How do I

[~RENEE~]

Today we had to put our cat Furball to sleep.

I now have a two year old running around here calling out for "meow".

I tried to explain to him that "meow" had to say bye bye. And she can't come back.

So how do I help him understand what happened to "meow"

 

[Neenie1]

Which side of 2 are they (as in have they just turned 2, or are they nearly 3)

With my 2 yo (nearly 3) I would say similar. Although I would point out that the cat got sick and she died. Basically I would just say that, and hopefully she would understand it. I would say the cat died and can't come back.

Although I also have a 6 year old and sometimes if dd doesn't get what I'm saying she listens to the 6 year old (ROFL) She practically idolises her big brother, it's cute really.

 

[Manna]

My daughter was about the same age when our cat died, and I simply told her that she was really, really old and died and went to Heaven.

Now that was nearly two years ago. We had a heart-breaking moment the other day though (last sunday, I believe), because she asked about her cat yet again, and I told her the same thing as always. But this time it hit her differently. We were actually at walmart getting groceries and I had to pull into an empty aisle to hold her because she was all of a sudden broken-hearted because she had processed what happened. Apparently somewhere along the way my baby discovered what death meant. She recovered well from it, but it just kind of surprised me that after a year and a half it just NOW sunk in. I think it's important though that I told her the same story every time.

 

[£amb]

Today we had to put our cat Furball to sleep.

I now have a two year old running around here calling out for "meow".

I tried to explain to him that "meow" had to say bye bye. And she can't come back.

So how do I help him understand what happened to "meow"

I am so sorry...

I had a dog runaway and hit by a car when my boys were alittle older than your son. I couldn't bring myself to just tell them exactly what happened. I honestly told them that Alex ran away (which did happen), and that he may be with another family now. I know that someday I'll tell them the truth, but I think deep inside it just hurts me to know that Alex is gone.

I hope you find the best way to let your son know....