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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't have to get a pet but the bigger problem is you seem to think you can prevent your kids from ever having to experience grief or loss and you can't. They will experience it, it will hurt, and you cannot stop it or avoid it. If it's not a pet it will be a friend, a loved one, etc. Trauma and sadness are a part of life. You don't intentionally inflict it of course but you cannot shelter them from it forever. [/quote]

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And yes, of course, losing a pet is devastating.  But the years of unconditional love, and how kids learn responsibility and compassion, are so worth it.  It's unfair that they are only here for a short time in our lives but the time we do get is so rewarding.[/quote]
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OP - your experience of the loss of your pet WAS traumatic. It was unexpected and he was injured horribly and that's a terrible way to see someone you love die. But do you wish you had never had your pet?

We all will experience grief at some point in our lives. Every situation will be unique and each adds to who we are. But our ability to handle it comes from previous experiences in life, our support systems, and our own emotional well-being. My children have learned about grief and how to handle it - from sad stories where the pet or a family member dies, from the sometimes short-lived fish, from the pet guinea pigs that we've buried in the backyard, from the 20-yr old cat who died of old age, and from attending extended family funerals. This helped prepare them for the death of their elderly grandfather. And each experience helps prepare them for the next - to appreciate the love they had, to not take for granted the time they are given, and to know that life goes on, even as they carry the grief from their losses in a special place in their hearts. [/quote]

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