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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Amkii 0
1. Never lie to your kids about death. They won't understand it at first (if they're very young), but you need to explain it clearly when it first happens in your family, so they'll understand and accept it as they grow up. 2. Never bury a body less than 3 feet deep. He got to it with a plastic shovel? What, did you just throw a few shovels of dirt over it? 3. Bones? Did it really decompose that fast? The dog died when your son was young, but old enough to write and understand letter writing. Your son is still young, because he's playing and digging in the yard with a shovel. How many years have passed since the dog died? Wasn't there still flesh on your dog's body? Creepy. 4. Since you're on a roll, lie again and say it must have been a wolf that died in your yard. 5. Why were you digging around there, anyway? 5. I hope he doesn't forgive you for this. Ever.
wut_fml 0
What are the chances that he knows it's your dog? Just make something up
Jefe_fml 0
Ahhh why'd you bury your dog? Incinerate him like everyone else. If you were going to bury him...why near your house? This is just full of fail.
Melanie_fml 0
Death is a part of life, and while it's sad and it sucks...lying to your child to shield them from it is pretty shitty. I have no idea why a child looking for 'treasures' with a plastic shovel would make the cognitive leap to thinking it's a dog he's been told is on a farm. That doesn't sound realistic. Most kids I know would, even if they DID know their dog died, assume it's dinosaur bones.
Tehalon 0
You lied to your kid, but i bet you're gonna be offended when he starts lieing to you.. YDI.
skiesofgreen 0
My dog died when I was two, my parents didn't lie to me and no I was not scared for the rest of my life. Don't lie to your kids, especially about death. I'm sure I didn't really understand what death was when I was two but I understood enough to be sad, and yes I did cry, but I also learned to deal with it. Lying to your kids about their pets dieing isn't going to make it any easier for them when a real person dies and they finally have to deal with that sort of grief.
tash14 1
Wow, OK, so they lied to their kid but maybe they really couldn't have handled the truth at that age/time. Saying the kid should never forgive them is a little harsh. As for digging in the area, over the course of a couple years it is possible to forget the EXACT location. I mean, if you have a big yard what do you think would be the odds of finding a dog? In that respect I think you just got unlucky. But burying it that close to the surface.... bad plan.
jflyyy 0
tell him its dinosaur bones. take him to the museum and get on of the workers to tell him it was from a baby t rex. thats what my aunt did when her son dug up and old cow bone on their farm
strawbariefield 1
death is a celebration of ones life. it isnt something to be scared of, it is inevitable. it happens to everyone and everything that has a life! you need to tell the truth. we should teach kids from young ages that death isn't this big scary thing, it is the beginning of a new chapter.....tell the truth....
Amkii 0
#57 - "so they lied to their kid but maybe they really couldn't have handled the truth at that age/time." The truth is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, knowing the truth, in my opinion, is better than being lied to, no matter how old someone (the speaker or the listener) is. Especially with death. When a pet dies and a kid wonders about it, It needs to be explained clearly and that it is a fact of the life cycle, but that it can't be stopped or reversed, and that it is no one's fault (unless someone accidentally or purposely killed the dog). "Saying the kid should never forgive them is a little harsh." Maybe... but if I'd been lied to like that about a beloved pet, there is no way I'd ever forgive my parents for it. "As for digging in the area, over the course of a couple years it is possible to forget the EXACT location." People don't use grave markers for their pets? = We do!