By mommyopps - 26/03/2016 02:14 - United States - Madison Lake

Today, I'm beginning to regret explaining death to my 3-year-old son. We were at the supermarket when he looked at an elderly woman and loudly told her "You're gonna die soon!" FML
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gracehi 31

*OP glares at the child* "So are you."

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Emma1562 35

Explain to her that that was not appropriate.

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nwwaverider 14

From the mouths of babes, it's pure innocence that is a rare thing in this world your daughter was right the old women is closer to death I think it's good for people to be reminded of their immortality.. It forces us think and feel on a deeper level. It's only egos that are hurt from the truth.

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TacoCat15 10

He's 3, wtf did you expect?

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RinoaHeartilly 36

I'm surprised more people aren't saying this. Three is too young.

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DoomedGemini 37

Too young to learn about death? Can you halt everything from dying until he's older? Not everyone is comfortable with making up a lie for their child. If you prefer sugar coating it or lying(it sounds negative but i don't know how else to word it), then go ahead, but it's op's child.

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lilchica22001 22

At age 3, children cannot understand the concept of death. Their brains literally aren't developed enough to fully grasp what it really means to die. At age 3, their minds still process things as magic and do not have concrete concepts of ideas. You really should study child development before you attempt to "teach" other people #38. And yes...I know what I'm talking about. I'm a pediatric registered nurse with a bachelor's degree in child development.

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Tomryan279 10

The daughter is 3 did you read the post. You illiterate piece of crap

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False_Stupidity 41

There's a bit of irony in your statement #47 in that the OP clearly refers to her son, not daughter. So who didn't read the FML?

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smw83 21

This made me think of Sarah Silverman.

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militarybrat 21

Did you also tell him people of all ages die? Or only old people? If hes old enough to talk about death, you also need to tell him whats inappropriate.

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dianasaurus 4

In the kid's defense... they do say really weird things. My nephew asked my mom why she wasn't running while she was pulling the wagon. She responded that she was getting old and without missing a beat this little 4 year old says "and ready to die".

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lilchica22001 22

Technically...even though you explained death to your son...children really can't comprehend death until the age of 9. Their brains at age 3 still view things as magical and even if you explain it, they aren't able to grasp the concept. With children that young, you have to explain death in terms they can understand without getting too in depth.

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tomvertigo 17

Yikes. I mean, the lady probably had no issue with that kind of comment as it came from a toddler but just make sure your little bundle of joy doesn't keep also being a reaper of despair.

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TypoFairy 20

Three year olds have no tact/filter. Which is a blessing and a horrible, horrible curse. Re-explain, adding: sometimes elderly can live well over 100, but it's not nice to mention age or death in conversation. You'll definitely get the 'why?', but hopefully kiddo won't do it again. Good luck OP!

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beautfldisasta 12

You probably didn't explain death properly to him. Old age isn't the only cause of death.

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