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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Like parents who give their kids phones in 5th grade. Why the rush to have your kid grow up?[/quote]

What? This isn’t rushing the kid to grow up. It’s a choice between lying and telling the truth. It seems like those who suggest lying are a) feeling guilty and don’t think they’re making the moral choice with euthanasia or b) lazy about having tough convos with their kids.

It’s a dog, it’s a moral choice to prevent suffering, and it’s a fact of life. The dog is dead either way, which is the actually sad part. And the kid is 9, not 4. My 6 year old understood what was happening because we talked about it in an age-appropriate way. Anyone who is left traumatized by a childhood pet’s euthanasia didn’t have an empathetic parent who made an effort to talk about hard things. [/quote]

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