[plug] [OT] Dead pets

[Kev]

I agree with him!!

Gavin Chester wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 14:05 +0000, simon wrote:
> 
>>Hey all, soz for the completely OT question but....
>>
>>The problem: 3.5 year old daughter, dead budgie...... too young to teach about
>>death?
>>
>>If so, whats a good excuse for his sudden disappearance? :)
>>
>>Thanks
>>
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>>Simon Scott
>>simon at plumtek.com
>>mob: 0409113359
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> 
> 
> At the risk of sounding superior:
> 
> Whoa!  Do the other posters to this thread actually HAVE kids???  I
> realise that most/all were tongue in cheek, but come on!
> 
> I've had four kids myself (I know - bad for the planet, but I didn't set
> out to have that many. Long story).  Kids are more resilient than people
> seem to give them credit for and parents have crapped on to them for too
> many generations out of fear of hurting the fairytale view of the world.
> Many would say that this makes them weaker in the long run.  
> 
> Okay, I'll climb down off my high-horse now ;-)
> 
> Take it as an ideal opportunity to explain about death & birth.  Make a
> _proper_ ceremony out of burying the bird in a special spot in the
> garden and put a memorial there for the kid to remember.  Sure, the
> disappearing bird/dog/cat trick is easy in the short term but the kid
> needs educating.  I worked out as a teenager that my parents had
> hoodwinked me about pets when I was a littly and I resented them for it
> at the time.  
> 
> Three and a half is not too young for all this.
> 
> Most important of all by doing it this way, when Granny (or whoever)
> dies your child will be emotionally prepared to grieve healthily. 
> 
> Just my two cents.
> 
> Regards, Gavin 
> 
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