For the past several months, Max has been obsessed with dying. He is afraid of everyone dying. He is afraid that he won’t be able to get his blankie or his toys when he dies. He always asks me how his blankie will get into his coffin. I have tried a couple of different approaches to help ease his fears, but to no avail. Then the other day I told him that maybe some day doctors would figure out a way so that no one will die. That seemed to calm him a little, but has not completely eased his worries. So, last night he comes downstairs to ask me when he has to go to the doctor again. I told him he will go in August. He said that he is going to talk to the doctor about not dying. So, I told him that he will have to get some shots at the doctor which will make him not die. Is that mean? He needs to get shots before schools starts and he is still a little traumatized by the stitches episode from earlier this summer, so I thought it might help ease those fears. Nevertheless, is it mean to make him think he will not die by getting the shots? It’s kind of the truth because immunizations help with disease, but he now thinks he will never die. Ugh! Have I created a worse situation?