[bella01]

We are in the process of my husband adopting my 11 year old son from a previous marriage. My husband and I have a 6 year old daughter together. My ex has been out of the picture for over 7 years without any contact with my son. My daughter does not yet know that her brother has a different biological father. The issue has never come up until now that we are doing the adoption. I always planned to explain this to her some day. Does anyone have suggestions on how to explain this to a 6 year old? In addition to this, my 11 year old son seems embarassed about the fact that my husband (whom he considers his dad) is not his "real dad" and seems a little squeamish about me telling his sister. Can someone please give me some suggestions??? Thanks