adopted stepchild
I'm really nervous about posting this because sometimes people are so judgmental but... I really want opinions.
My husband adopted my son last year. My son was too young to really understand. He never had a relationship with his bio-dad (he saw him maybe 2-3 times in a year). My husband came into the picture when my son was a year old and my son has known no different. He calls him dad and doesn't know that he's not his bio-dad. He's 5 years old now.
My husband thinks we should wait to tell him because he has cancer and is already dealing with a lot. However, he'll be getting chemo for another 2 years. He'll be dealing with a lot for a long time.
I don't want to wait until he's so old that it messes with his head and shocks him. I already feel like I've messed up by not just telling him a long time ago so that it's "normal" to him. I know he's too young to really understand it, but at least it'll be in the back of his mind and not be a huge shocker, right?
Anyone out there an adopted child? What are your experiences and suggestions?
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