[trinity_517]

I was in a very violent and abusive relationship about 10 years ago. I became pregnant with my daughter and finally managed to get her biological father out of our lives shortly before I gave birth to her. When she was about six months old, I rekindled a relationship with my high school sweetheart and he willingly and whole heartedly took on the role of her father. We eventually married and had a son. Although we are now divorced we remain very good friends. Our daughter is now approaching 9 years old and we have agreed that it's time to tell her the truth about her paternity. He is a wonderful and loving father to her and the only one she has ever known. My trouble is, how do we tell her? What do we say to her? I'm sure I'm not the first person to be in this type of situation and I am going through all the apprehension that typically comes along with something like this. I'm worried she will be angry, hurt, confused, resentful, etc... The last thing I want to do is throw her world into upheaval but I know we must be honest with her. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!