UTTERLY AMAZED at comment made by my not yet 4-year-old son

[Anonymous]

OP, thanks for the sweet story. My Dad just passed away a few weeks ago and our DD (4yo) and DS (1yo) came with us to clean out my Dad's apartment and bring his car back to our house. While packing up his clothes, she asked "doesn't Pappy need his clothes in Heaven? You should send them to him." Then the day after we came home and she saw my Dad's car in the driveway she asked "you should tell God to come get Pappy's car and bring it to him. Pappy might need his car in Heaven."

I'm crying as I write this but it feels good to talk about him. The funeral is next week at Arlington and I'm just really having a hard time keeping it together.

[Anonymous]

Yet another poster who is in tears. Not only for OP, but for all the others who have responded and have lost a loved one. This is the kind of post on DCUM that makes up for all the mean ones. Plus, I have a four year old son and they are so precious at this age.

[Anonymous]

OP, I am so sorry about your mom's passing away.

When I was a lot younger, I was a teacher in a school and I had a coworker whose mom passed away at a relatively young age One day I remember seeing her in the teacher's lounge and she was crying. It was the anniversary of her mom's dying. I asked her how long ago that had happened, and she said, "Stupid, I know. It was four years ago. I should be over it by now". I always felt bad about that. If (when) my mom passes away, I think I won't be over it for many, many years. I wish I had told my coworker that, instead of making her feel I thought there was something wrong with her for still crying, at work, four years later.

[Anonymous]

We have not yet 4 year old twins. We visited my grandmother-almost 90 years old in a nursing home. One twin after a while went to my grandmothers bed and took her hand and held it, and quietly and somberly said "she isn't well is she?" The level of empathy and understanding were touching.

[Anonymous]

My 4-year old DD and I were talking about my mom who died before DD was born. My DD asked me something about what my mom would say to me now. I asked her what she thought my mom would say, and she said, "Take good care of your kids." That gave me chills.

[Anonymous]

The comments these little ones have made are giving me chills! They are so empathetic!

[Anonymous]

this is like chicken soup for the soul, ladies. Someone needs to publish this thread in a book.

[Anonymous]

I'm crying now. That is incredibly sweet and very insightful. What a lovely son you have!!