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How to Explain Death to a Child

My father recently died. While his death wasn't that much of a surprise since he'd been sick for a long while, the quick deterioration of his health leading to his death was a shock. It also meant I had to explain to my 9 1/2 year old son about death. It's not like I'm shielding Bear from the world. He was very active with me during the BLM protests
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Explaining Death to a Child Really Sucks

Over the weekend, my puppy, Shorty, died. He was 14 years old and was in poor health for a short while. He had a series of seizures and my mom finally took him to the clinic where the vet confirmed the seizures were actually heart attacks and Shorty had cognitive heart failure. She gave my mom medication and I hoped that would've extended his life. They found him dead in his