Friday, June 4, 2010

Teaching Moment

Sam and I were watching a slide show of random old photos on my computer.  A picture of Geddy, my cat who died before she was born, came up on the screen.  Sam knows all about death.

Sam:  IS THAT GEDDY?
Me: Yes.
Sam:  AND HE DIED.
Me: Yes.
Sam:  AND YOU MISS HIM?
Me: Yes.
Sam:  AND YOU WISH HE WOULD COME BACK?
Me:  No.  I don't bother wishing he would come back because I know he never can, so I just think about all the happy times with him and how much I loved him.

She actually paused and thought about that for a moment.

2 comments:

  1. That's a great lesson for her to learn--nice.

    Geddy wasn't named after Geddy Lee, was he? If so--nice!

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  2. Yup - Geddy Lee. "Neil" wasn't as cute for a cat. :)

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