There's More Than One Way To Get To Heaven

Ahh it does not get easier a fish today, a cat tomorrow, a dog and then.....

Is THAT the pathway to heaven for fish. I guess mine won't go there, my goldfish are as big as my hand now (8 years old) and they would stop up the toilet.

Oh, by the way, mice don't want to go to heaven. Tried to flush a mouse down once but it kept treading water. I had to set him free--far from my house. Really.

Poor Izzy! Pets are good for kids in so many ways, not the least which is the tough life lessons they provide. Here's hoping Fish #2 doesn't need to go to the toilet any time soon. One loss is enough for now no doubt.

Dick,

What a charming story!  We built two koi ponds at our house in Brentwood (LA).  The upper one was stocked with lovely koi, upon which the birds of prey descended and ate the gourmet treats therein.  Our lower one was problematic as the PH balance was off wack. Several fish died, at which point we decided to take the last one out and gave him a special environment suitable in a circulating tank...We left for a trip and our housesitter was a fish expert and promised to keep him safe and sound,,,yes he checked out to heaven while we were away...like your daughter she flushed him to heaven...no more koi ponds for us. LOL.  A

Dick, It is devastating to a child to lose a pet or something else close to her. I hope she will get over it soon and only have good memories of her fishes.

I think there is another lesson here...you have to go through a lot of S&^T to get to heaven.  And, maybe people will learn that the pearly gates are really a REWARD. 

Thanks for the laugh and the lesson.  And, both your grandaughters are stunning!

Priceless!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Dick:  We had a few such tragedies at our house too when our boys were little.  It's so very traumatic for them.  And now, with being a grandparent twice over, I'm sure we'll soon be revisiting this issue again.  Life coming full circle, grandpa ...

Gene

Thank you for the post yes it would be hard to be far away as a grandparent.

 

Dick, what a tough lesson for izzy to learn. Flush. She may never be the same after this experience. She is so beautiful!

No fun.. I remember being a kid and experiencing both fish and then dogs pass on.. hard to deal with. and hard to watch kids experience it too. You should be glad that mom and dad handled it well .. and you at a distance..

That is such a precious story.  I love the perspective a child has, down the toliet to heaven!!

That is too cute.  I guess it is too late cause I can't think of a thing to come back with on this one.

It's nice that Izzy can process this with her understanding.  Some parents will go to lengths to not deal with mortality (they'll get another goldfish) Yup, down the toilet to heaven is a wonderful way to put it.  She's adorable.

Okay, Dick -- is that one or two flushes to get to Heaven?  Just in case, all of those other ways I follow don't work out....

Dick~ I never had any fish as a kid, so I never had the "flushing" experience and none of my grandkiddos have fish, and after this, I don't think I'll be getting them any!

Dick, flushed down to toilet to go to heaven! Interesting concept - and hope it is restricted to fish only....lol.

Dick ~ Precious, I remember those days. And then there was one fish we found during carnival clean-up detail with the cub scouts. The gray goldfish laying in the grass still alive, it had been storming all night, we took care of it and it grew to be the biggest goldfish we ever had.  ---- ><B