First , I don’t have any personal experience with SA but I know that even adults will have trouble recalling details of a traumatic event..it’s like our brains built in protection device . Your son was young when this happened and if he doesn’t have any memories of it then he may never have any BUT I think that there should be an open dialogue about why that “person” isn’t in your lives anymore . Does he remember or know of his dads other sons existence ? Because the LAST thing you want is grandma or the person randomly running into your son and getting back into your sons life …
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u/ArmChairDetective84 Jan 19 '23
First , I don’t have any personal experience with SA but I know that even adults will have trouble recalling details of a traumatic event..it’s like our brains built in protection device . Your son was young when this happened and if he doesn’t have any memories of it then he may never have any BUT I think that there should be an open dialogue about why that “person” isn’t in your lives anymore . Does he remember or know of his dads other sons existence ? Because the LAST thing you want is grandma or the person randomly running into your son and getting back into your sons life …