How can I tell my little brother that the reason my dad is not home is because my parents recently divorced?

xEddiex: How can I tell my little brother that the reason my dad is not home is because my parents recently divorced?
Lately, my little brother (7) has been asking me a serious of questions why my dad isn’t home and I do not think he can stand the truth knowing that the reason our dad is not is because of the divorce.
Any one help?

Answers and Views:

Answer by bopdaddy
always tell the truth but make it age specific He knows someone in school that has the same problem

Answer by Precious Gem
Your mother needs to tell him, not you. Tell little brother to go ask mom.

Answer by BiBs777
have ur mom talk to him… she could do a much better job of explaining it…
and im srry to hear about ur parents divorcing

Answer by ndn_girl
Sorry that your parents divorced. As for your brother, your mom should be the one to tell him. Have a talk with your mom and explain to her that your brother’s been asking you a ton of questions about your dad not being at home. She’ll figure out a way to approach the topic with your brother. He needs to hear it from her not you although maybe you can be there for the talk to assure him.

Answer by Susan E
It’s up to your parents to explain this to him and they should have done it long before your Dad left home. Go to your mother and tell her that she needs to sit down with little brother and explain in terms that he can understand at 7. For Dad to just disappear and nobody says a word, that is terrible. He can be left with severe trauma wondering if Dad left because of him. Your parents should be adult enough to sit down with this little boy and explain why THEY decided for Dad to go away – it is not your job to do this.

Answer by Anna
He needs to know and is old enough to understand that your parents no longer love each other, but keep it simple and try not to blame any one. make sure he knows it’s not his fault.

Answer by U
Why on earth has no one told this child his parents are divorced!? Tell your mother that if she doesn’t tell him, you will.

Answer by MomNeedsPublisher
OMG You need to sit down with your mom and tell her your brother needs to know! Who covers stuff like that up?? I can see how she would be scared…or waiting for something to change..but most likely she thinks he is so young that it doesn’t affect him.

Not telling him is crazy. She isn’t thinking clearly and needs you to help her see it.

It’s not YOUR job to tell him, it’s hers. But if you can’t eventually help her see that, then you must talk to him.

Answer by kiwi
You should NOT be the one to tell him. Your mother should be the one to tell him. The next time he asks you tell him to ask ‘Mom”. Your mother may want to explain it in a different way. I would not get involved if possible. It is not your job to explain the situation to him plus he is only 7 years old you can just come right out with someone that young and tell them what is going on . They will not understand. Let your mother tell him. She is older and wiser.

Answer by Music Floor!
your little brother is party of your family. as a member to your family, he deserves to know what is going on. i don’t think you should be the only one telling him this but i think you should tell your mom to explain with you. you could explain to him that he still loves you both more than anything in the world, that you two are still his top priority. but your mom can explain that he won’t see him. they can share custody. good luck. 🙂

Answer by elizabeth
i would sit him down and explain what is going on, because when he gets older, he will be mad that no one was honest with him, and he has a right to know. your mother should have told him, it is her responsibility

Answer by BR
Not your responsibility. Your mom should handle it.

Answer by Steel Chimera
be truthful but find a way to lighten the blow… it may hurt him now but will hurt a lot more when he finds out the truth and he was lied to about it.

Answer by I need a better nick name!
Your brother needs to know, you sit him down with your MOM and talk about it.

Answer by Chantarella
Mom`s job. Tell her. Then sit down together and let Mom find the age-appropriate words.
I have the feeling that Mom is still reeling because you seem to be taking over her job? Tell her that too.

Answer by living star
It is not your responsibility to tell him. Bring this to the attention of your mom.And tell her your little brother is asking questions about his dad.And that it is not right to keep him in the dark, and he needs to be told by her and dad.Your dad needs to be there to give his support so that your little brother will still feel the love from dad.It is not right that this falls only on your mom shoulders.After that is when your brother will need you the big sister to help him know that all will be ok.

Answer by Caaayy
i think u should leave that up to your mother to tell him. its her responsibility not yours. she is the parent so she does all that bad stuff lol. just be like mom and dad arent staying together anymore or not living to gether or something