When i was a kid i was told that one of our cats had run away to London. I asked why (as kids do lol), and was told that he wanted to join the cast of Cats (the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical lmfao). I was young enough to believe it, was excited for the cat and so told all my friends at school. My parents have lots to answer for lmao
@@Jill-mh2wn lmao. I adopted raccoons as my spirit animal years ago, and in the process of explaining this to my bf, he said the only type of raccoon i could be is a demented one lmao (he got a cushion chucked at him after that, just fyi lol). Once said though, it stuck. It's been my online name ever since. I figured it made me laugh it may do the same for someone else every now and again lol
My parents were always honest with my siblings and I. Death is natural, and dealing with the loss of a much loved pet as a child gives you the tools to deal with the losses everyone will experience as we get older.
We had a full-on pet cemetery at the bottom of our garden - Two dogs, three cats, a guinea pig, a rabbit and a couple of hamsters. They each had a little cross over their graves - until we moved, then we removed the crosses. The new owners must have been horrified if they had dug that earth and discovered all of the animal bones, plus their favourite toys.
I heartily commend you for telling your children the truth. It's really hurtful not to, about these things. The parents are supposed to be thr ones to trust, to guide them through life, snd lying doesn't do that. The attitude that it's "cute" to make children believe in Santa is horrible
WOW you're wife is on a real roll in this one 😂but talking of that i had a fight with a guy once in the pub he was talking some real garbage trying to tell me there's no Santa Claus 😁
I think the best way to save heart break for a loved pet dying would teach your kids about reincarnation so every time your pet dies you can replace it with anything and say your pet has reincarnated and is now starting its new life as a dog or a bunny or a fish would make it less painful
When I was a kid I was convinced that Santa had a wooden leg. Couldn't figure out why my older brothers kept laughing at me until I got a bit older and put 2 and 2 together and realied that it was my dad who had a prosthetic foot trying his best to sneak downstairs to put the presents under the tree. 😂 On the pet front. I had 2 cats and an incredibly intelligent but weird looking dog. If I walked to the local shops, about 1/4 mile away my dog and both cats would go with me. No leads, they just walked beside me. If another cat or dog came too close my dog would chase it away and then come straight back. I would leave them outside the shop while I went in and they would be sitting there patiently waiting and walk back with me. People started calling me the pied piper. ✌️❤️🇬🇧
Our first dog I found dead in the garden bed after coming back from a long day out, I was about 6-8 I think, so I found out pretty early what happens. I think it's important not to make up stories about life events, especially in today's world, kids have access to so much more information, I think it's better the parents tell the truth, otherwise they grow up with, IMO, not the best mindset regarding such things.
Nick the easiest way to say someone is taking the piss is just saying they are "having a laugh" or in Cockney Rhyming slang it would be "having a bubble", as "laugh" rhymes with "bubble bath" but you never include the last word hence bubble. Cockney Rhyming is a bit of a mine field though and takes awhile to get your head round it.
Not so much of a lie about a death of a pet but more of a strange place to bury it. My dad dug a shallow grave of our grassed front yard for our first pet against the wall of the house, near a ventilation grate for the gas boiler. A few days later, horrid smell emits from the boiler in the kitchen (most gas boilers in Uk stored in the kitchen in the 80’s). Gas man comes and lights a match near the lit and still functioning gas light, he declared something smelt dead. We look out side and lo and behold, the carcass has risen. We promptly relocate the cat to the back yard, far away from the house
I was always told that my pet had died and we always had a funeral then buried them in the garden. I once really missed my budgie so I dug him up a week later, just to be sure he was okay 😮
I had a goldfish, 8 years old, very big went to visit my mum and my daughter and I came home to a massacre, my Tom cat had ate it and filleted it and fish scales everywhere.
Born and raised in a farm. Our first dog - for 14yrs (hunting breed, mix up) had heartfailure or something because it hind legs were paralyzed time to time. Parents and little bro went for a fair. I dug the hole and took my pistol. Enought said.
We believe in being honest in our family. Last summer we had to say goodbye to the family dog. He'd been ill for a while and it got to the point where he was really suffering and his quality of life had deteriorated so much that it really wasn't fair to try to keep him here. My great niece, who was 7, was told about this (she loved that pup and he loved her). Her parents were honest with her and explained it all. She wanted to be there to say goodbye with the rest of us. The poor pup was already unconscious because of his illness so it was really just a matter of delivering the final sleep. We all had a good cry. Then we all went for a picnic where she used to love taking him for walks and talked about him for hours. I might have stopped short at letting her be there, but it seems to have worked out okay. I think it's far more damaging to invent fantasies about these things. People are less prepared for grief the longer they are protected from it. Just my opinion of course.
It's easy to understand why parents don't tell kids, why have that discussion about death until they grasp the concept and you have too. You delay the loss of innocence as long as you can...
I grew up with 6 siblings We had a couple pets over the years but we were so bad with them that my parents gave them away Gives me nightmares to this day but my poor conscience now donates regularly to the local animal shelter
I see it often on reaction channels and the only thing I can think it's over the head ear phones protection. Could be wrong but I see it more than with ear bud users.
It’s a cultural thing. A lot of Americans wear hats indoors and outdoors. You see toddlers with baseball caps on. Spirit days at school are literally hat days. For some it’s a style, others comfort.
Mrs Santa Claus is real. Her name is Sydnie Christmas and was on BGT. No one else can sing the Songs the way she did. The songs she sang were, at her Audition, Tomorrow, Her second song was My Way. Her final song was Over The Raindow. She is both Beautiful and Amazing.🧸🧸
Should have called the snail Brian - those of a certain age would know . . .
That was my first thought! 😂😂
The theme tune instantly went through my head.
I was thinking Pace
When i was a kid i was told that one of our cats had run away to London. I asked why (as kids do lol), and was told that he wanted to join the cast of Cats (the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical lmfao). I was young enough to believe it, was excited for the cat and so told all my friends at school. My parents have lots to answer for lmao
Judging by your intriguing name, bevaka, they did excite your imagination
@@Jill-mh2wn lmao. I adopted raccoons as my spirit animal years ago, and in the process of explaining this to my bf, he said the only type of raccoon i could be is a demented one lmao (he got a cushion chucked at him after that, just fyi lol). Once said though, it stuck. It's been my online name ever since. I figured it made me laugh it may do the same for someone else every now and again lol
@@bevakathedementedraccoon Good for you ,my mantra for everyone is to keep smiling .
Too many gloomy faces and negative thoughts about imho 😀
My parents were always honest with my siblings and I.
Death is natural, and dealing with the loss of a much loved pet as a child gives you the tools to deal with the losses everyone will experience as we get older.
It’s important to learn about death otherwise you are setting your kids up for a big surprise when it’s Uncle Billy or Grandma that goes to the farm.
I reckon that you would find karl Pilkington funny....he's a very dry funny "None" comedian.
My dad killed one and ate it!!!!!!
Rabbit!!!!!!!
Sister still isn't over it. shes retired!!
I think it would be better to tell her it escaped!!!!
My Friend Anne was told that six inches was much shorter than it really was.....
The adults who believe Santa is real also think Trump is God. That tells us everything.
We had a full-on pet cemetery at the bottom of our garden - Two dogs, three cats, a guinea pig, a rabbit and a couple of hamsters. They each had a little cross over their graves - until we moved, then we removed the crosses. The new owners must have been horrified if they had dug that earth and discovered all of the animal bones, plus their favourite toys.
I heartily commend you for telling your children the truth. It's really hurtful not to, about these things. The parents are supposed to be thr ones to trust, to guide them through life, snd lying doesn't do that. The attitude that it's "cute" to make children believe in Santa is horrible
You mean that Santa isn't real??? I am heart broken
WOW you're wife is on a real roll in this one 😂but talking of that i had a fight with a guy once in the pub he was talking some real garbage trying to tell me there's no Santa Claus 😁
I think the best way to save heart break for a loved pet dying would teach your kids about reincarnation so every time your pet dies you can replace it with anything and say your pet has reincarnated and is now starting its new life as a dog or a bunny or a fish would make it less painful
When I was a kid I was convinced that Santa had a wooden leg. Couldn't figure out why my older brothers kept laughing at me until I got a bit older and put 2 and 2 together and realied that it was my dad who had a prosthetic foot trying his best to sneak downstairs to put the presents under the tree. 😂
On the pet front. I had 2 cats and an incredibly intelligent but weird looking dog. If I walked to the local shops, about 1/4 mile away my dog and both cats would go with me. No leads, they just walked beside me. If another cat or dog came too close my dog would chase it away and then come straight back.
I would leave them outside the shop while I went in and they would be sitting there patiently waiting and walk back with me.
People started calling me the pied piper.
✌️❤️🇬🇧
I'm English,(she's northern.) Funny as f*ck!🏴
You have to be a bit more philosophical when it comes to dead pets and the children who love them. You don’t lie to them. You lie for them.
My parents told me my sister went for a swim down the toilet... 😔
A fully grown adult in college believed Santa was real?
I'm afraid to guess home schooling.
My oldest son had a very odd girlfriend ,she showed him the foil wrapped bodies of her pet goldfish that she kept under the kitchen sink.
😳
@@Jodi_BoringReviews Exactly!
Our first dog I found dead in the garden bed after coming back from a long day out, I was about 6-8 I think, so I found out pretty early what happens. I think it's important not to make up stories about life events, especially in today's world, kids have access to so much more information, I think it's better the parents tell the truth, otherwise they grow up with, IMO, not the best mindset regarding such things.
Aw Nick you reminded me of my Granny 🏴 when you said mischievous she used to call my brother and I that all of the time 😂
Nick the easiest way to say someone is taking the piss is just saying they are "having a laugh" or in Cockney Rhyming slang it would be "having a bubble", as
"laugh" rhymes with "bubble bath" but you never include the last word hence bubble. Cockney Rhyming is a bit of a mine field though and takes awhile to get your head round it.
Did jodis parents have a gravel pit, you know what vibes I'm getting at 😂😂
Not so much of a lie about a death of a pet but more of a strange place to bury it. My dad dug a shallow grave of our grassed front yard for our first pet against the wall of the house, near a ventilation grate for the gas boiler. A few days later, horrid smell emits from the boiler in the kitchen (most gas boilers in Uk stored in the kitchen in the 80’s). Gas man comes and lights a match near the lit and still functioning gas light, he declared something smelt dead. We look out side and lo and behold, the carcass has risen. We promptly relocate the cat to the back yard, far away from the house
I was always told that my pet had died and we always had a funeral then buried them in the garden. I once really missed my budgie so I dug him up a week later, just to be sure he was okay 😮
I had a goldfish, 8 years old, very big went to visit my mum and my daughter and I came home to a massacre, my Tom cat had ate it and filleted it and fish scales everywhere.
Born and raised in a farm. Our first dog - for 14yrs (hunting breed, mix up) had heartfailure or something because it hind legs were paralyzed time to time. Parents and little bro went for a fair. I dug the hole and took my pistol. Enought said.
We believe in being honest in our family.
Last summer we had to say goodbye to the family dog. He'd been ill for a while and it got to the point where he was really suffering and his quality of life had deteriorated so much that it really wasn't fair to try to keep him here.
My great niece, who was 7, was told about this (she loved that pup and he loved her). Her parents were honest with her and explained it all. She wanted to be there to say goodbye with the rest of us.
The poor pup was already unconscious because of his illness so it was really just a matter of delivering the final sleep. We all had a good cry. Then we all went for a picnic where she used to love taking him for walks and talked about him for hours.
I might have stopped short at letting her be there, but it seems to have worked out okay. I think it's far more damaging to invent fantasies about these things. People are less prepared for grief the longer they are protected from it. Just my opinion of course.
It's easy to understand why parents don't tell kids, why have that discussion about death until they grasp the concept and you have too. You delay the loss of innocence as long as you can...
I know, don't where the hat. Why indoors anyway? Ah well each to their own.
I had a rabbit, I think that the hutch might not have been locked. I was told it had been stolen
I grew up with 6 siblings
We had a couple pets over the years but we were so bad with them that my parents gave them away
Gives me nightmares to this day but my poor conscience now donates regularly to the local animal shelter
You're both sat indoors wearing hats?
I see it often on reaction channels and the only thing I can think it's over the head ear phones protection. Could be wrong but I see it more than with ear bud users.
It’s a cultural thing. A lot of Americans wear hats indoors and outdoors. You see toddlers with baseball caps on. Spirit days at school are literally hat days. For some it’s a style, others comfort.
@@Jodi_BoringReviews Interesting, because in the UK it's considered rude and uncouth to wear hats indoors.
@@daveofyorkshire301 everywhere is different, but it’s not even given a second thought here.
Mrs Santa Claus is real. Her name is Sydnie Christmas and was on BGT. No one else can sing the Songs the way she did. The songs she sang were, at her Audition, Tomorrow, Her second song was My Way. Her final song was Over The Raindow. She is both Beautiful and Amazing.🧸🧸
06:48 - woaah. wait.. what?!
Wait! What? Santa’s not real! 🥹🥹😢😢
nooooooooo!!!!!! my life is ruined
😬 sorry about that…
@@Jodi_BoringReviews your forgivin😃
What is this about Santa?