When and if I tell my child her dad isn't her biological father
I have a 7 year old little girl who has been raised by a man who is not her biological daughter since she was around 9 months old. She believes that he is her "real" dad and everyone has let her believe that since she was old enough to call him dad, (which she did on her own when she was around 3.) her biological father lives in the same part of town as we do, and he has 2 other children (one of which is a boy who is 4 months younger then my daughter, and is in the same grade and school district.) the choice was not mine, keeping her away from her biological father, he just never wanted anything from her. I wasn't going to force him. He has never had anything to do with her, since I was 5 months pregnant, except on the off chances that I ran into him (about 3 times) and he acted like he didn't know who either of us were... I do not want to hurt her at all, and I was wondering if she is too young to hear any of this, or if I don't tell her now, is she missing out on having siblings. I am at a loss at what to do, on how to tell her, and when to tell her, and if I should tell her. Help me please!!