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mk · 3459 days ago · link · · parent · post: This American Life 557: How do you explain sex, racism and death to kids?
I haven't listened to the episode yet, but I know that the first conversation about death that I have with my 3yo daughter is coming soon. She often asks me to tell her stories about "when I was a little", and I usually mention my father in them. I have sensed that she has come close to asking the question, but perhaps couldn't find the words. Once, after relating about a fishing outing I took with my father and grandfather, she said that she was going to go fishing with my father and hug him. I almost broke down on the spot. I distinctly remember lying awake at night at a very young age being terrified of death. I would like to avoid her experiencing that if possible.