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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 08:03 AM Original message |
Tell kids about deceased pets, or not? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Honesty is best - children need to learn about death, and learn not to be afraid of it. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. I've told Dropkid about all dead pets we've had |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. Definitely tell them... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tell him/her the truth. It's terrible to wait for the return of a pet that will never come home. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'd tell the kid the truth unless the parents told me not to do so. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not knowing is worse |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. yeah, they should know - it's not cool when pets simply vanish and you have |
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gvstn (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. I agree with telling the child the pet is dead but... |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 01:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. That may make it a little easier at first but it can be hard later |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 07:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. When we were kids, my sister and I found our 1st dog by the side of the road. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. A white lie is still a lie. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. Absolutely. Children need to learn that living things die. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. I found the neighbors 7 month old tuxedo kitten on the side of the road dead last |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Aw, that's a tough situation, I feel for ya |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Tell the truth. Why hide it? |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. I firmly believe in telling them |
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gvstn (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I think that last look is important |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. At that age, I think you should've been allowed to go too. nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. Depends on the kid, the time in his or her life and which pet |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. I got the "went to live on the farm" treatment |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. I would tell the truth. I had to tell them about their grandfather this past year, and their |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. It's in a parent's nature to want to shield them... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. *hugs* |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
19. Yep, they're going to have to learn sometime about life and death |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. In our experience honesty is best. Death is a part of the life cycle |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, be honest with children. My 5 and 6 year olds just went to their great-Grandfather's funeral. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. That's actually a good way to teach a kid about death. |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
26. Tell the child the truth. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. Tell them for Pete's sake... I am the one who cried at Charlotte's Web! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think parents who withhold the truth are sparing THEMSELVES, not the kid |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'd say tell them. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. closure. absolutely. let them be sad, mourn loss, and be able to end, let it go. nt |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. Never tell them! |
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miscsoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. Better to learn about death from some adults who can explain it in a sensitive way |
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