Its so hard. You want to say all the right things and do all the right things, but most of all you just want to hold them and whisper that its all going to be alright!
Today, my daughter told me she wanted a roast beef sandwich. I don't normally let her have fast food but she had asked so innocently and sweetly that I obliged. The Arby's is literally less than a mile from my house so we hopped in the car and made our way down the hill. I happened to look in the rear view mirror and what did I see? Our white kitten Q-Tip was sleeping soundly on the flat spot by the rear window. It shocked me but I didn't want him to wake up and get scared so I didn't say anything. And then, by chance, the car in front of me apparently knew the car passing and honked. Q-Tip woke up, realized he was moving and got scared. He jumped up front and before I could catch him he jumped out my open window. He ran right under an oncoming car. It looked like it just nipped him because he took off running. I pulled over and we jumped out of the car to catch him. We found him cowering behind the Monroe Muffler. I scooped him up and carried him to the car. He acted like he couldn't breathe. He was coughing and defacating at the same time. My daughter wanted to hold him while I rushed to the nearest emergency animal hospital. He died in her arms. Apparently he had internal injuries.
We got to the hospital and the doctor on call looked at him and shook his head. Thats all he did. He said nothing. We knew. My little girls heart is broke. And I just can't think of th right things to say. She says its all her fault b/c she shouldn't have wanted a roast beef sandwich.
5 years old is just a young age to have to learn about death....And my heart goes out to those who have to learn about it even younger. I know it was just a cat. But it was my daughters. And that makes it so much harder!
Thanks for listening to me express this.
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leprichaun_magic
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Oct 19 @ 6:42PM
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butterfly943
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Oct 19 @ 6:57PM
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Oh hon im so sorry for you and your daughter
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ohtayicu
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Oct 19 @ 7:33PM
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after telling her how sorry you are that her pet died, maybe you could explain that sometimes when mom says "no," or "not now," or "anything else," you are doing it, so she doesn't get hurt, that you are trying to protect her. because the kitten couldn't fully understand, neither of you could protect it. or not...
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missliss78
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Oct 19 @ 8:15PM
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Oh how sad....my heart is breaking.
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PrettyGreenEyes578
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Oct 19 @ 8:23PM
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I am so sorry 
I am adding a link to a website with the Rainbow Bridge Poem
http://www.rainbowbridge.com/Poem.htm
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oceanlover734
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Oct 19 @ 10:12PM
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I am so sorry. Save and print this blog out for your little girl to read in the future as a thought to this moment in time. You know there will be many more times that are sad like this but many, many more that will be wonderful. You just love her through this time. ~*~
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misschief
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Oct 20 @ 8:30AM
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Aww, you have to make it clear that it wasn't her fault.
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sarina543
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Oct 20 @ 8:34AM
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When my sons cat died, her name was ISIS, he wanted a new kitty so badly. She died from kidney failur. She died in November when he was 5. I waited until christmas, and had 2 new kitties under that tree christmas morning, all curled up in a basket. Maybe you can use this for her. It made him feel tons better having a new friend to take care of.
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