Son asking why mom and dad don't live together anymore
My 5 year old asked me this yesterday and I froze. He was asking why mommy has a different house and why he has two bedrooms. I kept it simple and said sometimes grown ups live in different places but we both love him very much, but honestly I felt like I messed up the explanation. Has anyone dealt with this at this age? What did you actually say to your kids? I want to give him an answer that makes sense but doesn't make him feel like it's his fault or anything weird.
You did the right thing keeping it simple at that age. My kids asked the same thing around 5 and I just said 'sometimes mommies and daddies live in different houses but we both love you so much.' They were cool with it after that.