Josh came out of school one night, all sad and depressed. I knew he was not well, he didn't want to eat, and after giving him choices for dinner, he didn't want anything. He just hugged me and said "Austin is leaving. He is going to a new school. He was my best friend. We played and talked all the time."
He started to cry a little and said "Austin is leaving my heart."
After hearing that, I had to keep back the laughter...it was something that I thought I would never hear from Josh. He is 6 and can be sooo emotional over things. I think in the future I might have trouble!! Heart break is part of life and he will have his share. I told him that friends will come into your life and some will leave and some will stay forever.
He then told me not tell anyone that "Austin is leaving his heart." He didn't want anyone laughing at him.
He then started to talk about death. My one Grandfather died two years ago...and Josh still remembers it like yesterday. There will be some days, when out of the blue he will say and sigh, "I miss Dave."
"I know you do sweetie, but he had a long and happy life."
He then looks up at me and says "I will miss you when you die. I will bury you in the backyard, so you are close to me."
I chuckled..."well that's nice, can I be with Daddy?"
"Yes!"
Rubbing his head, I said "you know...when I die..you will be sooo old that you wont miss me that much...you'll be tired of me nagging you to do this and that. Plus, I'll be near by...right....I'll be in the backyard!"
He smiled.
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