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pwhodges:
Not so generally that it's reached me (but I can guess...)!
Papersatan:
Having sent the dog to a farm so that it can run free is the cliche way of avoiding telling children the dog died.
pwhodges:
Ah. But one part of having pets (of any kind) is the opportunity to teach the children about death, so that rather misses the point, I feel.
Welu:
It would depend on the age of the child and if the parent personally thinks they're ready to deal with mortality. Just because it's an animal, it doesn't mean it won't hit hard. They'll still have to learn to deal with something being permanently gone even with the farm story.
Also considering the dog-going-to-the-farm cliché, it seems odd I got my first dog because my grandparents died, so she moved from the big farm with room to run free to our suburban bungalow. Also relevant amusing except from Red Dwarf:
--- Quote ---I remember when my dad died you know. I was only six. I got loads of presents off everyone like it was Christmas. I remember wishing a couple more people would die so I could complete my Lego set. My grandma tried to explain you know. She said he'd gone away and he wasn't coming back.
So I wanted to know where like, you know. She said he was very happy and he'd gone to the same place as my goldfish. So I thought they'd flushed him down the bog. I thought he was just round the U bend you know.
I used to stuff food down, you know, and magazines and that for him to read. They took me to a child psychologist in the end because they found me with my head down the bowl reading him the football results.
--- End quote ---
Is it cold in here?:
That is touching as well as funny.
Does Faye use Lush shampoo?
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