I bought a fish for my 3 years old and when it died I didn't hesitate one bit about telling her the truth. I told her Dion died. She asked me what that meant and I told her that he didn't live anymore and that he wasn't going to come back to us. She had no problem with that. I think she knows what it means to die. She's said to me before, "Mommy, if you die I will be really sad." I think it has helped her to learn about death with a pet before a relative that she loves. A friend of mine told her daughter that when her fish died it got too big for the fish tank and had to go swim in the river. I just don't understnad what the big deal is...let them learn, and hurt, and experience all the feelings that come with life. Do other people tell their kids that the fish (or dog or cat or whatever) died or do they lie? And why do you lie? What lies have you told?
2006-10-29
05:45:01
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