Just an update...

I guess it's been a while since I've really blogged. I suppose that's mostly because not much has been going on.

Our Thanksgiving went well. It was a little bit awkward because it was the first holiday spent with my stepfather's new wife, in my mother's home. Just seeing her run around that kitchen, using my grandmother's good china, etc, was tough to see. But all in all, it was a good day. Good food, good family, good times.

My son lost his second tooth last week. That was fun. :smile: I'm still a bit like a kid myself, I think. I get all excited as soon as I realize that he has a loose tooth, and I make it a point to check it once or twice a week to see how loose it's gotten. If it hasn't made progress, I actually feel a little bit disappointed! :eek: What's up with that?! So anyway, the tooth fairy gave him a dollar and he was all ecstatic. And he's already got another loose tooth. :wink:

My son has two pet mice that do not share a cage. They hate each other. But anywho... one of them is probably around a year and a half old, and she died sometime today. I just realized it about 30 minutes ago. I haven't told my son yet, because at the time I found her, it was only 15 minutes till his bedtime, and I didn't want to give him that disturbing news right before bed. But after I laid him down, I took the cage out of my room and put her on the patio. I don't think I could handle sleeping in a room while knowing that a dead mouse was only a few feet away. The other mouse seems happy and active, but she is about a year younger than the one that passed, so I guess that's to be expected. I just hate having to tell him. We knew she was sick, we've known for a week or so now. And I explained to him that she was pretty old, and that if she died, it wouldn't be entirely unexpected. He seemed to understand, and I'm hoping that it will help soften the blow when I tell him tomorrow morning. He gets REALLY attached to his pets, as do most kids. I know it's just going to shatter his world. We had another mouse die about 3 months ago, and he still talks about how he misses her... I can't imagine how hard this is going to be for him. I think we may be done with pets for a while... just keep the one mouse around until it's her time as well, and then take a break from the "pet" thing. He's now lost two mice and a rabbit, and he's only six years old! I need to let up on him a little bit, I think. :smile:

Other than that, I guess nothing new is really going on in my life. *sigh*

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Yes, it has been a while since your last entry and I've missed it...sorely. I love reading your thoughts and I thank you for allowing us into your life.

Tooth fairies, argh! They're con artists I tell you! Con artists! They're worse than used car salesmen. I mean a dollar for a tooth? Come on, aren't there any good deals out there any more?!!

All of the best with breaking such sad news in the morning. I hope that he takes it well.
 
"Tooth Fairy a con artist says National Enquirer"!
I think that would make a good headline biguy!
Meg, I'm sorry your son is going to have to deal with that,but I wonder won't he have a head start, with a sensitive mother to explain to him, what happens to animals and people? I think you'll make it so he understands and isn't too traumatised by this. I just know that your a really great mom!
hugs,
cigarbabe:saeviL:
 
Meg - don't worry about 'letting up' on your son - one of the useful things about keeping pets is how it teaches our kids about death, grieving and the way life/nature works. I think it is actually a super thing that your son still talks about the mouse he lost 3 months ago. It shows his ability to love and remember. Maybe, once he's gotten a little used to having lost this mouse, you could suggest he draw a picture of the two mice together so he can find a happy image of the creatures that have died. I'm not suggesting you invent a 'mouse heaven' or anything - you handled this in the past and I expect you'll handle it in the same way. But don't let this stop you from letting him have pets - the way he reacts to them sounds brilliant and to be encouraged - if you take that away when the next mouse dies he'll have two things to grieve, not one.
 

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