Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

You might want to talk to an experienced family law attorney -- but I don't think there is anything you can do -- especially since it will be difficult to prove how rumors get started. Plus, the truth is a defense.

However, here is the bottom line...it is no secret that this child was adopted. Eventually, someone is going to slip & this child is going to find out that he was adopted. I recommend that you tell him that he was adopted. Family secrets have a way to eventually slipping out.

You don't want him finding out that he was adopted when he is a teenager or when he is an adult. (My father's friend learned that he was adopted when he was 26 & it "destroyed" his life!)

I was adopted & being adopted is no big deal if it is handled the right way. You should have done him from the very beginning that he was adopted -- you are really late in telling him at age 6 that he was adopted.

I recommend that you immediately make an appointment with a family counselor & learn how to go about telling him in a way that is appropriate for his age & his level of maturity.

Trying to hide this important fact from this young man could end up being a nightmare for him later on in life.

Plus, many kids figure it out on their own around the time of puberty when they are taking biology in school -- hair color, blood type, and other dimples -- kids are pretty smart & figure out that one of the people they thought was their bio. parent is not their bio. parent! Yes, it happens all the time!