Well, that was short lived (pun intended). Helen Keller, our beloved goldfish of 16 whole hours, passed away this morning around 8am. From the looks of it, it may have been of starvation, as President Kennedy was seen eating every speck of food in the bowl. Or it could have been because goldfish either live for one day or until they are 10 feet long, and she chose the one day route (perhaps she didn't like the $1.99 goldfish "treats" that she would have had to survive on for the rest of her life).
Either way - we had to break it to Charly this morning. She, of course, didn't really get it initially. She just kept saying "Helen Keller is floating away!" But something must have suddenly somewhat clicked in her head because the lower lip suddenly quivered as she turned to mommy and me and said "but I want Helen Keller to be alive again!" Freaking heartbreaking.
Amy thought we should have a little service for her - but I feared Charly would go to school Monday morning and announce that she flushed Helen Keller down the toilet this weekend and we would get an angry phone call from the teacher....
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