Reply #55: Poor little Sneets. I'm sorry about the chaos.

[Flaxbee]

Perhaps a burial ceremony (as suggested by the poster who had what sounded like a wonderful golden retriever) will help - you can plan it, and then say you're avaible to talk about it later that night (or the next day, or whatever) and you want to talk to your son(s) about it, etc., but later, after everyone has had time to think about it (and after you've gotten your work done). Now that your son is a little older, it might not hurt for him to think about what death is (at least for pets) - it's going to happen with pets all throughout his life and maybe now if he can decide in his mind where they go, etc., he'll be able to cope with it better.

Or, postpone the burial until Saturday and tell your youngest son to draw a picture for Sneets or something to go into the box/grave/whatever.

I feel like I'm just talking outta my ass - I've never been in the situation you're in right now. Just trying to think of things to keep everyone else busy and comforted while you work. Good luck with everything. It doesn't sound like the next 24-48 hours will be easy.