Our puppy died when he was just twelve months old. My kids were 5 and 9. We told them he “had died”.
The five year old was sad and cried. She told everyone the “Buster died”. A few months later she asked “When is Buster coming back?”
So I think I would add “Buster died and we won’t see him again” or something similar so they understood it is finite. Otherwise they’re just in a sadness holding pattern
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Reply to LPT Request: Best way to tell my kids (ages 6, 6, 2) that a beloved uncle has died by jcujcu
Our puppy died when he was just twelve months old. My kids were 5 and 9. We told them he “had died”.
The five year old was sad and cried. She told everyone the “Buster died”. A few months later she asked “When is Buster coming back?”
So I think I would add “Buster died and we won’t see him again” or something similar so they understood it is finite. Otherwise they’re just in a sadness holding pattern