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popeyesno1fan

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My daughter just came downstairs, crying, saying how much she missed Popeye. She said "Mam, I just really miss him. I know he's in heaven with Cooper and Cassie, waiting for me, when I'm old, but I just miss him". I'm a blubbering idiot, I miss the little guy too, just goes to show that just because she doesnt talk about him, doesnt mean she's not thinking of him. I really need to take a leaf out of her book, she added, "I'd never have met Joey, If Popeye hadn't died". What a strong little girl. xxxxxx
 
popeyesno1fan said:
Thanks guys, appreciate it. god love her, she's amazingly strong, considering all she's lost in the last year. Kids are so resiliant. xx
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I am so glad in hindsight that I had to grieve for pets as a child, because I was still a child when I had to start grieving for people as well in the family and it's those life lessons that help kids cope with things. Sounds like you've done a great job in nurturing a very mature attitude in your daughter towards life, death and finding the positives :-)
 
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I am so glad in hindsight that I had to grieve for pets as a child, because I was still a child when I had to start grieving for people as well in the family and it's those life lessons that help kids cope with things. Sounds like you've done a great job in nurturing a very mature attitude in your daughter towards life, death and finding the positives :-)
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This. My sister and I both lost beloved ponies through totally unpredictable events (my pony had an aneurism and died very suddenly, my sister's pony was kicked and fractured her shoulder and had to be PTS) and although at the time it felt like the world was pretty much ending, now were very resilient and good at dealing with the things our peers really struggle with.

It's a rubbish thing to have to learn to cope with, but in the end it does help. I'm sorry for her loss though- I can remember the all consuming feeling of knowing you won't see them again. That's what really got me and it hit me quite hard a few weeks after his death.
 
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