How to tell a kids your not thier father.

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15 years ago i was madly in love with this capricorn girl. I thought it was true love! but it turned out to be false. I caught her cheating through text msgs but she always would deny it. So oneday she comes to my door steps and tell me shes pregnant with twins. Twin girls, i felt sooo happy and sooo scared at same time, being so young i was Still in school and had part time job at the WestEnd Mall in Atlanta making $ 7hr. But i was happy because i felt i was in love with her. Until things started go down hill with my girlfriend, she hid numbers, disappeared for hours, kept secrets, lied about everything my gut feelings told me she was cheating and i literally died inside, i had to man up and walk away from the women i loved.

13 years later im still in my twin girls lives and proud to be. But on my way to pick them up last year may i see a car parked across from my ex girl drive way, i pull in with-out second thought and i honk the horn 1 time so my girls can come running out.

It takes them a minute too come out. As i sit waiting the guy parked in the car walks and stands by his car door. I honk again nobody comes out. Then i walk up to the door knock on the door nobody answers, im heated now because i drove 45minutes to get here for no reason. I call my ex like what the hell" where are you with my baby girls. She said in her text "is there a guy parked outside her house. I said yes as i starred at his direction. She tried to explain he was craxy ex so she would drop the girls off to my house. Now be it, its none of my business who she F**ks because she means nothing to me anymore. But my kids live here and of hes a threat i got to end this now. So i approach him to let him know to not come around her house with B.S only because of my kids or else it will end bad for him.

I walk up to him and told him "whts the problem why are stalking my kids house" he then says i dnt want any trouble i just want see my kids. He said he has twin girls that he hasn't seen in over 12 years....

With all the b.s in my life i swear i didnt need here that.

Now fast foward present date, had DNA Test that confirms daddy is not daddy and it took me few months to heal my broken heart.

My wife feels its the right thing to tell the girls now then later. Also This man has been searching for his kids and it explains why my ex always bounced around from city to city and leaving good jobs for bad ones. She was just desperate to hide her lie and shame from everybody.

Now im trying to figure out how do i as a daddy do the right thing.

Do i keep the lie like my ex.

Or do i break my babies heart and tell the truth.



P.s they love me to death i been there since day 1. Im not going to stop being there and i won't cut off child support. I lovr them too much to do that.
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Your their father regardless of DNA, that changes nothing. They will be emotional and probably a little hurt, but that hurt isn't on you, just be there and help them through it. Kids are much more resilient than most give them credit for. If they have a curiousnees to meet him, do it with them, it will show them that no matter what your daddy, always have been, and always will be.

I think that you even talking about it and showing you care about telling them the truth speaks volumes to your personal character and the type of father you. Amen, the world needs more of you.

I'm a mom of 2 kids, I think your doing the right thing.
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Ditch the kids and go see your virgo man so he can beat you again ivirgo. Maybe he can beat the mommy issues out of you.
What was that for—

Is there something you know and no one else does?

Id buy his book if he ever wrote one?

Oh shit, are you ivirgo too?
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Does he have a history of story telling?
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Your their father regardless of DNA, that changes nothing. They will be emotional and probably a little hurt, but that hurt isn't on you, just be there and help them through it. Kids are much more resilient than most give them credit for. If they have a curiousnees to meet him, do it with them, it will show them that no matter what your daddy, always have been, and always will be.

I think that you even talking about it and showing you care about telling them the truth speaks volumes to your personal character and the type of father you. Amen, the world needs more of you.

I'm a mom of 2 kids, I think your doing the right thing.
Thank you so much i feel a little braver everyday
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14 years and she is still breaking my heart... Everybody told me she was bad news, but i didn't listen because i believed in love and everything thst it stood for. Heart break after heary break i tried to be good boyfriend, i had my points where i exploded but deep down inside i could never hurt her.

Only beutiful thing that came out of all that disaster were my babies. Two sets of little hands, two sets of little toes and head full of baby hair. I fell in love and the man i am today is because of them.
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Nahhhhhhh! DONT TELL THOSE KIDS! understand what I'm saying... for the sake of the kids let them live the rest of their teenage years without having to worry about one more thing that will KILL THEIR SELF ESTEEM... they will no longer have an indentity... you can wait until they are out of high school for this. if you LOVE them. DONT DO IT!

You adults need to come up with a plan... daddy is the long lost uncle and ex boyfriend is the daddy until they 18 fuck that.
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i enjoy reading it just like other times

real or not, i wouldn't tell them if i love them. maybe wait till they are 18+
I want too but right now my stomach turns, i feel anxious and angry all the time. Its like i want to tell them right now. Then when hear there voice on the other end of the phone say " hello daddy.



I can't do it.
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it's not the girls fault. your anxiety and anger shouldn't be directed towards them. their mother is retarded. how sad but you should do what's best for the girls. do what love (not hate) tells you
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Nahhhhhhh! DONT TELL THOSE KIDS! understand what I'm saying... for the sake of the kids let them live the rest of their teenage years without having to worry about one more thing that will KILL THEIR SELF ESTEEM... they will no longer have an indentity... you can wait until they are out of high school for this. if you LOVE them. DONT DO IT!
Thats how i felt but my wife and my mother in law want me to do the right thing. My found out who real father was later in life.
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Nahhhhhhh! DONT TELL THOSE KIDS! understand what I'm saying... for the sake of the kids let them live the rest of their teenage years without having to worry about one more thing that will KILL THEIR SELF ESTEEM... they will no longer have an indentity... you can wait until they are out of high school for this. if you LOVE them. DONT DO IT!
Thats how i felt but my wife and my mother in law want me to do the right thing. My found out who real father was later in life.
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How would you have felt knowing that while you were a child? With all the issues like peer pressure and the psychological issues kids have today, why add to that when you can avoid it? This is the prime times of their teenage years. DONT DO IT.
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Nahhhhhhh! DONT TELL THOSE KIDS! understand what I'm saying... for the sake of the kids let them live the rest of their teenage years without having to worry about one more thing that will KILL THEIR SELF ESTEEM... they will no longer have an indentity... you can wait until they are out of high school for this. if you LOVE them. DONT DO IT!
Thats how i felt but my wife and my mother in law want me to do the right thing. My found out who real father was later in life.
How would you have felt knowing that while you were a child? With all the issues like peer pressure and the psychological issues kids have today, why add to that when you can avoid it? This is the prime times of their teenage years. DONT DO IT.
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But wht about their real father. Im gonna have look them in their eyes 1 day and tell them i knew who he was and just kept it from them. Not only will they pissed at their mother, what if they turn their back on me too that sh@ would kill me.
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Nahhhhhhh! DONT TELL THOSE KIDS! understand what I'm saying... for the sake of the kids let them live the rest of their teenage years without having to worry about one more thing that will KILL THEIR SELF ESTEEM... they will no longer have an indentity... you can wait until they are out of high school for this. if you LOVE them. DONT DO IT!
Thats how i felt but my wife and my mother in law want me to do the right thing. My found out who real father was later in life.
How would you have felt knowing that while you were a child? With all the issues like peer pressure and the psychological issues kids have today, why add to that when you can avoid it? This is the prime times of their teenage years. DONT DO IT.
But wht about their real father. Im gonna have look them in their eyes 1 day and tell them i knew who he was and just kept it from them. Not only will they pissed at their mother, what if they turn their back on me too that sh@ would kill me.
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Nah... they'll be older to understand. You did it to "protect" them... that's what parents do. You adults (the three of you involved) need to come up with a solution to keep this for awhile... then you explain why you felt it was best. You tell them now and you will regret it.. I promise you. You're thinking everything is gone out the window, but you've been there since day one come on now... don't make rash decisions. Y'all get together and make this work... don't do this, it's gonna create issues for them. Unless you plan on taking them to therapy.

None of you are thinking of what will happen to the mental state of these kids once they know. Please reconsider.
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Posted by EmotionalAries
Your their father regardless of DNA, that changes nothing. They will be emotional and probably a little hurt, but that hurt isn't on you, just be there and help them through it. Kids are much more resilient than most give them credit for. If they have a curiousnees to meet him, do it with them, it will show them that no matter what your daddy, always have been, and always will be.

I think that you even talking about it and showing you care about telling them the truth speaks volumes to your personal character and the type of father you. Amen, the world needs more of you.

I'm a mom of 2 kids, I think your doing the right thing.
THIS 100% .

@firefighter

Also, that cap woman is an asshole. "I had to man up and walk away from the woman I loved."...that hit me. I've experienced those kinds of moments as well and I have to say you're so amazing.

You raised those girls, ...you are their father.

The DNA test is biological.

Those test results don't change the fact that you were there,

and he wasn't.

Their mother was dishonest,

you're honest.

And hard-working.

Be proud.
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
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Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
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I doubt it fathers always get screwed by the system. The only plus is my girls love me unconditionally. Thats only remburstment i need
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I don't understand why its your responsibility to reveal this information to them.

Idk, but I would leave their mom to do it.
She won't. She was upset and still is 4 months after the results. She even feels that me paying child suppor is my responsibility. For those 2 little girls to have wht they need i dnt mind. She is just very selfish always been.
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I'd look into suing the mom just because of her attitude.

And save the girls somehow, even if the mom uses them against you. "Oohh you're taking money from me then you're taking money from them!" blabla. < that'd still be bs because you could still give support them outside of what the court tells you.

I have a lot of questions of how court would see this with a good lawyer, tbh.

If the girls have been put under your name all these years,

Legally, that would make you their father right?

So maybe you sue the mom and somehow get the children under your custody

Not saying there's a big chance with the custody but,

it doesn't seem impossible.
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
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I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
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Posted by Gemitati
Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
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#ThatMomentYoureWillingtobecomealawyerjustbecauseofthismansthread. ‹CONSIDERING IT.

idk...that's why I said really good lawyer. xD

Her "honest mistake" cost him about a yearly 12k tf.

If a guy that made a fraudulent university could become president....

there HAS to be some sort of loophole for this guy.

Even if we don't see it. Just like most of us didn't see who would've won in 2016. x_x

Blindsighted.

Anyway!

@Firefighter said that she still thinks he should be paying child support..

maybe he can have a conversation with her,

while he secretly records it.

That has got to be some sort of proof- it's not everything, but it's something.



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Posted by Gemitati
Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
#ThatMomentYoureWillingtobecomealawyerjustbecauseofthismansthread. ‹CONSIDERING IT.

idk...that's why I said really good lawyer. xD

Her "honest mistake" cost him about a yearly 12k tf.

If a guy that made a fraudulent university could become president....

there HAS to be some sort of loophole for this guy.

Even if we don't see it. Just like most of us didn't see who would've won in 2016. x_x

Blindsighted.

Anyway!

@Firefighter said that she still thinks he should be paying child support..

maybe he can have a conversation with her,

while he secretly records it.

That has got to be some sort of proof- it's not everything, but it's something.





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It'll take his blood and nerves and brains and can destroy his sanity!

PYing AFTER the test would be simply wrong! He could spend these money on girls by himself bypassing her hands!

And it sshouldnr be a hard thing to do...

But greedy conaving beech will probably destroy his relationships with girls out of spite! Its a mess he should had take care of long time ago. But what's done is done!

Unfortunately...
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Tell them in a Dark Vader voice
I just told them i loved them with all my heart in my daddy voice.
With the deep voice? Loving them in a "deeper" level —?

You're stupid

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Some people just born this way. Nothing is sacred to them. Poor heartless idiot!

She doesn't know it'll bite her sooner or later. Well...
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
#ThatMomentYoureWillingtobecomealawyerjustbecauseofthismansthread. ‹CONSIDERING IT.

idk...that's why I said really good lawyer. xD

Her "honest mistake" cost him about a yearly 12k tf.

If a guy that made a fraudulent university could become president....

there HAS to be some sort of loophole for this guy.

Even if we don't see it. Just like most of us didn't see who would've won in 2016. x_x

Blindsighted.

Anyway!

@Firefighter said that she still thinks he should be paying child support..

maybe he can have a conversation with her,

while he secretly records it.

That has got to be some sort of proof- it's not everything, but it's something.






It'll take his blood and nerves and brains and can destroy his sanity!

PYing AFTER the test would be simply wrong! He could spend these money on girls by himself bypassing her hands!

And it sshouldnr be a hard thing to do...

But greedy conaving beech will probably destroy his relationships with girls out of spite! Its a mess he should had take care of long time ago. But what's done is done!

Unfortunately...
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You're right about him just saving that lawyer money for something he wants instead.

But it's still always good to have some sort of proof in case things go down again.

We both have good points :p`



Although if she does decide to go crazy and "ruin his life" with his relationships,

he could always record that too. And he'll have the messages as part of the proof.

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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I doubt it fathers always get screwed by the system. The only plus is my girls love me unconditionally. Thats only remburstment i need
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-Sigh-...I must say you're a very sweet person.

You said their mom still thinks you should pay child support, yeah?

Maybe you could have another one of those "usual" conversations,

and secretly record it.

Even if in court you think you wouldn't have much chance, at least you'd have something.

Also,

those kids love you.

Even if they get hurt and say harsh and horrible things in the spur of the moment,

we must understand that it's their human reaction and that they have a right to feel pain too.

Their pain isn't taken away just because an adult in their life (even if they're caring) would rather keep them safe forever.

They might have to go through a stage, but you're their daddy.

I am sorry you had to go through this. But..DNA is nothing compared to those who have been there for you.
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I was raised in a similar situation and let me just say, the truth always comes out, better to control that and tell them versus someone else doing it for you. You're their dad and they are old enough to understand and then love you even more for sticking with them.
Your right but their mother made comments saying if say somthing " i must never wanta see them again
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
#ThatMomentYoureWillingtobecomealawyerjustbecauseofthismansthread. ‹CONSIDERING IT.

idk...that's why I said really good lawyer. xD

Her "honest mistake" cost him about a yearly 12k tf.

If a guy that made a fraudulent university could become president....

there HAS to be some sort of loophole for this guy.

Even if we don't see it. Just like most of us didn't see who would've won in 2016. x_x

Blindsighted.

Anyway!

@Firefighter said that she still thinks he should be paying child support..

maybe he can have a conversation with her,

while he secretly records it.

That has got to be some sort of proof- it's not everything, but it's something.






It'll take his blood and nerves and brains and can destroy his sanity!

PYing AFTER the test would be simply wrong! He could spend these money on girls by himself bypassing her hands!

And it sshouldnr be a hard thing to do...

But greedy conaving beech will probably destroy his relationships with girls out of spite! Its a mess he should had take care of long time ago. But what's done is done!

Unfortunately...
You're right about him just saving that lawyer money for something he wants instead.

But it's still always good to have some sort of proof in case things go down again.

We both have good points :p`



Although if she does decide to go crazy and "ruin his life" with his relationships,

he could always record that too. And he'll have the messages as part of the proof.



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Ohhh...women who are about to be stripped out of feee money can be vicious!

She would be able to poison those kids minds in no time!

Between having recording some, delivering to anlawyers, waiting for lawyers to lift fat asses to DO something about it...enough time for her to tell the girls 'your daddy doesn't love you because he doesn't want to help mommy to raise you...' and try to win them back AFTER - could be a rough game!!! Urghhhh...
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Are you paying child support?
Yes $ 1,400 amonth it was less but after time me and my ex agreed on a fair amount together in court.
Hm....I wonder if the government gives you some sort of money back if you were tricked into paying child support.

Not saying you'd do it but,

it does sound like that kind of thing is possible to sue someone for.
I wish! But no one can prove she had lied to him knowingly. She might...just might made an honest mistake. Unless someone else paid child support - then it's a fraud. Otherwise - nothing will happen in his favor. $ 1400— Damn!!!
#ThatMomentYoureWillingtobecomealawyerjustbecauseofthismansthread. ‹CONSIDERING IT.

idk...that's why I said really good lawyer. xD

Her "honest mistake" cost him about a yearly 12k tf.

If a guy that made a fraudulent university could become president....

there HAS to be some sort of loophole for this guy.

Even if we don't see it. Just like most of us didn't see who would've won in 2016. x_x

Blindsighted.

Anyway!

@Firefighter said that she still thinks he should be paying child support..

maybe he can have a conversation with her,

while he secretly records it.

That has got to be some sort of proof- it's not everything, but it's something.





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Honestly im not even thinking about child support i got 2 girks coming over Saturday to spend time with daddy and i feel like Sh@ about everything.

I may just not pick them up for awhile longer
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I was raised in a similar situation and let me just say, the truth always comes out, better to control that and tell them versus someone else doing it for you. You're their dad and they are old enough to understand and then love you even more for sticking with them.
Your right but their mother made comments saying if say somthing " i must never wanta see them again
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You need to take back your power, she's using fear to control you. Get a good lawyer - my friend, who also went thru this, won custody of his kids because of this very reason and that was in Texas a very mother favored state and they also are not his biological kids, you have rights here.

Also its her secret not yours, start reminding her of that.
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If you were my dad, DNA wouldn't matter to me. You'd still be my dad.

A lot of it also depends on how you tell them.

They're gonna take in what you feel about it too- kids are perceptive.

So you're doing very well in delaying it while you come to terms with it yourself.

Hm...what if you try telling them a story first?

In a far away land called 'The Big Napple',

there lived 3 kittens
(2 makes it too obvious).

Every day, the kitten's dad would hunt for them.

All of them knew that they loved each other very much.

One day, the dad finds out that biologically, those kittens are not his daughters. They got switched in the kitten hospital and he was very confused.

Dada kitten didn't know what to feel.

But he did know that,

he never regretted a moment he spent with his three daughters.

It was clearer to him that fatherhood, is a bond.




You can do something else of that nature or change the story all you want/don't want.

Up to you ♥

I send you my compassion from Texas.
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Tell them in a Dark Vader voice
I just told them i loved them with all my heart in my daddy voice.
With the deep voice? Loving them in a "deeper" level —?

You're stupid


You're stupid for not knowing what a joke is. Of course you wouldn't see it as a way cheer up someone.


Dudes being serious. It's a serious matter. You're dumb
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I would suggest you look at FireFighter's previous posts. Considering most people know what he is about.
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