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I don't mean to compare this to the loss of a relative, but I think my mother did very well helping us handle a "practice" loss -- the death of a beloved family pet. "Bidoo" had been in the family since before my siblings and I were born, she slept in our beds, and all of us (preschool and grammar school aged) were devastated, sobbing, etc. Mom reminded us that Bidoo had been sick and suffering, and now she can rest peacefully without any pain. She bought a beautiful blank book and we all drew pictures and wrote stories about Bidoo in the book. I was 5 at the time, but I still remember both how heartbroken I was and how much comfort I got from my mother.
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