I’m sure it’s quite normal to wonder about death and our parents.
My daughter came home on Thursday asking things regarding what will happen to her if we, her parents, should both die… I explained about a ‘Will’ and that ours was upstairs in the safe. I told her that both sides of our families would keep in touch but she’d go and live with her aunt & uncle on my husband’s side.
I then thought actually I should ask her.
“Where would you like to go if we die?” “The safe!” came her reply!!
You may remember a chat we had about 5 years ago. I posted it on here at the time. I was in a hurry and putting some jewellery on, very hard when your fingers don’t work…She wanted to play with other pieces I wasn’t wearing. I said she could “have them when I’m dead”. One of those ‘off the cuff’ remakes we make when stressed and in a hurry. A few days later she asked me when I was going to die. Thinking this was because my own mother died when I was 5 and we had been talking about it, I gave a long thought out reply… I then asked why she asked, “Because I want your Jewellery” came her cheerful answer…!
Should I be concerned??!!
Please, don’t think all we talk about is death, we don’t! Their are just studying death at school (Catholic)!!