Ha On Jan 17, 2014 2:19 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I remember seeing one comedy routine about this although the pet was a > turtle. After going through all the stuff we've discussed, the kid is > upset. The father then talks about having a nice funeral, with cake > and icecream etc. afterwards. Then the father noticed the turtle was > alive. The kids stop his sniffles and say "Lets kill it." > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Paul Ihrig <pih...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > i would tell them of the farm in the clearing at the end of the path. > > the lovley farm that is in great need of a champion dog of such caliber! > > its not a lie. its not. > > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> We told our daughter when our cat was ready to go. We had a funeral and > >> buried him in the back yard. We gave her a floor tile and she colored > it in > >> and made a headstone out of it and we had another ceremony for the > >> unveiling. She was six at the time. > >> > >> . > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:36 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> So we have to put our dog down. My son is 4 and daughter 2, both just > a few > >>> months from turning 5 and 3. > >>> > >>> Should i tell them before I take the dog in, and explain that she > won't be > >>> coming back...so that they can say a goodbye? Would they feel > overwhelming > >>> sadness? I'm ok with them feeling sad that she's going away, but i > don't > >>> want them to be emotionally wrecked. > >>> > >>> I think the 2 year old is probably young enough to just move on, but > Ben > >>> will definitely know that he's going to lose his pet forever. > >>> > >>> I dunno...anyone had to deal with this at a similar age for their kids? > >>> > >>> I'm thinking I should either: > >>> > >>> 1) Tell them the day before i'm taking her in that she's leaving for > good > >>> tomorrow, and they should say goodbye...then just answering their > questions > >>> honestly afterwards or > >>> 2) Not telling them before hand, and waiting until they ask where the > dog > >>> is before explaining why she had to go away. > >>> > >>> Advice? > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369252 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
