A Child's Inability to Share Feelings
La tante:
Ponette, why don't you play with Matiaz?
Ponette:
I can't.
La tante:
What are you doing?
Ponette:
I can't tell you.
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The Reality of Waiting in a Game
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A Child's Encounter with Loss and Guidance
Ponette:
I saw Mommy.
Father:
You went to the cemetery by yourself? Are you crazy?
Ponette:
She came in her flesh and blood so she wouldn't scare me. She told me to learn to be happy.
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A Child's Grief and Hope for Reunion
Ponette:
I'm waiting for my mommy.
Matiaz:
Dead people don't come back.
Ponette:
Jesus did it for his friends. I'm more than a friend. I'm my mommy's daughter.
Matiaz:
Grandpa never came back.
Ponette:
That's because no one was waiting for him.
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The Complexity of Childhood Sadness
La Fille de l'Internet:
You shouldn't be so sad.
Ponette:
Yes, I should.
La Fille de l'Internet:
Your mother was sad, too. She cried on her way to Heaven. God cried as He waited for her. When God was on earth as Jesus, He cried, too. But usually He was as joyful as a child.
Ponette:
It isn't joyful to be a child.
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Understanding Loss Through Imaginative Play
Father:
Mommy is dead. Do you know what that means?
Ponette:
Yes. She is flying with her magic mirror.
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Aunt's Commitment to Ponette's Care
La tante:
Ponette, I take care of you now. Jesus is counting on me to do that.
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A Child's Plea for Connection with Mom
Ponette:
God Almighty, you know my mommy is dead because she is with you. I want to talk to my mommy.
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A Child's Search for Her Mother
Ponette:
Mommy, where are you?
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