[sneri13]

Monday morning I found out that a very close friend of my family lost their 6 year old son Christopher on Sunday night. He had been very ill since birth but still came as a shock. My question is that my 9 year old daughter wants to go to the wake with me today. His sister Christina is my daughters best friend. We went over their house yesterday to pay our condolences and when we were going home my daughter said she wanted to go. When I asked her why she said she wanted to be there for Christina and her family. We talked about what a wake is and she understood and actually told me. In my heart I really don't want her to go especially to the wake of a child. I don't know what the long term effect on her will be. On the other hand her reason to go was so loving and compasionate I don't want to take that away from her. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.