[mum10]

ok ladies i am presently trying to write my dad an email to let him know that i am pregnant. We havent spoken in quite some time , the last timei saw him must have been like more than 2 months ago. We dont talk at all and were not really that close so i decided to write him an email to let him know bc i just feel more comfortable that way . I feel that if i call him its just going to be awkward and its going to sound awkward too cause we dont have anything else to talk about. I really need ideas on how to say it in the email bc i dont know how to start or finish. i just wanna get this over with without sounding too stupid.

I Need Help !

[MamaAnna]

I have no idea. I still need to tell DH's dad since I know my SIL will either way, but he hasn't spoken to him in well over a year so it isn't like they're close and I've only seen the man twice. I'm probably going to go with something like "I just wanted to let you know that we're expecting a little <insert gender> in August." It's not personal, but that's such an awkward thing to write about.

[mum10]

Yeah but i dont know what im having yet so i cant say that !!! ARRGHH . This is soo hard. I started off mysentence by saying " I just wanted to see how you were doing and let you know ....." but i dont know how to finish my sentence to not make it seem too awkward !

[MamaAnna]

That we're expecting our first in August? Keep it simple?

[mum10]

Well i cant say WE cause hes never met my bf !!! And i dont think he wants to and thats the reason we stopped talking to begin with is when he found out i was with SO .. soooo yeah i cant include him in this sort of

[MamaAnna]

Eww, that just makes it worse. However you do it I hope it goes over well. At least without an argument or anything.

[amhk]

I think what you have to start is good. Just say "I" instead of "we"to keep your bf out of the forefront of the conversation. Just keep it simple! I hope it goes over as best as it possibly can!

[mum10]

ok well im about to press send and im REALLY nervous !!! Ive never been so nervous to do anything ! I basically said that i hope one day that they will be willing to meet my bf despite wtv happened in the past and that i love them very much ( my dad and stepmom ) . I also said that i hope to get their support through this bc it would mean alot to me. Its not really long , i dont wanna elaborate on anything too much i just wanna get to the point.

[TeresaSuperMama]

Getting to this late, but I hope your dad is excited for you. Good luck honey.

[krystal g]

Good luck. I hope you get a positive response.

[mum10]

Im pretty sure i wont get a positive response and im sure he wont be happy for me. Hes old fashioned and kind of has his ways of thinking and the fact that we havent spoken in a while just makes it worse and the fact that he hasnt met my bf makes it even worse. i know im getting to it late but i just didnt feel courageous enough and i still dont but i just wanna get it over with bc i just wanna enjoy my pregnancy to the fullest.

[inyourhonor]

With my first I had a lot of negative reaction from my side of the family. If you need to talk, I am here. My dad and i don't have a very good relationship as well.

I hope you get some sort of good outcome, even if its just a "Well, congratulations" type of deal.

[mum10]

Yeah i hope so too.. i didnt get an answer yet but the only email which i have is prolly an email address that they dont check pretty often but i hope to get an answer at least by tomo. i hate waiting.

[Newb_Mommy]

Good luck with your dad. I have a similar situation in which I don't see my dad much either. I ended up calling him to tell him (under pressure from my Grandma who I am closer with), and it was pretty awkward, but it turned out okay. I think he was a bit surprised, but he didn't say anything negative at least. Hopefully you will receive a similar response from your dad.