to stop then he will just pay for her but I think its unfair that he will pay but not have contact. Why should DD not have a relationship with her dad? Shes entitled to & has a right to it. We tried phone calls but last time he said he wasn't well & had to go to hospital so we dropped it.

I'm now at the point where I need to tell him shes obviously getting nothing from these letters. She has so much to say each day. What do I do?

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littleblackno · 06/09/2013 23:06

Could she try emailing him? My son likes to do this to his dad then it can be shorter/ longer depending on her mood and it's a bit more 'instant' so could keep her attention. She can also then send photos etc. My ds sometimes sends messages that are only are of smiley faces or just one sentence and another day it's a whole essay!

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