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Q: Child Complications
asked by: sara19 on November 27th, 2007
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I found out that he had a little girl who passed away 1 year ago. I feel mad that I had to find out, from someone else, the little girl's mother.

We were at a bar and she walked in and they were "friendly" and talking. He saw someone else he knew, excused himself and went over. I knew they had a relationship, but I did not know about the kid.

She was being really friendly, until she made a comment like: "Hope he does not do to you what he did to me." I asked what that was and she said "get me pregnant and leave." I said "oh! Well I do not think that will happen, because we would have be having sex for that! I am waiting for marriage until I have intercourse!" She kind of looked shocked and said "does he know that? Because he isn't the type of man to wait." I did not validate that with an answer.

I went over to one of his friends we came with and asked about her and this kid. Apparently they had broken up, and she was sure they were broken up because she was there when it had happened, "I was in the bathroom with her, after it happened she was really upset" she said. She found out that she was pregnant a few weeks later. Apparently he did not want to raise the kid with her, but he paid for thier apartment, and all other expenses and shared custody. She had leukaemia, and he paid all the medical bills until she died. Apparently the mother got really upset when he refused to pay for her apartment after her daughter's death. She was working partime so she could take of the kid.

I feel angry that he did not tell me. When I asked him why he didn't he said it was a painful thing talk about. Which I can understand loosing a child when she was only 6 would be awful. But he still should have told me. It isn't like I was not a part of his life when she died. It is obvious he loved the little girl and did not want to talk about it. When I asked why he was not with the woman he got pregnant. He said "I didn't love her, that is why we broke up" he later said "I don't think that Jamie was fathered by me, but in the end it doesn't matter because I was her daddy." Which you really just have say "awww!" But I said to him " How do I know now that you are not hiding other things, you were obviously hiding it because, I honestly had no idea." We spent a lot of time together, and then I realised we never hung out on Sunday, Monday, and tuesday. Which was when he had custody. Should I let it go? Or should I be afraid he is hiding other things?
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nightangel73
replied on November 28th, 2007
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wow what a story! I have to say that if you have been long time with this man and he has hide you such big thing, your gut feeling is right, I would put a big question mark in this man. Such things you can't hide to your partner. My husband had two divorces when I met him. On the first date he told me he was divorced but he didn't tell me it was two but the second date he told me it was two divorces. He could have lied and told me it was only one but no, such thing I needed to know about his past and quickly. It looks to me that you have no relation with his family neither if you have been long time with this man and you didn't know this. I was a lot in contact with my husband family and they tell me everything from his past too. If your man doesn't have a relationship with his own family which it looks like since you seem to only be able to know about his life through him then that is a red flag too. Just giving you my insight. Beware.
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sara19
replied on November 29th, 2007
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His dad died, four years ago, and his mom died during labor with his sister when he was 10. The little sister died along with his mom. So it was just him and his dad. I know one of his cousins, and asked her why she didn't think to tell me, and she didn't know, so he didn't really share it with a lot of people?

I appreciate it thank you!
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CoolGlassofH2O
replied on November 30th, 2007
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My boyfriend didn't tell me he had a kid until like 4 months into the relationship. He was scared I'd look at him wrong and leave him, but by then I was kinda attached lol. I would have appreciated he tell me sooner cause I would have gotten over it sooner, but since he didn't Its taken me a while to get used to it, without it hurting so much. But I'm doin Bette wit it now lol still men don't know how much it affects us when it comes to them hiding kids or past marriages from us.
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nightangel73
replied on November 30th, 2007
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ladyT02 wrote:
My boyfriend didn't tell me he had a kid until like 4 months into the relationship. He was scared I'd look at him wrong and leave him, but by then I was kinda attached lol. I would have appreciated he tell me sooner cause I would have gotten over it sooner, but since he didn't Its taken me a while to get used to it, without it hurting so much. But I'm doin Bette wit it now lol still men don't know how much it affects us when it comes to them hiding kids or past marriages from us.


I can't possibly comprehend being with a man 4 months and being hidden such a thing. Being scared is not a good excuse. Is the guy that much chicken? That is B.S. Before I got married I had a couple of bf's with kids and they told me right away and I met them online which you would think would be easy to lie. So by the time I met them personally I already knew they had kids cause you can't hide that. What about child custody? 4 months? In 4 months I was able to establish a relationship with the bf's daughter.
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nightangel73
replied on November 30th, 2007
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sara19 wrote:
His dad died, four years ago, and his mom died during labor with his sister when he was 10. The little sister died along with his mom. So it was just him and his dad. I know one of his cousins, and asked her why she didn't think to tell me, and she didn't know, so he didn't really share it with a lot of people?

I appreciate it thank you!


oh so the guy is orphan. But that's not excuse for hiding you about the kid. And I also wanted to tell you before I forget, that sad story he says that oh I don't know for sure if I was the father is total B.S. big time. Trust me he wouldn't have gone through all that financial bills if the girl wasn't his.
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CoolGlassofH2O
replied on December 1st, 2007
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Wow sounds like we both got chewed out sara19 and me lol. Not all of us get the nice guys who tell us right away. I didn't get that but I'm copeing with it. If someone really loves you they.ll stay even if it was a situation like mines. And I stayed cause I love him. Child support? He deals with that.me establishing a relationship wit his kid and or babymama? I don't want to. She has his number in case of an emergency etc,so I understand. He never established a relationship wit his daughter or had a bond because he moved back home. The babymama wanted to keep it and he didn't cause they were way too young when this happened and the girl only wanted child support money so she kept it

Him and I have been together for over a year and we.ve over come wite a few things. Even if sara19 story, the one her guy told her
was real or not still doesn't justify her guy lui
ing to her. We.re all human we all lie and make mistakes simple as that. If we can over come something together then do it
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nightangel73
replied on December 1st, 2007
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I am just giving my personal opinion since both asked. I have had many relationships and learned a lot over the years. There is a lot of divorce out there, one out of two divorce and it is when you don't pay attention to detail when this kind of things happens. But nobody learns until they fell for themselves.

lady I'm very sorry for your man daughter.. that must be sad for the girl as she grows to know that her biological father never cared to be in her life..
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CoolGlassofH2O
replied on December 1st, 2007
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The kid knows who her dad is, she sends him pictures and I found out he went to visit her 2 months before we met by a video I found on his phone of the lil kid. He.s taking care of his financial responcibility of sending her money. You can't force someone be it woman or man to love something they don't feel a bond with. Were all expected by society to feel an emediate bond with someone jus cause their our blood. It doesn't happen like that. For example when a woman gives birth they expect her to feel that instant bond with her kid, the majority don't, it develops.

Same with a man, some might feel it some might not. He was sent back home after he got hurt in the war. You might be saying we.ll he coulda stayed with the kid and her mom. He didn't love her mom, they were friends wit benefits and she got pregnant. They made a mistake. It would have been worst for the child if he would have stayed knowing that daddy and mommy don't love each other
, that he either loves someone else or mommy jus wants daddy to be there cause of the money.


From the pics and videos I.ve seen the kid looks happy, cause she can send her dad pics whenever, I don't know what the mom must be telling her why her dad can't come visit but that's her issue not mines. I'm jus giving my input that if you love someone and you can work it our do it.

I apologize to sara19 if we changed the topic. This is about what she's going through not about me. I'm not being rude or dissrespectful but I.d appreciate it if my problem was kept out of this post. All I did was give An example cause I went thru the same thing. It didn't mean that I put it there to get dragged out thank you.
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nightangel73
replied on December 1st, 2007
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lady my coworker had a summer fling with this gal when he was young and ignorant. They made a mistake. Well it happens the gal got pregnant but she didn't tell him, she went to another state. Well years later she calls him to tell him about this daughter she had from him. Well he inmediatly took action and the mom and girl came to live near him and he is a wonderful dad to the girl. He never marry the mom, he has a steady relationship with one another woman but they both mom and dad are near the girl and share the custody.

I hope your man does shows to be a good dad for that girl according to your judgement and that he is all what you are looking for. If you marry him, this lady and this daughter will be part of your life too. I wish you the best.
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sara19
replied on December 2nd, 2007
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I am not offended by your opinion nightangel. I like to hear about your experiences, that is why I posted!
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sara19
replied on December 2nd, 2007
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I am going to stay with him however. That is what feels right to me...and as for his MAJOR failure to tell me this BIG thing in his life, I am going to forgive him. Because the sincerity of his apology seemed true. Maybe this will prove me to be naive, or maybe it will not.
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nightangel73
replied on December 3rd, 2007
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sara19 wrote:
I am going to stay with him however. That is what feels right to me...and as for his MAJOR failure to tell me this BIG thing in his life, I am going to forgive him. Because the sincerity of his apology seemed true. Maybe this will prove me to be naive, or maybe it will not.


Yep you are right it may prove you to be naive. But it's part of life to learn. I learned a lot the hard way myself fortunatetly not to the financial and emotional extent that it took to my husband to learn. He really did lost many years and a lot of money through his wrong choices for a woman..

Good luck girl!
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sara19
replied on December 3rd, 2007
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THANK YOU! I will keep you updated.
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