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Was I wrong to tell my 3 yr old about ‘going to heaven’

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spatunglia · 09/03/2019 22:25

Help! I’ve spoken to my son previously about the fact that my grandparents aren’t here anymore because they’ve gone to heaven (we have pictures in the house and wanted to be honest) Tonight though, the subject came up and he asked me in more detail. Was your grandad sick? Was in hospital first before he went to heaven and did I miss him. Then he suddenly burst into tears because he doesn’t want to go to heaven, he wants to stay with me. It was heartbreaking and I feel sick to the pit of my stomach that I’ve now put those thoughts into his head and can’t stop crying. He’s only 3 yrs old and I feel completely awful. To hear him say those words was heartbreaking. Was I wrong for being open with him at such a young age when it wasn’t really necessary??? Any advice please would be greatly appreciated.... feeling like a crappy mum right now :(

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spatunglia · 10/03/2019 16:33

fuzzyShadowChatter I think he think she I should have just lied and said my grandad was on holiday or something... I don’t know. I’m not sure why but my instinct is to always tell the truth but I felt like it backfired last night 🙈🙈 My husband says I try to tell my son too much and I need to just ‘let him be a child’

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