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Originally Posted by pennsiveguy
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Originally Posted by nyalpine90
thank you
the hardest part is explaining why bird die to my son.
my 1yr old daughter just points at the cage which is still in same place,
hung from ceiling in the kitchen.
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Ugh, what a heavy thing for those kids to have to grapple with. A teachable moment, I suppose. An opportunity to talk about the cycles of life.
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"Then, as suddenly as he'd come into our lives... he was gone. And our adventure was over." ("
Captain Ron" movie)
It was inevitable, after all. When choosing a pet you should mind it's lifespan. In particular, don't die before it does unless you have someone you can trust to take it over.
Children will have to learn there's no joy without sorrow: what would be happiness if there were no unhappiness? It's inevitable too.
"What is life? It's a torturous death. What is death? It's an eternal life. Life or death - no difference." (some kung-fu movie, "
The Legendary Strike"?)