Our daughter's birth mother committed suicide several years ago. We've never told our daughter, who's now 13 and in a rebellious phase. I just read something that said you should tell your children whatever you know about their adoptions before the teen years, but we can't go back in time to do so. Should we tell her now, or wait until she's older?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Answers to your parenting questions.
Answers to your parenting questions.
Answers to your parenting questions.
Answers to your parenting questions.
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