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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9 is a child. I don’t understand parents who rush kids out of their childhoods. Give her the gift of not having adult worries like responsible pet ownership and tell her it died peacefully while she was at school. Give her a chance to say goodbye by telling her you think the end is really close. But if you can spare her a little heartache, if you really think it would upset her, why wouldn’t you [/quote] Childhood doesn’t mean unicorns and fairies and snowplowing hardships out of the way. It’s also a time to develop empathy and experience sadness in a normal way. Do you not let your kids read charlotte’s web, old yeller, or where the red fern grows either? I don’t think you should look for sorrow, but putting the family down to sleep isn’t an event to hide from a 9 year old. [/quote]
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