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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that a family therapist is the best place to go to work it out and figure out how you want to discuss with your kids.

I'm so sorry, OP. This is a lot to deal with.[/quote]

I agree. Therapists. Family therapy where you and your husband get help about how and when to discuss this with your children. Solo therapy for you if you're not getting therapy already. You need and deserve a place to work on your own feelings.

If you are already in couples or family therapy, why hasn't this come up already?

If you are not in couples or family therapy with husband, please, for your kids' sake at least, start immediately. You and your husband should consult a professional third party on how to approach this with your kids.

You cannot know what the mother is telling her child or what the child is telling your son when they meet. Is your husband with them the entire time where he can hear them? What will be said to both son and half-sister if she blurts four-year-old things like, "If you're my brother why don't you live with me and my mommy?" Etc.  Truly, please get a professional to advise on how all the adults should proceed here. A third party professional like a therapist can help keep things more objective and focused and prevent adults' emotions from having too much sway--as might happen if you and your husband each separately decide son what to tell your kids.

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