Our hamster of 3 years has just died tonight my little girls want a funeral for it ,should we?
my daughters of 10&4 want there friends home after school to bury the hamster and say goodbye do you think this is wise or should i just dispose of while there at school im not sure? help!
Answers:
I would say yes because i know it's weired but you can only fool kids for a little while so i say that instead of throughing it away and lying to your daughterd and they crying because they didnt get to say goodbye to their pet let them burry it and say goodbye so they'll feel better knowing where the pets at and they'll think they did something good because i through my kids goldfish away and they pitched a fit because they wanted to burry it so two weeks later i got them a little lizard from the pet store and it died about a month later and my kids are 4,6,and the other ones almost 9 and my 4yr. old played a little to rough with it and it died so then i let my kids burry it and when their friends come over they make little crosses and stuff and put it where we burried it and the little ones cry so the big one tells them that he left to go meet his mommy and daddy and they think it's okay but i would let them burry it.
Yes why not. Theres no problem burying it in the garden.
If thats what they want to do I'd let them.
definately have a funeral, if they're asking for it.
not too lavish or sad or drawn out. just let them say goodbye, place some flowers in the box with the hamster and bury it. it will help them.
I think you should have a funeral for hammy, it will help them deal with the loss, instead of coming home and finding you have flushed him or to find him sitting in the top of the bin when they put their sweetie wrappers in it.
Let them find out how to grieve if thats what they want to do, it wouldnt be fair to take away that experiance whether it is good or bad.
All the best x
Yes that's a nice idea but make sure you bury it in a sealable plastic ice-cream carton - you don't want your little girls to look out the window the next day to find your next-door-neighbours cat frantically digging it up then running off with it in its mouth, tail dangling.
Help them to bury it.Its a good chance for you to explain life to your kids.Don't get rid of it when they are at school or they will hate you for it.
wow it lived for 3 years. 14 years ago when i was 5 mine only lived for 6 months and died on chirstmas eve=( we burired ours int he back yard and placed put a rock over the spot as a marker. you can always do that. and just take it out of the ground and put it in the trash, or take it to the vets so thay can dispose of it while they are at school so they wouldnt know. good lcuk to your daughters
how sweet, cremate it on the BBQ.
I cant believe your asking the question..how are you going to explain that you have disposed of it...let her have the funeral so she can grieve in her own way
Bless them.
They want to show their respects for it and I think thats great, weather it be a person or an animal.
It's a great reflection on you, it shows that you have brought your girls up well.
If you ditched it while they were at school, they would lose some respect for you in the way you handled it.
(sorry bout the hampster).
when our rats got put to sleep, my daughters then aged 10 and 11 wanted a little funeral, just family. me and them.! I think its a good idea that they learn this way as its a part of life and things do die, and its nice for them to say goodbye, say a little prayer and bury him/her under a nice plant, its a nice thing to do,..
have the full funeral service, its a form of closure for the girls, the hamster's been part of the family after all. just let each one say something special about the hamster, write it in a letter, place it in with the hamster (to be buried in some special box, something cheap but pretty you can get at the local shops) and dig a hole in the back garden and stick the poor thing in it! take the girls out afterwards for a treat, ice cream or something, and dont let the whole afternoon be tempered with misère.?
Yes, I would go ahead with it.Giving them the chance to say goodbye to "hammy" will help them come to terms with it.
in the dumpster for it
Microwave it
offcource not . !!
Absolutely have the funeral - it will help them gain closure. Tell them that they must have done a very, very good job with the hamster, because most don't live 3 years! God bless!
if this is there 1st pet or very close pet you need to respect what will help them get over this i think its not a big deal
yes definately it will help them with the grieving process.dont just get rid they might never forgive you children have long memorys
Funeral!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes that would be nice. Put him in a shoebox and bury him along the side of the house.
Sure, absolutely, let them have the funeral. 3 yrs is a long time to a little one & this will help them learn about life & death. I think every kid has done this at least once in their lives.
My daughter had a "funeral" for her hamster. It was the right thing to do. She was upset and she had her chance to say goodbye. If that`s what they want then do it for them. Just stick it in the ground and let them say a prayer.
Put yourself in their shoes.
Don`t just get rid of it.
Please.
i think u should have a little funeral, if the kids want to. i see no harm in it. it may actually make them feel better knowing that he had a "proper" burial.
I'd say just have a quiet buryal in the back garden. Say it'll be a special family occasion, and then give them a treat-like go out for cake and tea. Like a mini funeral.
it will help them to deal with death, so why not.
yeah my kids hamster died and we had a little burial i think it helps the kids realiise that things do die we buried it in the garden and put a marker stone ther
You should have a funeral. It will be good for them to say goodbye. Also this is a good way to introduce your youngest to the fact of death and what it means.
of couse you should bury it and it will make your doughters feel better and if you get rid of it while there at school their going to be very mad at you hope i help you out
kayla
invite their mates for a hamster tea and bury it just as they want :-) i wouldnt "dispose" of it while they r at school they'll never forgive u! and its all part of acccepting death do it their way :-)
Definitely have a funeral, a small box buried in a quiet spot in the garden.
I know it sounds morbid but eventually we all loose someone we love and this is a good way for children to understand this.
You should definanlty have the funeral! Death isn't easy no matter what it is, don't teach them that the animal had no meaning by throwing it in the garbage when they are not around, afterall all life has meaning including your (stinking by now) hamster.
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Answers:
I would say yes because i know it's weired but you can only fool kids for a little while so i say that instead of throughing it away and lying to your daughterd and they crying because they didnt get to say goodbye to their pet let them burry it and say goodbye so they'll feel better knowing where the pets at and they'll think they did something good because i through my kids goldfish away and they pitched a fit because they wanted to burry it so two weeks later i got them a little lizard from the pet store and it died about a month later and my kids are 4,6,and the other ones almost 9 and my 4yr. old played a little to rough with it and it died so then i let my kids burry it and when their friends come over they make little crosses and stuff and put it where we burried it and the little ones cry so the big one tells them that he left to go meet his mommy and daddy and they think it's okay but i would let them burry it.
Yes why not. Theres no problem burying it in the garden.
If thats what they want to do I'd let them.
definately have a funeral, if they're asking for it.
not too lavish or sad or drawn out. just let them say goodbye, place some flowers in the box with the hamster and bury it. it will help them.
I think you should have a funeral for hammy, it will help them deal with the loss, instead of coming home and finding you have flushed him or to find him sitting in the top of the bin when they put their sweetie wrappers in it.
Let them find out how to grieve if thats what they want to do, it wouldnt be fair to take away that experiance whether it is good or bad.
All the best x
Yes that's a nice idea but make sure you bury it in a sealable plastic ice-cream carton - you don't want your little girls to look out the window the next day to find your next-door-neighbours cat frantically digging it up then running off with it in its mouth, tail dangling.
Help them to bury it.Its a good chance for you to explain life to your kids.Don't get rid of it when they are at school or they will hate you for it.
wow it lived for 3 years. 14 years ago when i was 5 mine only lived for 6 months and died on chirstmas eve=( we burired ours int he back yard and placed put a rock over the spot as a marker. you can always do that. and just take it out of the ground and put it in the trash, or take it to the vets so thay can dispose of it while they are at school so they wouldnt know. good lcuk to your daughters
how sweet, cremate it on the BBQ.
I cant believe your asking the question..how are you going to explain that you have disposed of it...let her have the funeral so she can grieve in her own way
Bless them.
They want to show their respects for it and I think thats great, weather it be a person or an animal.
It's a great reflection on you, it shows that you have brought your girls up well.
If you ditched it while they were at school, they would lose some respect for you in the way you handled it.
(sorry bout the hampster).
when our rats got put to sleep, my daughters then aged 10 and 11 wanted a little funeral, just family. me and them.! I think its a good idea that they learn this way as its a part of life and things do die, and its nice for them to say goodbye, say a little prayer and bury him/her under a nice plant, its a nice thing to do,..
have the full funeral service, its a form of closure for the girls, the hamster's been part of the family after all. just let each one say something special about the hamster, write it in a letter, place it in with the hamster (to be buried in some special box, something cheap but pretty you can get at the local shops) and dig a hole in the back garden and stick the poor thing in it! take the girls out afterwards for a treat, ice cream or something, and dont let the whole afternoon be tempered with misère.?
Yes, I would go ahead with it.Giving them the chance to say goodbye to "hammy" will help them come to terms with it.
in the dumpster for it
Microwave it
offcource not . !!
Absolutely have the funeral - it will help them gain closure. Tell them that they must have done a very, very good job with the hamster, because most don't live 3 years! God bless!
if this is there 1st pet or very close pet you need to respect what will help them get over this i think its not a big deal
yes definately it will help them with the grieving process.dont just get rid they might never forgive you children have long memorys
Funeral!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes that would be nice. Put him in a shoebox and bury him along the side of the house.
Sure, absolutely, let them have the funeral. 3 yrs is a long time to a little one & this will help them learn about life & death. I think every kid has done this at least once in their lives.
My daughter had a "funeral" for her hamster. It was the right thing to do. She was upset and she had her chance to say goodbye. If that`s what they want then do it for them. Just stick it in the ground and let them say a prayer.
Put yourself in their shoes.
Don`t just get rid of it.
Please.
i think u should have a little funeral, if the kids want to. i see no harm in it. it may actually make them feel better knowing that he had a "proper" burial.
I'd say just have a quiet buryal in the back garden. Say it'll be a special family occasion, and then give them a treat-like go out for cake and tea. Like a mini funeral.
it will help them to deal with death, so why not.
yeah my kids hamster died and we had a little burial i think it helps the kids realiise that things do die we buried it in the garden and put a marker stone ther
You should have a funeral. It will be good for them to say goodbye. Also this is a good way to introduce your youngest to the fact of death and what it means.
of couse you should bury it and it will make your doughters feel better and if you get rid of it while there at school their going to be very mad at you hope i help you out
kayla
invite their mates for a hamster tea and bury it just as they want :-) i wouldnt "dispose" of it while they r at school they'll never forgive u! and its all part of acccepting death do it their way :-)
Definitely have a funeral, a small box buried in a quiet spot in the garden.
I know it sounds morbid but eventually we all loose someone we love and this is a good way for children to understand this.
You should definanlty have the funeral! Death isn't easy no matter what it is, don't teach them that the animal had no meaning by throwing it in the garbage when they are not around, afterall all life has meaning including your (stinking by now) hamster.
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