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<blockquote data-quote="Liahona" data-source="post: 551676"><p>This is one of difficult child 1's big worries; ever since he was about 5 years old. We are very religious, but this isn't a religious issue; its a mental health issue. Explaining to him what our church teaches would have only made it much worse. The only thing that helps him is me saying that I am not going to die for a very long time and that his siblings aren't going to die any time soon either. He needs the reassurance that his world is o.k. and that these worries aren't rational. I tell him point blank 'this is all in your head. Everyone is going to be o.k.' </p><p></p><p>difficult child 2 on the other hand takes comfort in talking about where great-grandma went to and what will happen next to her. difficult child 1 isn't present when we have those conversations though. When she died difficult child 1 didn't even acknowledge that she had ever lived. Her passing didn't effect his day-to-day so he wasn't going to show emotion about it. And we had gone to her house at least once a week since he was 4 months old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liahona, post: 551676"] This is one of difficult child 1's big worries; ever since he was about 5 years old. We are very religious, but this isn't a religious issue; its a mental health issue. Explaining to him what our church teaches would have only made it much worse. The only thing that helps him is me saying that I am not going to die for a very long time and that his siblings aren't going to die any time soon either. He needs the reassurance that his world is o.k. and that these worries aren't rational. I tell him point blank 'this is all in your head. Everyone is going to be o.k.' difficult child 2 on the other hand takes comfort in talking about where great-grandma went to and what will happen next to her. difficult child 1 isn't present when we have those conversations though. When she died difficult child 1 didn't even acknowledge that she had ever lived. Her passing didn't effect his day-to-day so he wasn't going to show emotion about it. And we had gone to her house at least once a week since he was 4 months old. [/QUOTE]
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