My 6-year-old keeps asking where daddy is and I keep making up different stories because I cannot bring myself to say he just left us and I do not know where he went.
More people experience this than they realize.
The parent is caught between protecting their child's innocence and honoring the truth, while processing their own abandonment.
“Where Are You with Single Parenting?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.