For now, it's Neptune, Avery's fish he got with his birthday money.
I remember our first fish, Chloe.
Avery was about 3 years old and wanted a pet. After careful consideration, he picked out a beautiful beta. He was so proud!
Well, as you can imagine, Chloe went belly up one morning. This being Avery's first pet, (and brush w/ death) I had no idea how I was going to explaine this to him, knowing it would break his little heart.
Mike and I talked it over and came up with the best plan ever! We explained to Avery that "Daddy's guys" at work wanted to meet Chloe, and so he was going on a field trip! The plan worked like a charm. When Mike arrived back home, from work, he brought a new fish. Avery never did catch on that we called that one "Closely"
Of course, we've had many fish since then, and I'm sure we'll have more in the future. Although it is never easy to break the kids hearts, when the fish die, we've learned as parents, that they can handle more then we give them credit for!
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