Funny--I do not remember giving that advice, Tigerle, but I do remember saying those things to my DD, so yes, it must have been me. I'm glad it helped. Both of my children have gone through this phase, btw, but DD was worse with it than DS.
Well, DS is 8 so it must have been more than five years ago - in another incarnation on MDC, not this board. Oddly, it was the one thing that did help. And it broke the vicious cycle of DS being unable to even stand the topic, and we could talk a bit about how healthy we were and how old most people are when they die (luckily, longevity runs in the family...).
