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I was conceived in rape and I also adopted a son who was conceived in rape, so I'm applying what I think my parents really should have done with me (though they didn't know how I was conceived.) Tell your child the truth in love, as is age-appropriate. Build on a gradual foundation of truth -- "She didn't know him very well." "He was a stranger to her." "He's not a safe person." "He hurt her." Etc.. I also tell my child who his real father is -- his Father in Heaven, who created him and had a plan for him before anyone else ever even knew he existed. I have a plethera of uplifting, life-affirming stories of people conceived in rape on my website. You'll see that others were hurt by lies. It's just best to always tell the truth.
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