Saying Good Bye to Fish and Friends

 

We had another fish die. This time it was Sally, Caramel's fish. There was a burial and funeral service for Sally. Unlike Rhett's fish that just got flushed..... Sally was saved in a box. Caramel and her friend Max selected a spot in the backyard. Flowers were provided by Caramel's garden.

Another pro pets parent once told me that kids need pets, so they can experience the loss of death. Caramel has already moved on, wanting a new pet hamster. We always tell her she has fish. So now she will phrase it, "when my fish die, I want a hamster." Letters have been written to Santa already about this. Shockingly, 4 fish and 1 snail have recently died. There is a parental belief that the tank is being poisoned, so a hamster cage can take over.

This funeral took place when Caramel was having her last playdate with her friend Max. His family has now relocated to the sunny Arizona.

Caramel planted a sunflower which grew way bigger then I thought it would. There was a total of 6 flowers, the largest one pictured. Speaking of sunflowers. Anthony loves buying BBQ sunflower seeds, he usual stores bags of them in the garage. Caramel finds those bags and will always help herself. It is funny to watch her try and learn the process of eating sunflower seeds.