you are right...and im hopeful that it will help open trinity's eues to what the consequences are to doing bad things. I know it has helped me.
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Originally Posted by JeanieK  the younger she is the less shocked she will be. Tell her now and be as matter of fact as possible.
I'd probably start out, "Before you were born, Grandma did some things that she shouldn't have done and now she is being punished for those things and has to be in jail. then explain that being in jail is like a looooooooong time out. let her take it from there, and answer all of her questions as honestly as you possibly can. the briefer and the more matter of fact you are, the better she will take it.
If you wait until she is older she will be more upset and possibly use it as an excuse to act out. You know how dramatic adolescents can be.
I'm not one to keep skeletons in the closet, they tend to come out at the most inopportune times.
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