All three kids reacted in different ways. C cried the most and took the longest to console. He was quick to ask if Buster was in heaven and was okay. I spent about a half hour with him on the couch just holding him. That was fine with me, we both cried together. K ran and grabbed his camera and began showing us all the pictures he has taken of Buster since receiving his camera for Christmas. Miss M I'm pretty sure was more upset at seeing me cry then perhaps the loss itself. She cried with me for awhile and then was very precious in saying that we can pray for Buster and that he would be alright. About broke my heart, it was that sweet.
After making a comment on Facebook, a friend responded about how their family dealt with the recent loss of their dog. Art therapy. She had them draw pictures of their dog and favorite places, time spent, etc. Such a great idea.
So that is what we did today. We each drew a picture of Buster and how we wanted to remember him. I even completed one, but there is no way I am showing that one to the public. I am NOT an artist, even stick figures look awkward.
We talked about Buster for a bit and I tried to answer any questions that they had. Praise God it wasn't very many. It will definitely take me a lot longer to move on then the kids.
2 comments:
Poor Sweeties!
Don't be surprised if they talk about this for awhile. We are a year and a half out from Bob and it is still talked about...at least weekly. More from Owen (4) than Grace (7). He often cries when more melancholy sounding music is on and then says "I miss Bob!" and we always say, "he was a good boy!"
We are able to talk about him easily and in general there aren't tears. We printed out a sweet pic of him for them to each put up in their rooms, that has helped them too.
We had a family friend pass away at about the same time (2 weeks before, his name happened to be Bobby) and so we talked about Bob and Bobby being in heaven together and that Bobby was watching out for Bob for us. Probably not biblically accurate, but it has helped them...
love you:)
well you made me cry. art therapy is a great idea though!
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