Comments on: A Three Year Old and a Fish http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/ Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-40039 Jen Mon, 25 May 2009 01:09:26 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-40039 Amy, I'm sorry this was horrible to read. It really was a sad moment. The remark about it being wonderful and terrible at the same time was the thought that this situation served well as a "teachable moment" for my kids--that's the part that was good. My daughter was learning how to handle death and my son was learning about controlling his anger. Most tragedies do have some point of good that can be found. Amy, I’m sorry this was horrible to read. It really was a sad moment. The remark about it being wonderful and terrible at the same time was the thought that this situation served well as a “teachable moment” for my kids–that’s the part that was good. My daughter was learning how to handle death and my son was learning about controlling his anger. Most tragedies do have some point of good that can be found.

]]> By: amy http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-40031 amy Sun, 24 May 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-40031 This is horrible to read. "What a wonderful, terrible, teachable moment?". How could it be classified as a wonderful moment??? This is horrible to read. “What a wonderful, terrible, teachable moment?”. How could it be classified as a wonderful moment???

]]> By: A http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12121 A Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:43:54 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12121 So sad! My parents garden has at least 1 parakeet, 2 hermit crabs, 3 dwarf puffer fish, and 1 goldfish. Many hard moments for me and my two brothers growing up. This still isn't as bad as our next door neighbor who killed his hamster by smashing it up against the wall while trying to catch it when it escaped. For several weeks he thought he was cursed and would kill anything he touched! (I think we were around 8 years old!) Many blessings with your teachable moment- life is so full of them! So sad! My parents garden has at least 1 parakeet, 2 hermit crabs, 3 dwarf puffer fish, and 1 goldfish. Many hard moments for me and my two brothers growing up.

This still isn’t as bad as our next door neighbor who killed his hamster by smashing it up against the wall while trying to catch it when it escaped. For several weeks he thought he was cursed and would kill anything he touched! (I think we were around 8 years old!)

Many blessings with your teachable moment- life is so full of them!

]]> By: Sunny Daydreame http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12006 Sunny Daydreame Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:38:38 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12006 Don't we all act that way sometimes though? Don’t we all act that way sometimes though?

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12003 Jen Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:15:53 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-12003 <b>JHS</b>, wow, 10 YEARS?! That's a miracle, I'd say. :-) JHS, wow, 10 YEARS?! That’s a miracle, I’d say. :-)

]]> By: JHS http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11973 JHS Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:31:02 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11973 Oh, yeah . . . we went through the gold fish stage. They all died except for one big fish that lived about 10 years -- no, I'm not kidding. Bob "tried" to kill him a bunch of times -- cut off the oxygen coming through the tube, got the water temperature wrong, etc. He was a true survivor until he finally died, we think, of old age. I love the way you used this situation to teach you kids great lessons about life. Thanks for participating in this week's Carnival of Family Life: St. Patrick's Day Edition at <a href="http://www.jhsiess.com" rel="nofollow">Colloquium</a>! The Carnival will be live at midnight (Pacific time) on March 17, 2008, so drop by and check out all of the wonderful submissions included this week! This is my favorite submission this week! Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! Oh, yeah . . . we went through the gold fish stage. They all died except for one big fish that lived about 10 years — no, I’m not kidding. Bob “tried” to kill him a bunch of times — cut off the oxygen coming through the tube, got the water temperature wrong, etc. He was a true survivor until he finally died, we think, of old age.

I love the way you used this situation to teach you kids great lessons about life.

Thanks for participating in this week’s Carnival of Family Life: St. Patrick’s Day Edition at Colloquium! The Carnival will be live at midnight (Pacific time) on March 17, 2008, so drop by and check out all of the wonderful submissions included this week! This is my favorite submission this week!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11964 Jen Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:29:36 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11964 <b>Jane</b>, yes, this will definitely show up in the family storybook. :-) <b>Heather</b>, I'm not at all fond of caring for fish and fishtanks myself! <b>Mrs. Darling</b>, parenting is truly hard sometimes. My daughter is fine, and looking forward to a new fish, but we have a lot of work to do with the boy! <b>Kathleen</b>, RIP it is. His burial is today. <b>e-Mom</b>, I understand...my husband had the same response! <b>Renae</b>, Oh no! What a sweet prayer. <b>Dana</b>, I know, it was so tender, I'm glad I wrote it down. <b>SJ</b>, When you find the manual, let me know. <b>Rob</b>, yeah, Dad reinforced the whole discipline quite well. :-) Jane, yes, this will definitely show up in the family storybook. :-)

Heather, I’m not at all fond of caring for fish and fishtanks myself!

Mrs. Darling, parenting is truly hard sometimes. My daughter is fine, and looking forward to a new fish, but we have a lot of work to do with the boy!

Kathleen, RIP it is. His burial is today.

e-Mom, I understand…my husband had the same response!

Renae, Oh no! What a sweet prayer.

Dana, I know, it was so tender, I’m glad I wrote it down.

SJ, When you find the manual, let me know.

Rob, yeah, Dad reinforced the whole discipline quite well. :-)

]]> By: Rob at Kintropy http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11947 Rob at Kintropy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:53:02 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11947 Sorry to hear about your daughter's fish. I love how she dealt with it, though, even if the whole asleep vs. dead is a little murky to her at the moment. Hope the "teachable moment" went well when Dad arrived home? Sorry to hear about your daughter’s fish. I love how she dealt with it, though, even if the whole asleep vs. dead is a little murky to her at the moment. Hope the “teachable moment” went well when Dad arrived home?

]]> By: SJ http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11934 SJ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:32:30 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11934 That is so sad, but it sounds like your on top of it. My youngest has had a few moments like that over the years and it is hard as a mom I questioned what I was doing wrong. After much personal assesment, I've decided it's just one of those life lessons he's been sent here to learn and I'm the lucky person chosen to help him learn it. Now I just need the manual on how to do that. That is so sad, but it sounds like your on top of it. My youngest has had a few moments like that over the years and it is hard as a mom I questioned what I was doing wrong. After much personal assesment, I’ve decided it’s just one of those life lessons he’s been sent here to learn and I’m the lucky person chosen to help him learn it. Now I just need the manual on how to do that.

]]> By: Dana http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11870 Dana Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:24:33 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11870 Oh my! Your daughter's little eulogy is precious. : ) Oh my! Your daughter’s little eulogy is precious. : )

]]> By: Renae http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11839 Renae Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:53:42 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11839 Oh, no! I remember when my son's beta died. We were trying to be stealth and get him another one, but little Bug caught the very end of his dad flushing Willie. He screamed, and cried because he thought Dad killed his fish. After we explained what happened, he prayed, "God, please help Willie-Fin as he goes through the pipes." Being honest and burying the poor creature might have been a better option. :( Oh, no! I remember when my son’s beta died. We were trying to be stealth and get him another one, but little Bug caught the very end of his dad flushing Willie. He screamed, and cried because he thought Dad killed his fish. After we explained what happened, he prayed, “God, please help Willie-Fin as he goes through the pipes.” Being honest and burying the poor creature might have been a better option. :(

]]> By: e-Mom http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11837 e-Mom Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:36:19 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11837 I'm sort of chuckling and sort of sad. It happens. :~D I’m sort of chuckling and sort of sad. It happens. :~D

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11836 Kathleen Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:25:04 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11836 Oh dear. Rest in peace sweet fishy. Oh dear. Rest in peace sweet fishy.

]]> By: mrs darling http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11832 mrs darling Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:59:33 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11832 Oh oh oh! How heartrending! But oh my the lesson that will be taught from this! My how hard parenting is! Oh oh oh! How heartrending! But oh my the lesson that will be taught from this! My how hard parenting is!

]]> By: heather http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11830 heather Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:12:09 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11830 Ah. My younger child killed my older child's fish which was in the end a good thing--I hate caring for fishtanks and fish. I love how yours responded, poor thing. Ah. My younger child killed my older child’s fish which was in the end a good thing–I hate caring for fishtanks and fish.

I love how yours responded, poor thing.

]]> By: Jane http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11829 Jane Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:36:03 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/13/a-three-year-old-and-a-fish/#comment-11829 Oh, what a sweet, sad note. You are right, there are teachable moments here- for your son and your grieving little girl as well. One day... this will be included in the repetoire of family stories. Right now, I am sure it is not too amusing. Oh, what a sweet, sad note. You are right, there are teachable moments here- for your son and your grieving little girl as well. One day… this will be included in the repetoire of family stories. Right now, I am sure it is not too amusing.

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