Anon - I'm sorry you're caught between a hard spot and a rock on this. I agree that your stepsisters deserve to know how ill their dad is. But, I also agree that he has a right to find his way to telling them, himself.
You might be able to find out how much they know by simply asking about him and when was the last time they visited him, opening the door to letting them tell you what they know (if anything). If they're as loving as you say, they're likely in touch with him. Maybe they do suspect something's not right, but are just as afraid to raise the question as their dad is to admit his condition.
My biggest fear is that my father's wife (I'm older than she, so "stepmom" is out of the question) will not tell my siblings and me if my dad is too ill to tell us himself.
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Anon - I'm sorry you're caught between a hard spot and a rock on this. I agree that your stepsisters deserve to know how ill their dad is. But, I also agree that he has a right to find his way to telling them, himself.
You might be able to find out how much they know by simply asking about him and when was the last time they visited him, opening the door to letting them tell you what they know (if anything). If they're as loving as you say, they're likely in touch with him. Maybe they do suspect something's not right, but are just as afraid to raise the question as their dad is to admit his condition.
My biggest fear is that my father's wife (I'm older than she, so "stepmom" is out of the question) will not tell my siblings and me if my dad is too ill to tell us himself.
January 29, 2009 - 6:28pmThis Comment
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