Dear Lady. Ann:
I’m a single mom of two. Being the only active parent in my babies’ lives has been so tough. Their fathers (they have different fathers) hardly contribute to anything. My oldest gets to spend a few days with his dad sometimes, but that’s the most help I get from his father. I have to fight him before he pays any child support. My youngest’ dad is a complete fool. That n***a don’t do anything for my baby. He has so many other kids that he probably doesn’t remember that he’s got a whole son with me. I text him sometimes just to cuss him out. I get so pained having to deal with all that bullshit. My baby doesn’t even have a father figure to teach him how to be a man. Sometimes I yell at them because they expect so much from me and don’t understand that I am still trying to figure this whole shit out myself. I wish I had a man in my life. I get so lonely and depressed, I just wish I had a good man for once in my life.
Now, for the first time, it looks like I did find a real one, you know. A good man, who doesn’t have no records or any of that bullshit. We met at a birthday party and we have been talking ever since. I feel so good about him and we’ve started dating. He has never asked me about my family. I guess he just assumes I ain’t got no kids. I’ve also never mentioned it to him because I fear he wouldn’t stick around afterward. Yea, call me whatever names you wanna call me, but it is what it is. I fucked up. What do I do now? How am I supposed to tell him “hey, by the way, I’ve got two sons for 2 irresponsible men. But we still good, right?” I don’t know, please just tell me what I need to do now.
-Caught In A Lie
#DLATribe, what’s the best way to tell him she has two sons?