What do you say to your kid/s?

Quick background story:
I'm a single mother. Divorced. The relationship & marriage was very abusive, emotionally, and especially physically. He is the father of my son.

After we seperated and it came down to malik, he was offered supervised visitations twice a week. He tried once, then decided it was too hard and decided he did not want any part of our two year old son's life anymore. Yeah, stupid smurfer.

Anyways, lately malik has been asking me: ou papa? papa? ou papa? (where's daddy, daddy!)... I just tell him that mommy doesn't know, because I don't, and he eventually finds somethnig else to capture his attention within a few minutes.

Nobody can be prepared for these types of situations but I want to make sure it's as "easy" as I can possibly make it for him.

Do you think i'm answering as correctly as possible to his question?
Should I say or not say anything when he asks?
What do you tell your kid/s when they ask where's daddy and he's not in the picture?

TIA

My kids just ask where he is and i say he is at his house. They color him pictures and stuff. I dont send them because i dont know where he lives but it helps them for now i guess. Its hard .

I think that answer is fine for now. He's still very young.

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" I think that answer is fine for now. He's still very young."

I agree, deeper explanation of the subject of "where's daddy" will definately need to happen when LO is old enough to persist in questioning, as they will definitely do as they get older. At that time it is best to be as truthful as you can, but be careful not to badmouth their father in front of them, as that can create feelings of "it's my fault" and resentment towards you. My mother had to go through this with my brother, I was only 6 months and thus not bothered, and she was far from gentle in her description of our father. She still hates him to this day, but my brother did not respond well to her explanations of "Daddy is a jerk and doesn't want to see you" So, yeah, she was a frazzled single mom with no help from our father, so we don't blame her now that we're grown, but it did make for some very difficult times in our teen years especially.   As if teens didn't give their parents enough problems.

I just tell my son that Daddy is working and now my son tells me Mommy Daddy working i said yes Baby Daddy working

ive always told my son that daddy is working. NOW the problem is that as he goes to daycare watches tv ect he sees mommy and daddys in one home etc. so hes grasp this concept that daddy will be home when hes done working. which is far from true. hes only 3 ad he tells teahcers that "daddy works alot but daddy come home when he done" and i cant find it in my heart to explian to him that daddy wont ever be back. its been a mth since his dad last saw him or called him and he has asked recently about him. when i say i dunno he says daddys at work. daddy be home one day..... and yea i wish i had the guts to tell him sorry no daddy osnt ever coming home. but i just cant. i told his dad he needs to explain to hois son he walked out and isnt comng back.