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Post by Wicked on Jun 21, 2008 8:03:50 GMT -5
This one is not a game people. What is the best way, if any to try to explain the lose of a loved one to a child? I am looking for advice as I may be facing this challenge in the not so distant future.
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Post by T-SMOOVE on Jun 22, 2008 11:30:35 GMT -5
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT. HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NO REAL KNOWLEDGE OF TO A CHILD?
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Post by eprncss on Jun 24, 2008 8:32:48 GMT -5
WOW this is deep Wicked & I'm sorry that u would have to even go through this but it is a part of life and unfortunately there is just no way of getting around the inevitable. I rememeber when I was 8 years old and my paternal grandmother was in the hospital and at that time she was raising me. My dad had to break the news when she passed and all I remember was him asking me if I knew what death was. I shook my head slowly with fear because the sadness in his eyes said it all. He just told me that she was leaving and not coming back and just broke down crying. I took it really hard even back then and I don't know what else my dad could have said or done that would make me understand why she had to leave to this day...
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Post by Wicked on Jun 25, 2008 9:53:31 GMT -5
Well, I've learned that there is no best way. You try to say it the most delecate way possible. Children are a lot stronger than we give them credit for, my son as been a rock for his mother, his grandfather and his brothers. After breaking the news to him about his grandmother, he said "I know she is sick and she was tired and I know she is better now." From the mouth of babes.
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Post by T-SMOOVE on Jun 25, 2008 9:57:29 GMT -5
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY PRAYERS BROTHER.
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