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Skriven 2006-07-07 06:55:30 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av SEAN DENNIS
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SD> One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was deal 
SD> with deceased pets.  One of our cats had an entire litter 
SC> that had passed on and that was not fun.  

It's never easy when a pet dies.  For most kids, that's their 
first exposure to the irrevocable loss of a loved one, but it's
important for them to realize that death is inevitable and 
natural and no more to be feared than any other part of life.

I don't believe in insulating children from the grim reality of
dying. Our culture spends too much time and effort trying to keep
death locked away out of sight as though we're trying to deny it
exists, and I don't think that's a healthy attitude.

SD> What was worse, interestingly, was when one of my fish died.  
SD> I gave him the "one-flush salute" and I felt absolutely terrible 
SD> about it.  I felt it was inhumane, even if he was just a little 
SD> lemon tetra.

When any of our small pets have gone for the Big Sleep, their
funeral has been Toilet Surfing.  We say a few appropriate words,
then put some instrumental surf music on the player (like the 
aforementioned "Pipeline", or "Wipeout") and play it in lieu of 
Taps as our Beloved spirals to eternity.

Birds, fish, hermit crabs, chickens (no way am I eating a chicken
that was killed by a weasel or dropped dead in the henyard) - are
relatively easy to deal with for some reason.  Losing a dog or a
cat hurts a lot worse.

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