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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]they are usually asking out of curiosity,

and not because they are trying to pry,  [/quote]

OP here, I don't see the difference between these two.  What would prying be besides seeking information out of curiosity rather than need to know.
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Curiosity can be a positive thing. Prying has a negative connotation. [/quote]

Curiosity about other people’s private business is not a good thing. People don’t have boundaries. When they are curious, they ask, without stopping to think whether it’s a possibly painful question.

Your child is going to have the say SOMETHING, OP. Because people will ask. I’d prepare one script and just say it over and over.

Like, “where is your dad?”
Answer, “oh, he moved far away and I never see him. My family is really me and my mom, which works out well for us.”

Or, “where is your dad?”
Answer: “in Texas, but we don’t have much of a relationship. My family has always been me and my mom.”[/quote]

My kid is not obligated to give that much info.  [/quote]

The first isn’t any info at all.  And he isn’t “obligated” but he won’t make friends if he is as defensive as you are.  Kids will get the message he wants to be left alone and they will oblige him.  [/quote]

"He moved away" isn't what happened, but if it was that's definitely information. [/quote]

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