OK - since I have never had to deal with this type of thing I am asking for the help from other people that have.... maybe DocJohn can post on this one?

As many of you know on here I am helping my niece out by watching her kids for her while she works, for her man and father of her three kids, left them for another woman in another state.
NOW - here is the question....
What do you tell a five year old, the oldest of three kids, when he ask "Why did daddy leave - leave Me" - I believe in being honest with kids when they ask some thing, but I also know that we must do it with in the age limit of the child, as to not wound any more than they already are.

My niece and I are trying to come with something together.... to tell him, other than "I don't know" and "Mommy loves you" - for they have been done, and really do not know how he (the father) truly feels toward this particular child - his least favorite of the three (sad).


Thanks....
LoVe,
Rhapsody -