I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who has never seen her father. Recently, she has been asking about her daddy. She has mentioned it several times - my sister even said she asked her about it too. I try to ignore her when she brings it up, but since it has happened more than once mabye I should tell her something but I'm not sure what to say. Any advice on what to say would be appreciated. Thanks

Get as close to the truth as you can get otherwise you'll have a lot of explaining to do later. Keep it simple and honest as you can, for her age. The more you put it off, the bigger of a deal it becomes.

I am kind of in the same boat. My son is 2 1/2 and has been asking about his daddy constantly. Only difference is that I was dating someone up until just a few months ago that he called daddy, so he is really wondering. The guy I was dating was there when my son was born and we lived together. I can't imagine what my son is now going through and I have no idea what to tell him. I never told my son not to call him daddy because in my eyes, he was his father. His biological father hasn't seen him since he was a day old.

What happened with the guy you were dating? If my daughter asks me again I am just going to keep it simple and say something like he lives somewhere else and hope she doesn't ask why. She is doing something kind of strange now, like if she has a toy or a shirt she says 'my daddy bought it for me' which I don't understand.

I have a 3 year old little boy who's father has never made any contact to see him. I have decided that I will always be honest with him and never bash his father to him in case he ever wants to contact him. I think I will just give him the facts while he is still so young. Your father lives _______, he works _________. I am questioning when a good time to start having this conversation with him is. He hasn't asked about him yet. I do have a picture of his father and I thought I would start with that. I think it is normal for your daughter to say things like, "My daddy bought this for me..." She probably hears other kids and kids just want to fit in.