beenthere777

My husband of a year and a half and I started dating when my daughter was 2. My daughter was born from a previous marriage. I divorced him when she was only 1, and he's (my ex) has only seen her 3 times in that 5 year period, all when she was younger than 3. My daughter started calling my husband Daddy when she was 3 and a half, and now that she's 6 years old she sees him as the only father she's ever had. She doesn't remember my ex at all. She can see a picture of him at her Grandmas house (my exes mom) and not recognize him one bit. Which even his own mother agrees is for the best, considering how he doesn't attempt to see her, or pay child support at all. My husband is a wonderful father to her and our 2 year old son, and wants to adopt my daughter as soon as he can. My problem is, after my daughter read her birth certificate that I have hung on the wall with my son's, she asked why it doesn't say her Daddy's name like her brother's does. I don't know how to answer this for her. I want to be honest with her, and I knew the day would come when I'd have to tell her. But she's only 6!! How can I tell her without breaking her heart???? What do I say when she inevitably asks why he never sees her? I really need some good advice on this one!