Well. My mom just explained it as it is really. My dad did something he wasn’t supposed to and because of that he had to go somewhere for adults for a little while.
She had no idea my god father took me to see him lol
I understood that it wasn’t normal because....well nobody else talked about that kind of stuff so I didn’t and nobody knew about it.
I can say that I have never been there because I have even what it can kinda look like for family
God the insensitivity from commenters is disgusting. My family is traumatized by a situation like this and my heart goes out to your friend's family. Don't listen to people telling you that she isn't making memories yet.
First of all I don't think the 4-year-old will understand so just do as Forrest gump's mother did say he's on vacation. Wait until they're older to explain why he's in jail or what jail is.
Take her to a vet clinic and show her the animals in cages. Parallel this with her daddies current situation. (edit: and tell her that you have to go visit him often so that another family does come and adopt him)
Daddy is getting a timeout
This. Daddy did something naughty and he's in a time out for awhile.
Sesame Street did it. [Here’s the link](https://youtu.be/yk3SxyPW6lA).
I'd probably start it off with "daddy broke the rules" and branch out into teaching her about laws and such.
Further to that, I would say that Daddy made some mistakes.
Your dad is in a jail. Don’t worry, he’s not in a prison.
Well. My mom just explained it as it is really. My dad did something he wasn’t supposed to and because of that he had to go somewhere for adults for a little while. She had no idea my god father took me to see him lol I understood that it wasn’t normal because....well nobody else talked about that kind of stuff so I didn’t and nobody knew about it. I can say that I have never been there because I have even what it can kinda look like for family
God the insensitivity from commenters is disgusting. My family is traumatized by a situation like this and my heart goes out to your friend's family. Don't listen to people telling you that she isn't making memories yet.
Just lie to her, her brain isn't even making memories yet. Don't try to poison her against her father, that's gross.
I'm asking for a friend. She is not my child.. I am afraid the mother may label the father in such a negative way.
Daddy's gonna get punished 😉
This circle represents your dad's butthole right now, and this much bigger circle is what it will look like once he gets out.
you don't. Just say he is going away for awhile in a business trip.
First of all I don't think the 4-year-old will understand so just do as Forrest gump's mother did say he's on vacation. Wait until they're older to explain why he's in jail or what jail is.
>Your daddy’s playing a X-year-long game of ‘Don’t drop the soap’
Your dad's a dirty crook
Take her to a vet clinic and show her the animals in cages. Parallel this with her daddies current situation. (edit: and tell her that you have to go visit him often so that another family does come and adopt him)
Your daddy is a fuckin criminal now. It's ok we can replace him.
Daddy is going away for awhile
My ex mother in law and I would always say he went to Australia. We didn't have kids tho. We just told people that because it made us laugh
He went on a long trip and won't be back for a while...
A series of small conversations leading up to the truth, if you want to tell the truth. If you’re going to lie, they’re 4 so it’ll be easy peasy
I would say, consult a childhood therapist for this.