Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Happy birthday

Thursday marks one year since adoption day.

The children’s eyes gleamed from their new acquisition; ours surreptitiously rolled.

One year in a bowl, no name, no companion, fed twice a day except when we forget or go on vacation. 

Happy birthday, indeed.

 

7 comments:

  1. Yes, kids don't realise that a pet means responsibility! Well said.

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  2. Poor lonely fish!

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  3. Thankfully fish don't need too much attention!

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    1. Nope, not to stay alive. But did you even wonder what quality of life means for a fish? Maybe it's wrong to keep one in a bowl. I don't know.

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    2. Interesting question! I work two mornings a week at the big aquarium in Chicago scrubbing tanks from the inside so I am underwater for a few hours each week with a whole bunch of them. Turtles, too! The thought has occurred to me just about every week!

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  4. Oh I feel so sorry for this poor fish :(

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