When I was expecting Kathryn, Chris' grandmother on his Mom's side passed away shortly after Mother's Day. She had been ill, but was far from an elderly woman, and it was, as it always is, a substantial loss.
Over the days leading up to the wake and funeral, there was much discussion about whether Maddie should attend. We agreed that she should, and so we she went through the process with us, then 5 or so yrs old. We explained and explained again exactly what was going on, what she should prepare for, with careful focus on seeing an open casket for the first time.
After the service, we returned for the collation at Chris' grandparents house, where Maddie - who had seemed to get it all SO well, that I had no concerns about confusion or limited perception of the reality we were living trough - declared:
"Hey! That puppet in the box suuuure did look like Nana, huh?"
Oh well...nice try though. Out of the mouthes of babes...
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