tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post5300521205219819702..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: In This We Are Always ChildrenTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-66234925770017554742014-04-07T13:43:03.272-07:002014-04-07T13:43:03.272-07:00Dear Tom, I am sorry for your loss but glad you we...Dear Tom, I am sorry for your loss but glad you were able to know such a great man.<br />When our dog died our son was 2.5. We wondered if we were doing the right thing but decided he should be there as the vet administered the medicine, in our kitchen, so that he would understand what had happened. He then helped Daddy dig a hole and put in it a favourite blanket, toy and some food for the dog. (Why - not sure, did he imagine an afterlife?). Afterwards he talked about how the dog was dead and in the ground and how he missed him. He seems able now, at nearly 4, to understand the finality of death and that it is sad. I think we made the right decision.atharwesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70376055046193729952013-10-22T21:18:28.305-07:002013-10-22T21:18:28.305-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they are food fo...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they are food for thought today for me as I remember my son on his birthday today. I find it interesting that I found your blog today of all days. When my grandson was about 4, he talked a lot about death; certainly he was influenced by our stories about Uncle Jeremy and his desire to make sense of life and death at his young age. <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820628951156094284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-35620787557775853662013-10-22T11:57:13.972-07:002013-10-22T11:57:13.972-07:00Beautifully expressed.Beautifully expressed.Lisa Morguesshttp://lisamorguess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-46676263910580036822013-10-22T08:30:54.789-07:002013-10-22T08:30:54.789-07:00We are sorry for your loss.We are sorry for your loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com