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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD will be 4 in October. About a week ago, she declared "we'll have doggy forever!" We really don't like lying to her about that stuff, so we said no. She asked why. We said he'll die one day. We explained that his body will stop working and he'll be gone. She said she wants to get a new doggy just like the old one. We said that would be nice.

Since then, she's asked about dying a lot. Asked if people die -- we said yes. Asked what that means -- we said your body stops working and you're gone. Asked where we go. We said heaven. She got really upset and started crying, saying "I want to be with mommy and daddy forever!" We said it won't happen for a really long time.

I don't know if we said the right thing or not.

Help? [/quote]

You lied to your daughter about being with her for a long time.  You don’t know.

You should have let the innocent remark go about having a puppy forever instead of trying to make a point.  You got yourself into this mess.

Get the book:
https://www.amazon.com/City-Dog-Country-Frog-Willems/dp/1423103009

Just read and enjoy and don’t bring things up that are irrelevant.
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