Why?
This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff
Saint Charles, United States
Fuel to the fire
Today, our dog died. My daughter was really upset about it, so my husband tried to cheer her up by saying, "At least she will be doing something that she liked forever: Sleeping!" My daughter continued to cry for half an hour. FML
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Tripartita 45
Haha, lucky for me, my parents never tried to cheer me up about pets when I was a kid. As a matter of fact, all my pets went off to live at farms, and none of them actually—oh. Wait…
buddy_J 16
At least he tried. Give him a break
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Treaton 5
i think he did well
Manic1 13
His brain to mouth filter failed.
Myo_fml 20
Kind of reminds me of the time were throwing a surprise 80th birthday party for my grandma and my little brother was crying afraid the surprise would kill her. My awesome 14 year old soothing technique was to say "but she IS going to die someday. Our parents are going to die, I'm going to die. Even you're going to die." needless to say, he kept crying.
Metashock 20
Dad jokes have a time and place to be told. Sorry for your loss OP
BawlmerHon24 17
Poor child. Death affects everyone differently.
InsanePPG 25
Sounds like his heart was in the right place. It's hard to know what to say when you lose a pet, because the only thing that will make it easier is time. I'm sorry for your loss.
worldclassrager 41
I think a puppy might have been a better idea...but it's worth a shot
PotatoesAndCake 26
Sorry for your loss, OP
bapbap_fml 15
She probably would have cried regardless of what was said. That's normal, her dog just died.
Etweens96 25
I'm sorry about your dog, it's hard to lose a pet and I can relate because I was the same amount of upset when my first cat died. When the time's right, take your daughter out to pick a puppy. It eases the pain a bit