tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post2244560387665528322..comments2025-01-22T08:07:03.973-07:00Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05571125963317402377noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-10325333378602806532015-01-25T17:50:45.582-07:002015-01-25T17:50:45.582-07:00Oh I&#39;m so sorry. This is such a hard spot to be in and no matter what, you will always 2nd guess yourself. xoxoRunning With The Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601914986382828332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-65257583165231293142015-01-22T11:31:55.178-07:002015-01-22T11:31:55.178-07:00So sorry this happened:( It&#39;s hard to know the right way to tell the kiddos. When we put our dog to sleep years ago, we didn&#39;t bring the kids and they ended up telling us they wished they had gone. When we finally had to put our cat down, the kids came with and it was hard. Such a sad loss but yes, Runty is in a happy place now:)Rachelle Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617310026581589214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-16411594284827670312015-01-22T08:45:27.863-07:002015-01-22T08:45:27.863-07:00So sorry to hear about Runty :( I can&#39;t imagine losing a pet under any circumstances. I think you did the absolute best you could do in regards to telling your kids- sparing your daughter the distress before her first game is something I would have done too. hugs to youXaarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846036242883194347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-20448187926133425782015-01-22T08:29:35.945-07:002015-01-22T08:29:35.945-07:00Wow, I am so sorry. For all of this - your loss, how it happened, having to make tough decisions about how to handle it with your kids. That is really tough and it sounds like you did what you thought was best at each decision point. Hugs to you!Beth @ RUNNING around my kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613775976394277920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-34975386898474339132015-01-22T07:39:29.673-07:002015-01-22T07:39:29.673-07:00Oh my gosh, what a difficult situation for you all. So sorry about Runty, and I&#39;m glad your kiddos are doing ok with it all. bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527731795745786604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-63463184659298109142015-01-22T06:38:33.860-07:002015-01-22T06:38:33.860-07:00I&#39;m so sorry. I think you made the right decision - you know your kids and what information they can handle and when. The loss of a pet is so hard at any age - you have to go with what feels right at the time. Hugs to all of you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386481584915253440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-81865576986346609752015-01-21T22:41:15.685-07:002015-01-21T22:41:15.685-07:00This just is heartbreaking. I know you did the right thing all around, and I am sure Runty is playing happily in kitty Heaven. Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340601848402239435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-76813139696351139782015-01-21T18:10:40.581-07:002015-01-21T18:10:40.581-07:00Oh Christy, I&#39;m so sorry about Runty. No matter how it happened, for the kids the loss of a pet is hard to go through. It&#39;s hard to say what I would have done. I&#39;d like to think I would have told them when it happened. I&#39;m a sap and I wouldn&#39;t have made it out of the driveway without bawling, so I know that would have been a giveaway. I do agree with Katie above me that it is important to be open with kids about dealing with death, and guiding them with how to cope. Again, I&#39;m so sorry about Runty :(Erik Ammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425900877907841211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-91788158426560423202015-01-21T15:17:31.305-07:002015-01-21T15:17:31.305-07:00I think you did the right thing by telling the kids in the end what happened. I think one of the best ways to learn how to cope properly (rather than letting emotions turn destructive toward self or others) is when parents or other trusted adults can guide kids through that process, as it sounds like you did in the end. It&#39;s so important to be honest with kids and death, whether we like it or not, is part of life. Katie Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755072181704429315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-11798634002341495662015-01-21T13:53:14.956-07:002015-01-21T13:53:14.956-07:00I&#39;m so sorry to hear about Runty! I don&#39;t know what I&#39;d do in the situation, but I think you did the right thing. <br /><br />I vividly remember being around 9, and my parents telling me that one of my kittens &quot;just died&quot; and they didn&#39;t know why. I felt so bad, and I was worried that I&#39;d done something wrong that had hurt her (I was a terrible worrier when I was little). It wasn&#39;t until years later that they told me my mom had accidentally run her over. I think that if they&#39;d been honest with me (maybe not immediately, but within a few days or weeks) it would have saved me a lot of guilt. It&#39;s just a tough situation all around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-84755229386251410652015-01-21T12:25:10.490-07:002015-01-21T12:25:10.490-07:00Oh my gosh... I&#39;m all teary eyed.<br />I think that&#39;s a first instinct.. protect those kids. But life has a way of throwing bad news at them regardless. That&#39;s where you just protect them even more by loving on them :(<br />I&#39;m so sorry about the whole situation.Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993815500672701308.post-17670138345955899972015-01-21T11:53:46.265-07:002015-01-21T11:53:46.265-07:00I&#39;m so sorry you went through this, on every level! What a tough situation for you all. Parenting involves a ton of hard decisions and we all do the best we can in the moment. Hugs to you all.misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.com