This afternoon, I have an unexpected delivery. A flower company delivered a nice flower from an Animal Hospital. It was such a nice gesture from them. As I'm sure they understand the loss of a pet. But I'm not yet ready to talk to my kids about Dakota yet. Plus my husband wasn't home. How am I to be able to do this myself.
I was hoping that my daughter won't notice it. But that will be too easy, won't it? She noticed and asked where it came from. I can't lie so I told her that it came from the Animal Hospital. Immediately, she said 'For Dakota?'... Gosh!!! Why she has to be so smart!
So here is the conversation we had a few minutes ago.
Mom: 'Honey, I have something to tell you. Do you know that Dakota has been sick and he is old? He is even older than Grandpa. So it's time for him to go to Heaven and be with God.'
Miss J: 'He died?'
Immediately, Mr. Z (my little boy) went to the basement door and opened it up and said.. 'Dakota is not there'...
Silence.... I just don't know what else to do but gave them a big hug!!!
Mr. Z said he wants Dakota back. I told him.. We can't. He is in a better place now. So now he ran upstairs and said he wants to go visit Dakota in Heaven!
On the good note, it took them about 10 minutes later to get back to play game on their computer. They didn't get to spend as much time as us with Dakota so that's one good thing that the attachment isn't that strong yet. But we will never know when they might be thinking of him again.
Monday, February 18, 2008
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Your blog reminded me of when my first dog, Bandit died. I had been on a field trip that day, and when I got home, my mom gave me the bad news. She held me when I cried, giving me both the space I needed and being there when I needed to talk about it. It also helped to have pictures around later. Your kids are very blessed to have you...you handled the situation beautifully, and if they're like me and how I feel about my mom, they'll remember your comfort and your presence years later when they're adults. I'm sorry about the loss of your Dakota...maybe he and Bandit are running around playing somewhere together!
My kids tramatized for weeks after our dog died. Dakota was a lovely, friendly dog. I'm sure he will be missed for a long long time.
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