First. Take a deep breathe.
Second. Tell her that there is a wonderful lesson of rebirth aand the resilience of God’s order to be seen.
Third. Tell her that it is time to cut the flowers and put them in a vase and maybe plant some new ones.
Fourth. Tell her that the main stem has been cut so don’t be suprised when we get outside to see the favorite sunflower.
It’s not so brutal really. It is sweet that she has enjoyed this flower so much but it is important to remember how quickly life can be taken by any of a number of means and to see how surely it can be replenished.
It’s up to you to teach her the positives that go with this dissappointing end.
Thanks, I’m still getting through the replies, but posts like yours are helping me get a grasp on how to explain this to her.
It baffles me that others on this thread have chosen to bash me personally for asking advice on how to deal with this. I was pretty distraught about how to explain this to her when I first posted and was looking for this type of advice and also advice on how I may be able to repair the flower.
Everybody that is bashing me seems to forget that I have a wife that is probably as devastated - possibly more so than my daughter will be.
I do appreciate the response!