So Monday marked the 3 year anniversary of when we started keeping rats as pets. We currently have four, and have had six cross over the “rainbow bridge.” Last winter, a couple of them died and as it was too cold to dig a proper grave anywhere, we packaged up their remains and stuck them in the corner of the freezer. By the time we were able to get around to having a proper ceremony, we had 3 rats and a hamster to bury. Noodle understands, as much as a 3 year old can, that when people or animals die, their bodies stay here and their spirits “go to heaven”. One day we were discussing animals dying and this part about the spirits going to heaven and she asked, “Is heaven the freezer?”
I guess she didn’t quite grasp it as well as I thought.
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