tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post9005277665790269136..comments2024-02-17T21:16:18.563+11:00Comments on living, loving, laughing...: RIP - Greg the Fishkate @ livinglovinglaughinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02338684473367972293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-67532633567922820622012-09-10T18:17:52.257+10:002012-09-10T18:17:52.257+10:00.....and Eli - he looks like he is really going th........and Eli - he looks like he is really going through a traumatic moment right there :( Poor bub. Amber {we stood together}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00064062260557606454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-59530636395076138722012-09-10T18:16:17.428+10:002012-09-10T18:16:17.428+10:00I know death isn't meant to be comical, but yo...I know death isn't meant to be comical, but you have to admit this kinda was (well your writing at least ;) ) I think it sums up how children can move so quickly from heartache to disinterest, and then back again so well! <br />RIP little fishie Greg. xAmber {we stood together}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00064062260557606454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-34309939946567508072012-09-10T10:28:42.999+10:002012-09-10T10:28:42.999+10:00lol, Kim, that is quite a record!!! i am SURE they...lol, Kim, that is quite a record!!! i am SURE they were all natural causes - hmm except overfeeding i guess but that is hard for an eager young kid! :) permamant loss is such a hard concept for a kid to understand. wonder what HG's first pet will be?!kate @ livinglovinglaughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338684473367972293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-84707786270140102112012-09-10T10:27:00.737+10:002012-09-10T10:27:00.737+10:00yes you are right Tarnya, I think the loss of a fi...yes you are right Tarnya, I think the loss of a fish is a gentler introduction to the concept of death than something cuddly and close like a puppy or rabbit! oh thomas, dear boy, predicting which fish will go next ;)kate @ livinglovinglaughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338684473367972293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-16312943013935014312012-09-10T10:24:47.408+10:002012-09-10T10:24:47.408+10:00aw sorry about your pets! yes Lily pretty quickly ...aw sorry about your pets! yes Lily pretty quickly moved on to 'what pet is next' - no mourning period?! sounds like your 7yo was pretty attached to her fish tho, poor girl!kate @ livinglovinglaughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338684473367972293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-52049757885792612182012-09-10T10:23:40.774+10:002012-09-10T10:23:40.774+10:00:) thanks Julia, yeah Mark and I had to work prett...:) thanks Julia, yeah Mark and I had to work pretty hard to keep a straight face through some of it too! kids are so funny how they interpret things. it was an interesting introduction to the concept of death and all up glad it wasnt too traumatic! kate @ livinglovinglaughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338684473367972293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-39925649144460883672012-09-09T23:59:21.845+10:002012-09-09T23:59:21.845+10:00I was also four when I lost my first pet: a goldfi...I was also four when I lost my first pet: a goldfish, aptly named Goldie (what can I say? I was not exactly the most creative or imaginative child!).Unlike Lily, I fed him too much; hence his doom. It was heart-wrenching. As my mom flushed him down the toilet, I cried and said, "If God can bring Jesus back to life, he can raise Goldie from the dead, too. Can I keep his bowl in my room for when he comes back?" <br /><br />Goldie is interred in my old backyard, next to Willy the snake, Rex the turtle, Scooch and Patch the gerbils, and Fluffernut the rabbit. <br /><br />I was unaware that my track record with animals was so marred with untimely deaths. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-38112351184919432832012-09-09T22:18:21.876+10:002012-09-09T22:18:21.876+10:00Oh no poor Greg :( Poor Eli!
We have a tank of gup...Oh no poor Greg :( Poor Eli!<br />We have a tank of guppies and lose one from time to time. It's been great actually, helping T to get his idea around the idea of death, without him having to experience the grief of losing a pet he's really close to. We lost a fish a few months ago and after we'd had a chat about death and disposed of him Thomas cheerfully predicted "I think.... Flamenco (one of the fish) is going to die next! (He was right too.)<br />Tarnyahttp://www.thomasography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-75495528148935377442012-09-09T21:40:22.918+10:002012-09-09T21:40:22.918+10:00We had guinea pigs as our first pet... and yes, wh...We had guinea pigs as our first pet... and yes, when they died (dog got in their cage and must have bit them or plain scared them to death) we had to have a burial and say goodbye. We then had a fish too... which lasted about a year and a half before my lack of cleaning motivation led him to get some eye bulge condition and he went blind (not being able to see his food made him starve, poor thing)... now my girls are talking about their next pet.. could it be a bird?? I still have random teary days from my 7yo about missing her fish (he died about 8 months ago)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-25828200194440379652012-09-09T20:38:37.858+10:002012-09-09T20:38:37.858+10:00Oh my, Eli's outpouring of sorrow :-) Sorry fo...Oh my, Eli's outpouring of sorrow :-) Sorry for your loss!triciahttp://theitchyeyes.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908208985957738476.post-54985848678037677092012-09-09T19:56:27.862+10:002012-09-09T19:56:27.862+10:00This is BRILLIANT! Me and Ville are just laughing ...This is BRILLIANT! Me and Ville are just laughing out loud :-) I love what she says and even the howling is funny somehow as it is probably quite unrelated (hope he is back to full health soon though). Wonderful post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565976784255470989noreply@blogger.com