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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great thread. Has anyone had the experience of a little one being told a more fantastical story early on, by a close family member, and then needing to set the record straight? For context this has been going on since probably age 2 and kid will be 3.5 soon. We didn't want to make it seem like so-and-so was lying to them, so put it off. They adore and trust this person. But we don't feel right brushing it off much longer.[/quote]

What is the story? 
You can explain that people deal with other people dying in different ways but that death is always what happens after the body stops working. The heart no longer pumps blood and the brain doesnt receive sensation. Explain it by saying what do you feel when I drag my finger on your arm? Tickles? Soft? Happiness? When someone dies, they dont feel that anymore because their brain stops feeling. This also means they cant feel pain anymore. Once your body stops working and you die, you cannot come back to life again. 
Grief is the way that people who miss the person who died deal with their sadness or even sometimes anger or confusion. The story you were told by so and so is how they choose to deal with grief. 
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