Brave Girl

Belle had a bad day yesterday. Well we all did. My grandpa and one of the little baby guinea pigs both passed away during the night.

We didn't tell Belle until she got home from school. We needed her to go to school and knew if she knew this she would be to upset to go.

I picked her u from school and took her to the swing bench in the backyard. I told her I needed to tell her something. She guessed right away about Tiberious (the guinea pig). I said yes and that also GreatGrandpa died.

Her reaction was appropriately "WHAT!?" She laid her head in my lap and was really more angry sounding then upset. I told her I understood that. That it is ok to be pissed off. She said through tears "shit!" quickly apologized but I told her no that this was an ok time to say that.

We then went for a short walk and talked about life and death and all that stuff. She was so brave really. It was a lot for a little kid to take in all at once.

Belle is a very sensitive girl and I think we sometimes underestimate her. But she is stronger then she realizes.

Later after everyone was home we had a little ceremony for Tiberious. We buried him in a pot and planted flowers on top. We also cut off a bit of fur to keep in a little urn. But during the ceremony is when she really lost it. Crying so hard.

She went up stairs and to her room. Moya trailed after her asking what was the matter. Belle got some very sweet comfort from her sister and then some alone time in her room. She came out later still down but better.