What was your first lesson in death?

[Chazmatazz269]

I recently had a brief chat with a woman who was leery about watching “The Sheep Detectives” with her kids because she wasn’t ready to expose them to “murder”. Spoiler alert, there’s a murder in “The Sheep Detectives”. Ell oh ell! That’s not really a spoiler. It’s literally central to the plot and you can learn as much from the trailer. I recommend it. It’s cute.
Anyway, when she said she wasn’t comfortable exposing her kids to “murder”, i interpreted “death” and had a litany of arguments bubble up. I held my tongue because they’re not my kids and it’s not my business.
I feel like it’s a good topic for a question though. I grew up on a farm. We had pets and livestock, and we hunted, fished and trapped. I learned about death pretty early on. I wasn’t desensitized to it by any means, but i did learn that it’s a simple fact of life.
Centuries ago, multiple generations of families used to share the same one room home. Sometimes everyone would go to sleep and then wake in the morning for chores to find that grandma or grandpa had died next to them in their sleep. Life went on. Kids are more resilient than many people give them credit for.
Do you remember your first lesson in death? Are you willing to share it here?

[RachyRach]

That everyone needs there daddy more than they realize. When mine passed away life got 1000x harder. No matter how good my mom was at picking up the slack it was never and will never be the same

[Chazmatazz269]

Losing your dad was your first lesson in death? That’s rough! I’m sorry for that.
I’m fortunate to have learned about death through pets and livestock first. My first familial death was my paternal grandfather. That was rough.

[midnightmoon05]

I have no idea. Death? Try to stay alive?
death is not the end?
death is part of life?
We can’t control it?

my son was 5 or 6 crying one night while I was tucking him in. He asked what happens if he dies. I told him I won’t let him as long as I am alive.