Your son is going to ask about his dad. Here's what to say.

The five hardest conversations, with the actual words to use. For little boys and for older ones. Each one comes with a scripture and a short prayer.

What's inside

Word-for-word language for "Why isn't my dad here?" and four more questions you've been dreading. Two versions of each, so you have words that fit a little boy and words that fit an older one.
What to say, what to avoid, and why each one lands the way it does. You walk away knowing the why behind the words, not just the script.
Written by a single mom of four sons who got some of these wrong before she got them right. Not theory. Real conversations that happened at real kitchen tables.

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The five conversations inside

One at a time. Start with the one you're in right now.

"Why isn't my dad here?"

What he's really asking: Am I normal? Is something missing in me?

"Is it my fault?"

What he's really asking: Am I the reason he left?

"Who's going to show me how to be a man?"

What he's really asking: Will I be left to figure this out alone?

"I hate him."

What he's really feeling: This hurts, and anger is the only safe place to put the grief.

"Am I going to turn out like him?"

What he's really asking: Is my future already decided?

"I made this for the mom who lies awake at night rehearsing a conversation she's afraid to have. The one where her son finally asks. I've been that mom. I got some of those conversations wrong before I got them right. This guide is what I wish someone had given me first."

Julie · Strength + Light · Psalm 68:5

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