https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:33:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590453 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:17:00 +0000 lioneyes 1590453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh so sorry you are going through this! i think at her age, the old standard white lie, "the dog went to go live on a farm" is good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590438 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:10:51 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1590438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no advice just so sorry you're going thru this. when I was little my family dog died and I wish my parents had thought thru more carefully how to tell us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590433 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:07:05 +0000 BeachMama 1590433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmcd - I agree. It's a heavy issue for a 2yo and (no offense to our dog) but she's not going to rmemeber this in the long run. That's why I figured that after we put Kona down we'd just maybe say that Kona had to go bye bye. It surprised me when my dad said we should find a way to explain it to her. </p> <p>@bluestriped bee and @meredithnyc - thank you. It's so hard watching a pet fall ill and knowing when to say enough is enough :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590425 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:02:32 +0000 deactivated_account 1590425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: I would probably not explain that at all. I don't remember anything from when I was 2 years old so it seems like the concept would just go to waste anyhow on a baby of that age. Also, death of kind is such a sad, adult issue. I wouldn't burden a 2 year old with that unless it was some sort of very light "doggy is an angel in heaven with god" kind of thing that served a greater purpose than merely trying to make a baby understand death. Best of luck!</p> <p>ETA: So sorry to hear about your dog... :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590413 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:57:32 +0000 meredithNYC 1590413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, just sorry to hear you are in this position :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590391 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:50:20 +0000 BSB 1590391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:crying: No advice. I'm so sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-try-to-explain-to-your-2yo-that-the-family-dog-is-sickdying-how#post-1590372 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:43:07 +0000 BeachMama 1590372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our beloved family dog is sick and I'm thinking we'll have to put her down in the next couple weeks. My dad thinks that we should try to explain it to DD, that Kona is sick and may not be here much longer. I feel like she's too young to really get it and figured we'd just explain to her after the fact that Kona isn't here anymore. Has anyone gone thru this? Any suggestions on how to handle it? </p>