My four-year-old asks every day why her daddy doesn't live with us anymore and I keep giving different answers because I don't know what's age-appropriate.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent struggles to translate adult complexity into language a young child can understand without causing more confusion or pain.
“Where Are You with Early childhood 3-6 — play language boundaries?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.