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Old 06-16-2006, 08:09 AM
THORN THORN is offline
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my fiancee's children are still very young. Julian is going to be 5 soon and Mary is only 3. they do not know that i'm not their real mother. they call me mom and love me like they would love their mom. i have been bringing them up for 2 years now, so even i love them. in my eyes, they are my babies. but as time passes, i become worried that they might find out that i'm not their real mom. this might affect them a lot do you think i should tell them about it or let it be till hen they are a little older?
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Old 06-16-2006, 08:28 AM
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now it's too soon. They won't understand much. Wait for them to get older
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Old 06-16-2006, 08:30 AM
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it wouldn't make much difference whether they know it or not. but for the moment shower them with lots of ur love like u r doing it so well. They will have to know, for sure but at a later stage. I dont think that it is the right time to confuse these innocent babies.
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Old 06-16-2006, 10:12 AM
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to answer u question thorn, yes this will affect them if u tell them now
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Old 06-19-2006, 05:35 AM
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Hi thorn! I think you should wait to tell it to them, they are still young and if they are considering you as their mum so let them, they will learn it when they will be older and they will realize that you have been a very good mother for them and maybe they will not be affect by that!
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Old 06-21-2006, 12:43 PM
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when i learnt that my mother was actually my father's second wife, i wasn't top of the world. if he had told me, or even if she had told me when i was still young that she was my stepmom, i would have accepted her that way because i'd be young and wouldn't be able to understand. but when i found out through strangers that she was my stepmom, i could hardly digest the news and i became vindictive, angry. i felt betrayed. i'm not telling you what to do Thorn because i'm not a professional, but they're young now. telling them now could make a lasting impression that even if you're their stepmom, it doesn't change a thing. it's just another "step" to being a great "mom".
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Old 06-22-2006, 11:59 AM
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y do u want to rush, they will be with u and the good thing that u seems to really care for them and its reciprocal. Y should u rush ! U need to prepare urself first and the kids too for this news which is quite unexpected for them. Take time, let them grow older a bit
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Old 09-22-2006, 04:16 PM
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I feel that it is too soon at this moment in time.You should try to wait a little more.But you should tell them the truth.
It will be better for them to hear the truth from your mouth than from other people.
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Old 09-22-2006, 06:24 PM
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Hi, i am happy that you love those children and you consider them as your own kids. Well, right now, they are too young to understand that you are not their real mother. For the time being, they are very innocent, they need a mother's love, care, support and guidance. They got all that from you so thats it! I dont think that they would bother much if you tell them, but better be on safe side and tell them. But i shall advise you to wait for some time - let them become a bit mature
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Old 10-10-2006, 10:34 AM
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I would tell them around the ages of 8-9 years old, that way they are old enough to understand you and they wont hold it against you...
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