Everytime I Start to Believe....

[Sugar and Spice]

It's hard to imagine what that could be like for a 7-yo....To all of a sudden find out that your daddy had a baby with another woman (a Troll, in this case) who is not your mommy....and you never had any clue. You thought only Mommies and Daddies, H's and W's, had babies together. Talk about being blindsided!

I'm sorry, but I disagree with the C on this one. I just don't think waiting is the best move here. From my own personal experience, it was so much better for me to talk to my boys about all that was going on. I did not want to keep them in the dark...and often to my surprise, they already KNEW a lot....Because they listen. And they witness. Whenever we as adults think our children are off doing other things and not listening to or bearing witness to our interactions, they ARE. It really is like in the movies.....where Mom/Dad is on the phone in the other room or Mom and Dad are arguing downstairs, and the kids are watching from the top of the stairs or they are lying awake in bed listening. Not pretty, but it's reality.

Anyway, this is all JMO, Corey, and I know you will make what you believe is the best decision for your little girl.

(((((Corey)))))

Everything you said is 100% true. I WANT him to tell her, but I have already accepted that it will probably have to be me. I had to smile thinking about what you said regarding the kids listening, not that its funny, but I remember doing it as a kid. I knew EVERYTHING!!! that went on in my house. I think I even knew my sister was pregnant, I just really didn't want to deal with it. So after talking to her last night, I'm positive she knows of the Trolls existence and may even suspect about the baby, shes just not able to handle it. Baby steps. There is some time still and so it will just have to come in small doses for her. I'll do the best I can and maybe someday she'll understand.

Thanks guys.