My kids asked me for a fish a few months ago. Normally I am against buying things that I know only last a few days but I suppose it’s a certain right of passage for every kid to own a goldfish, feed it too much, then hold a funeral by the toilet.
So I agreed to buy each of them one.
I even went all out and let them each pick out all the accompanying accessories – from the rubber Spongebob characters that sat at the bottom of the bowl – to the rainbow colored pebbles that they could interchange as they pleased.
(such a Sage- I practice this philosophy all the time).
All excited, we brought their new pets home, set them each up and gave them names.
The next day when I got home from work, not surprisingly, I found one of the fish floating at the top. One down one to go!!- was all I could think, but of course, I kept my opinion to myself .
Then something crazy happened.
The other one lived.
For months and months the little guy still would just not die. Now, I know what you’re thinking – but before you go and call PETA on me – just know that I’M the one who has to remember to stop at the pet store to buy fish food and I’M the one who has to change the pebbles to color coordinate and I’M the one who has to clean the bowl every 2 days (considering how small these things are – it’s a mystery just how much poop they are able to evacuate) .
You get where I’m going with this….
Goldfish are supposed to be won at the carnival and die the minute you take them out of the water filled plastic bag. That’s just the way it’ supposed to go. So, I finally decided to accept this fish as our household pet and even took to liking the way watching it swim around a little made me relax. (especially after I’ve had a few glasses of wine). I decided to go out and buy another one to keep it company – and add to our family of fish.
All was happy in the house.
Until last night, when I came home from work and found both fish floating at the top.
Lesson Learned:
Keep it simple. When just one will do, don’t try and replicate the process or your plan will go belly up.
Have a great day!
Balsamfitsecret 