Bravo to you. This is very similar to me, except my daughters ‘father’ has never been on the scene. I don’t need acknowledgment on Father’s Day, it’s not my day. We celebrate the positive male role models in her life, her grandad (my stepdad) who has stepped up and adores her, just as she does him.
No bad words said, nothing hidden and honesty 100% (as much is age appropriate) She Will find out herself one day, what a loser he is, but until that day she says she loves her daddy even though she’s never met him - breaks my heart a little but we smile through it and tell her that I know he loves her too. She’s only 3.5, so I’m sure there will be more questions to come but I will answer them as honestly as I can and without prejudice because that is what genuinely is the best thing for my girl.
Now can Lauryn say the same? Or has she plastered her personal vendetta all over the internet, never to be deleted, for Kairo to read when he’s older. Imagine if he develops a healthy strong relationship with his Dad and brothers in the future, he’ll always know how and what was said about them from his mother.