How Do I Tell My Child the Truth About Her Father?

The Dr. John Delony Show

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Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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0:00.0	When should I tell my daughter about her biological father?
0:09.0	She is starting to ask questions and piece things together, and I don't know where to go from here.
0:14.0	So how old is she now?
0:16.0	She is almost eight.
0:18.0	Yeah, probably a couple of years ago.
0:20.0	We don't also want her asking, and what else is my mom not told me
0:29.1	what's going on this is john with the dr john deloney's show taking your calls from all over the
0:34.1	planet about your marriages your mental and and emotional health, your relationships,
0:39.1	your kids, whatever you got going on in your life.
0:41.4	If you want to be on this show, go to johndeloney.com slash ask, ASK.
0:47.9	And honestly, that's the only way to get through to the show.
0:50.1	I don't answer direct messages when it comes.
0:52.5	I do answer DMs, but not show-related stuff.
0:56.7	And that's the way to get on.
0:58.0	John Deloney.com slash ask ASK.
1:01.7	Love to have you on the show.
1:03.9	Hey, quick shout out.
1:05.6	Andrew Block, the bearded wonder back here.
1:08.8	A lot of us showed up to surprise your new fiancé the other night.
1:14.4	You pulled off an incredible surprise engagement.
1:18.1	So congratulations, dude.
1:19.8	And she said yes.
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