Hello,
I need some honest and compassionate advice. My husband and I have been married two years. He has an 18 year old daughter (whom he and his ex-wife adopted as a baby) and I have a 10 year old daughter. My daughter's bio-father has NEVER been in her life and only paid court ordered support from 1996 to 1997. Although I have tried to locate him, my attempts have been unsuccessful. My husband of two years is really the only father figure my 10 year old has had, but she is not very close to him. He loves her very much, but isn't sure how she feels about him. She is a preteen, I know, but I am concerned that she and him aren't really bonding. He would like to adopt her, but he wants her to agree to it wholeheartedly.
Any comments, advice, etc? I feel like I'm worrying too much. I guess, I just want my 10 year old to have a father-daughter bond with him. There is no doubt that my husband will always be there for her as well as his 18 year old daughter.
Thank you so much everyone.
