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How to explain an absent dad to my son

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Weelis02 · 14/04/2018 11:12

My son is 6, every now and ag

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loopylass13 · 14/04/2018 20:34

Age appropriately, depends whether newly absent or absent for a while. We have been just us since birth so I just confirmed she has a dad like everyone (minus sperm donor etc kind of situations) but that her dad just wasn't ready to be a dad. That he got scared and it was ok to feel that way, because when I was pregnant I was scared too as i had never been a mummy before. You dont need to go into too much detail. I found photos helpful.

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