Today, our family cat died. I had to explain this to my 2 small children, who had no experience with death. I ended up bawling like a baby while they consoled me, telling me she had, "gone to a better place". FML
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Tripartita
| 44
I hope they realized you were having a rough time and decided to unground you—after you finished your vegetables.
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awildwhisper
| 30
Those are really smart and empathetic kids for being so young! They seem to be ahead of Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development in relation to egocentrism.
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Tomato_Cheese
| 22
Aww
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Tripartita
| 44
I hope they realized you were having a rough time and decided to unground you—after you finished your vegetables.
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Kqzza
| 13
I lost my cat too, recently :(
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awildwhisper
| 30
Those are really smart and empathetic kids for being so young! They seem to be ahead of Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development in relation to egocentrism.
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Jatok
| 17
I feel the need to point out she said small, not young. We don't necessarily know if they are advanced according to this scale (idk anything about it though, so i can't be specific).
Just trying to keep you all honest!
Just trying to keep you all honest!
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Ambrily
| 27
I think OP is a man, anyway
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LyricaSilvan
| 29
Gotta admit, they caught onto the concept fast. I was around six or seven when I finally got what death was. Started bawling - coincidentally it was in the middle of my maternal grandmother's funeral service. Halfway through the memorial I figured out why we were there and just lost it.
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my2centsworth
| 15
I'm sorry that you lost a member of your family but you have done well raising your children to be compassionate.
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Exaspera
| 54
It's so hard to lose a dear pet.
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mistress_paz
| 30
Your profile pic reminds me of my Odessa
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MiraRose
| 19
It's not necessarily a bad thing, at least you know your children are empathetic.
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jcash52426
| 5
Sound like you are raising 2 smart amazing kids.
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Enslaved
| 36
As cute as the kids might seem, in most situations telling someone that their love ones "has gone to a better place" is not necessarily the correct thing to tell somebody grieving. When I experienced the lost of a few of my love ones, nothing pissed me off more than someone telling me those exact words.
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rivenrock
| 14
I'm also wondering how they even knew the expression "gone to a better place" if they have no experience with death.