Hey, sometimes some dark humor is needed. It's a release, even if it isn't in the typical way.
Ditto on the death certificate. My grandma's obituary had her birthday different from the official records and screwed up her name. And as for your little cousin... Little kids are surprisingly perceptive when it comes to these things. Remember my post about my grandma's wake and my six-year-old sister's speech? And my brother was three or four when a close family friend died, and the way he saw it was that our friend was sleeping in Heaven with God. Chase might understand better than you think, and she might be able to deal with it easier than some of the rest of you. God knows Kate did.
Still here if you need me, though I've been sick and had a hell of a time trying to muster up the energy for AIM. E-mail me if you need.
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Ditto on the death certificate. My grandma's obituary had her birthday different from the official records and screwed up her name. And as for your little cousin... Little kids are surprisingly perceptive when it comes to these things. Remember my post about my grandma's wake and my six-year-old sister's speech? And my brother was three or four when a close family friend died, and the way he saw it was that our friend was sleeping in Heaven with God. Chase might understand better than you think, and she might be able to deal with it easier than some of the rest of you. God knows Kate did.
Still here if you need me, though I've been sick and had a hell of a time trying to muster up the energy for AIM. E-mail me if you need.