Zenister 0 #51 June 30, 2003 Quotethat's right, graverobbing would be if we were using the the dead rodent for some freaky witchy festival or something. we just want it for the educational value... i'd guess the 'digging up' part is the graverobbing..but then i guess if you put it there its not really "robbing" is it?____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #52 June 30, 2003 not, just borrowing until all the good stuffs gone, then put it backPhoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #53 June 30, 2003 OMG!!! I'm laughing so hard I'm about to PEE!!!! What a funny thread this has turned out to be. Jan, she just up and asked about it that's all. She's very curious, very very curious. She wants to know everything. And the whole death thing doesn't bother her one bit. She's a mature little 6 year old. No no no, I don't want to expose her to things that would require more maturity than she currently has, but what is the harm in letting her see the hamster skeleton? I don't want her seeing all the trimmings and stuffing, but bones? No prob there... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #54 June 30, 2003 hope she doesn't start burying barbie! LOL I dont see a big deal either...byt ..im not a parent so I dont countMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #55 June 30, 2003 yeah, good point. not robbing something that is already ours. here's a funny story about the burial... so "Gerbie" dies (yes, my daughter named her hamster Gerbie. Go figure) and Hannah wants to have a burial service. Earlier in the week, one of her aunts mailed her a present in one of those boxes you get bank checks in. We decided to use that box as the coffin. Hannah and Gabe, my 4 year old, go out to the yard and pick some flowers to lay in the bank-box coffin. (They're so sweet). We cover it all up w/ a paper towel and go to the hill on our property and dig a whole. Hannah puts the box in the ground and says goodbye to her little furry friend. As I'm covering up the grave w/ dirt, Hannah starts to cry. I'm so moved, here's my sweet little princess, mourning over her loss. It's a poignant moment for all of us. Until Hannah blurts out in her tears, "But that was MY BOX!!!" I almost died laughing.. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #56 June 30, 2003 Weighing in late here, I'd do it in a heartbeat. If there are bugs coming out, I'd play the "unsafe" card, other than that, well, 6-year-olds are pretty accepting. They bend down to look at squished bugs, after all. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #57 June 30, 2003 i actually wouldn't mind her burying barbie. I hate those twatty dolls w/ their huge breasts and seduisant look, I think it teaches little girls the wrong messages about their bodies... but hey, that's just me... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #58 June 30, 2003 better late than never... how you doin wendy?? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #59 June 30, 2003 Quotei actually wouldn't mind her burying barbie. I hate those twatty dolls w/ their huge breasts and seduisant look, I think it teaches little girls the wrong messages about their bodies... but hey, that's just me... hell it teaches them the worng thing about KEN too! HAHAH!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #60 June 30, 2003 QuoteOMG!!! I'm laughing so hard I'm about to PEE!!!! What a funny thread this has turned out to be. Oh, I agree, LOL!!! I was just curious what 'spurred' her into asking! Good for her, for wanting to know, 'everything'. I know you wouldn't subject her to anything gross. Actually, being a girl, I personally would not want to see any of it! But, hey, that's just me, more power to her if she wants to see it! There is no harm in letting her see it, once you've 'checked out' the remains, really! Jan -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #61 June 30, 2003 too true... too true... I think Ken knows a thing or two about hamsters, gerbils and the like, eh? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #62 June 30, 2003 wait til she asks about ken! if she comapres barbie to herself she know something has gone Arye(sp?) then she may question Ken's "ability"My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #63 June 30, 2003 i too am really curious about why she asks some of the things she does... man, it boggles my mind... wait... she's still awake, I'm going to go ask her... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #64 June 30, 2003 Quotehope she doesn't start burying barbie! LOL I dont see a big deal either...byt ..im not a parent so I dont count LOL!!! There isn't a big deal, but this whole thread is getting humerous! I was just asking a simple question. Jan -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #65 June 30, 2003 Quotetoo true... too true... I think Ken knows a thing or two about hamsters, gerbils and the like, eh? here about the new divorcee barbie? she comes with half of kens shit! LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #66 June 30, 2003 ah well, no pearls of wisdom, she just wants to see Gerbie's bones... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #67 June 30, 2003 Quoteok, all Richard Gere jokes aside, my 6 year old daughter wants to exhume her dead pet hamster that passed on to it's (cough) eternal reward of running wheels in the sky, oh a year ago or so. Question is, how long does it take for a small furry rodent to decompose? I'm all for an educational experience w/ a skeleton, but not for diseased smelly rotten rodentia. Anyone care to fancy a guess? - Isn't this like a sign that your kid will grow up to be some kind of serial killer????=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #68 June 30, 2003 and is there a problem w/ raising kids to be serial killers? seriously, kids like that want to swing kitties by their tales, put M-80s in their mouths, saw them up after freezing them, that sort of thing... and Hannah will not be doing any of that... at least not unless her daddy is supervising her... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #69 June 30, 2003 Show her "Night of the Living Dead" and explain to her that this is why we do not dig up dead things. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #70 June 30, 2003 QuoteShow her "Night of the Living Dead" and explain to her that this is why we do not dig up dead things. No nightmares from that one! -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #71 June 30, 2003 QuoteShow her "Night of the Living Dead" and explain to her that this is why we do not dig up dead things. No, no, "Pet Semetary"! "Got something for you Mommy! Got something for you!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #72 June 30, 2003 When I was in junior high, we once dissected these pellets that owls regurgitate after they swallow a mouse whole. It's this little brown oval ball, completely innocuous-looking, but it contains the fur and bones of one complete little mouse. Anyway, if you can find one of those, that might be a more sanitary way to assuage her curiosity. Look here for more info.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #73 June 30, 2003 Note to self: Forget going to the post office tomorrow. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #74 June 30, 2003 no no no... from the content of my post, you should DEFINATELY go to the post office tomorrow... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #75 June 30, 2003 yeah, I remember those... very cool but very freaky too. thanks for the info... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
