Yesterday my friends daughter came up to our house. She went outside to our shed and she saw Hammie the hamsters old cage. Hammie started life as our hamster but my son soon got fed up so Hammie found himself a home with my friend and her children.
Kim was very upset when she saw the cage as Hammie passed over to the bridge a little while ago now.
I didn't know what to say to her and her mum tried her best to console her, then I remembered 'The Rainbow Bridge' section on RR so I brought her to have a look. I showed her the original comments about the bridge, what it is about and the little poem. She sat with a tear in her eye listening to me as I read it all out to her. When she went back downstairs to her mummy she was back to her old self again. So the moral is, when you aint sure what to say to a kid when they get upset about a pet that has crossed the bridge, just show them this section on RR, they will feel much better.
Kim was very upset when she saw the cage as Hammie passed over to the bridge a little while ago now.
I didn't know what to say to her and her mum tried her best to console her, then I remembered 'The Rainbow Bridge' section on RR so I brought her to have a look. I showed her the original comments about the bridge, what it is about and the little poem. She sat with a tear in her eye listening to me as I read it all out to her. When she went back downstairs to her mummy she was back to her old self again. So the moral is, when you aint sure what to say to a kid when they get upset about a pet that has crossed the bridge, just show them this section on RR, they will feel much better.