I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death if I could not have one, I would have the other.
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.