Today, I was outside searching for "treasures" with my son using small plastic shovels. All of a sudden he starts screaming. He dug up the bones of our old dog. I told him that we had sent him away to live on a farm, I even helped my son write letters to the farm owners. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was babysitting my little cousin when we decided to go outside and have a "treasure hunt" in the backyard. The first thing we found? The bones of her pet dog who had passed away four years ago. FML
Today, I told my daughter that we were going to the beach. Today, my daughter also tried to dig up our deceased dog, who we buried in our back yard last week, so he could come along. FML
Today, I sent my kids to play in the back garden and immediately heard them screaming. We buried our dog last week and last night some animal dug her up and spread the bones and rotting flesh around. The stench was horrendous, the kids are traumatized, and I vomited while reburying the bits. FML
Today, my new dog unburied my old dog and chewed on his bones. FML
Today, I was digging the foundation for what will eventually be my garage. My kids wanted to help Daddy, which means they had a front row seat with their little spades when we unearthed the skeleton of some previous homeowner's dog. Now they won’t stop crying. FML
Today, I took my son for a walk to tell him about the passing of our family dog. As we were walking by the river, Ozzy (our deceased dog) was laying on the riverbank. My son thought he just ran away and we found him. Turns out my husband was too cheap to pay the 100$ vet disposal fees. FML
Today, while I was on a field trip with my son, my husband decided to get rid of our dog without asking anyone. Now I get to pick up the pieces of a broken heart, and he thinks he did nothing wrong. FML
Today, I found a pile of animal skeletons scattered in my backyard. It appears that last night, mother nature decided to rain so hard, that the graves of my childhood pets floated back up to the top, and covered half of my field. I now have to pick all of it up before my dog sees them. FML
Today, my dog died. My parents told me to bury it out back. In the process, I managed to dig up my cat. FML
Today, I realized burying my dog underneath our swing-set was a bad idea. My two sons are now scarred for life. FML
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L4m3r 3
Perhaps you should have buried the dog further down... he must've been awfully close to the surface if your son was able to reach the bones with a plastic shovel.
songstress4life 0
And this is why we shouldn't lie to our kids about dumb stuff. They can handle the truth.
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Comments (153)
Komatose 0
Haha. Did you tell him his goldfish ran away too? You really should've told him the truth. He'd rather be told his dog was dead then find his bones. Sucks for the your though.
SonofVBeach 0
Agree with #15. I was going to propose the same questions.
ashleighm 0
lol I agree with #15. Way to go.
Neenertastic 0
sheesh...what did ya give the kid a shovel and not a trowel? i don't know, you kind of asked for that one...
jdkfgkjdfb 0
#2 and #3 are right. That's a horrible way for him to uncover the truth, and now he'll be mad at you for lying.
TerAki 0
Isn't it illegal to bury dogs in your yard?
peidit 0
all my animals are buried in my back yaard >.>
Reasonable_man 0
Yeah, bury it at least a foot down. Lying to your kid? Probably not a good idea. I can understand not telling them the whole truth, but you don't have to create such a deliberate fiction.
cadenernest 0
agreed with #6 and #3 that said, how old is your son? I mean, if he's any age above 4, it's probably a good idea to introduce him to the concept of death rather than letting him believe that everything will always be how it is. I have neices and a nephew who are 2, 3, and 4 (my sister is a robotic rabbit I swear) and I definitely think the oldest one could handle that concept. The 3 year old would have trouble grasping it though.
pinkfrenchrose 5
22, so if your young child asked were babies come from, you'd explain sex? O_o