Coping with Death: BOB

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What's an Appropriate Age to Attend a Funeral?

Hi, My name is K. - I am new to Mamasource - but love the concept! My son is 6 years old. His Great-Grandfather passed away this week. My son didnt really know his great-grandfather, they had only met 3 or 4 times. I think my ex-husband is planning to take my son to the funeral. I dont know how much "say" I have in this with my ex-husband, as the funeral is during his visitation. But, has anyone ever been faced with this? Should a 6yr old be going to a funeral? Thanks K.

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Death of a Classmate

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I Have a Funeral

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Pet Loss

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My Cat Is Shrinking

We have a 15 year old cat who is slowly losing weight. He is a really big cat - very long and broad. During his peak he weighed almost 22 pounds and he wasn't really fat, he was just solid. People used to remark about how big he was and joke he was a bobcat (he has a bob tail so it wasn't all that crazy of a joke). Anyway, in the last year he has been losing weight. Today I weighed him and he's 11 pounds. He looks thin but not super skinny - but 11 pounds is half of what he used to weigh. We've been to the vet several times and the only...

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