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AIBU for underestimating my husband....

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Runoutofideas · 01/07/2009 22:27

who has just gone traipsing across the city armed with a sick rabbit ready to spend £110 at the out of hours vet? I really thought he'd say "it's only a rabbit, we can buy another one for £20", but no by contrast he said "would you prefer it if she saw a vet? - if we don't and she dies how do we explain that one to the children..."
I think I have been completely unreasonable in expecting him to be an arse and he has just proven me completely wrong. Sorry about the rambling irrelevant post - guess I'm a bit worried about the rabbit!!

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BettySwollux · 01/07/2009 22:28

Aww bless 'im. Hope your rabbit's ok

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pickyvic · 01/07/2009 22:40

thats really lovely! hope bunny is ok. x

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differentID · 01/07/2009 22:42

hope bunny is ok and dh too!

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diedandgonetodevon · 01/07/2009 22:42

Good on your DH. Hope the bunny is ok.

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Runoutofideas · 01/07/2009 23:23

Thanks everyone - bad news for the bunny though. She's being put to sleep. Stomach twisted with gas and they said she wouldn;t last the night. Very sad. Now what do we say to the children in the morning....?

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pjmama · 01/07/2009 23:31

Aw poor bunny! Tell them the truth in the simplest possible way and then be ready with the cuddles. That's part of why we buy our children pets so they can experience the cyle of life and death. Or you could leg it to Pets at Home first thing and hope they've got one the same colour?! Worked with my friend's kids hamster, which to this day they swear lived to seven years old

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LynetteScavo · 01/07/2009 23:31

You've trained him well.

Twisted with gas? Sounds terrible!

Just be honest with the children.

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SolidGoldBrass · 01/07/2009 23:32

Casserole? Not really the weather for it I suppose...

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Rafi · 02/07/2009 00:10

I don't know how old your DCs are but maybe it's worth getting this book to help explain - the last of the Mog books, the only one we found that talked about dealing with the death of a pet.

www.amazon.co.uk/Goodbye-Mog-Judith-Kerr/dp/0007149697/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246489711&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 8-1

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ViktoriaMac · 02/07/2009 00:27

What? Mog died????

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ViktoriaMac · 02/07/2009 00:29

How rude, I was so shocked that my beloved Mog had died that I forgot to say so sorry for your rabbit and your DCs. My brother and I still cried when our 19 year old cat from childhood died, I was 26 and he was 24.