their first pet
August 12, 2016 • 19 comments • 644 viewsSo umm these came along when I picked up the kids from school.
I stared at them, they stared at me. We were both sighing because we have no idea how this relationship even started. Haha!
It was very cute though. Everyone from school came out with a little aquarium(? tupperware?? what do you call fish boxes?). Every kid had a huge smile on their faces, happy to carry their first pet home, and next to them… faces just like mine; parents thinking “Ohhh just greatttttt, more responsibilities woohoo.”
So that’s where I am at now. Four tiny fish staring at me as I blog right now. Who knows what the future holds for them, but I told them straight up just now that their owners (i.e. Daniel and Mariam) are not very reliable and they’re pretty much doomed and all animals go to heaven. I’M KIDDINNNN. But no really, Daniel and Mariam spilled half the water from that thing in the car just now (the driver was not amused)… This is just like when we brought Daniel home from the hospital for the very first time and didn’t even have a single diaper at home. Wrapped him up in tissue and look how he turned out! Not so bad. So these fishies are gonna be just fineeeeeeee.
I put Daniel to sleep just now and after a longgggg silence, he said, “Mommy, I’m going to name the goldie Fish.”
“I think you mean you want to name the fish Goldie.”
“That’s what I said.”
Either he was sleepy or I was. Doesn’t matter. Conclusion is the fish’s name is Goldie. All four of em.
At midnight, Dean asked if I fed the fish. Holy cow, we have to feed these things like duh!?!! Gosh, I’ve never had a pet in my life as a child, these things don’t come naturally to me ok. I fed them bread. Well, Dean did after he freaked out that the fish looked “bored and hungry” and we realised we have no fish food in the house. I mean, why would I have fish food lying around?!! I don’t just go around the supermarket getting animal food just in case. Note to Iman for tomorrow; buy proper fish food….ummm but what is fish food? Note to self: google what fish eats.
Pleasedontdiepleasedontdiepleasedontdie.
hahaaa!! i can imagine that excited-not-so- face on you right after picking up the kids! yess an additional responsibility to add in your diary! anyway, i believe the kids will take good care of ths fish and they must be really proud to bring a pet home just now 🙂 🙂
I’ve tried to have fish as my pet once but they didn’t survive (not even more than 3 days!). Poor fish ;(
#criesariver #neverdreamedofhavingfishaspetsince
Salam Vivy, hi! is that gold fish? if i’m not mistaken, usually gold fish need oxygen tank to supply oxygen inside that aquarium to survive longer (can make daniel impress with that, haha) and just feed them with only recommended amount of fish food (very little, just a pinch maybe) every feeding time, hihi.. good luck vivy…
i think makanan ikan yg bentuk bulat2 comel tu la kot! haha
Break the silence at these sentence “the fish looked “bored and hungry” ” LOL
AQUARIUM. Nama bekas tu aquarium. tupperware untuk isi maruku tau…hihihih
My sons had fish pets before. Poor fish..they didn’t survive cos the boys kept feeding ’em. I guess they died from overeating..
Oh you wait until they poo poo. Yes fish poo poo too and then you have to clean the tank/aquarium.
Just a side note. I’ve taken care of these fishes before. Had a few of them at the office. They’re smarter than you think. Once my colleague balik kampung so i had to feed them and change the water and all. The fish refused to eat the fish food when my colleague tried to feed them. When it was my turn, the fish ate like normal.
My colleague was like. “Apa kau dah buat ni. Semua ikan tak suka akuuuuu”.
Take care of them with love, just like errrrr. Cats? I hope you love cats too.
I am going to have a cat as my pet. Like okay it’s going to be my first and I am chanting the same thing #pleasedontdiepleasedontdie
Watched your insta stroy about this pet fish thinggy. Daniel and mariam moved on soooo FAST! hahahah. Hopefully the fish live last longer 🙂
I feel like you should let it go to the public because animals/”pets” for that matter, aren’t supposed to be kept in such small spaces. They deserve their freedom too just like you and I. By keeping them in small containers, (LOL), you’re just watching them die and making them wait for their death. It could also be a fun activity where you bring your kids out and teaching them about the importance of not depriving animals of their freedom and “killing” them, you know?
This kind of fish normally died because of over-eating. They wouldnt stop eating. They eat as much as you feed em. Better be careful.
i can imagine your face vivy ! and Daniel too ! while he was so excited, and you were so excited too but both in different way 🙂 hahah, but yes, feed them so that they can live longer. at least, for a week 🙂 the longer, the better. somehow, i thought kids nowadays really teach us what we suppose to do before – having a beautiful pets before they do, so at least we had the experienced ! #timeturnaround
So funny Vivy and your to-buy-list getting longer huh – for the Goldie!!
You can’t feed them too frequently..I heard once a day like that
Good luck Vivy! I remembered the first time we got a fish (not a actually). And, sad ending, they died, due to too much food + too many fish in a tank. There were so many species we pet. #wecouldhadopenedanaquria #joking Anyway, in all ends, we got a cat. So every downs has it ups. A beauty of Allah we never know. 🙂 #stillpleasedon’tdieGoldie TT.TT
My daughter asked me to buy the RM2-small fish.. and never bother about feeding it..I showed to her after a month..her response was like- “Eh..you are still alive ????????” that the fish decided to die the next day ????????????????
Hi Vivy,
Found this article so i’m sharing it just to be extra cautious at all times.
http://www.lovethispic.com/blog/10025/toddler-turns-blue–amp;-throws-up-blood,-dies-for-one-scary-reason
THIS IS LEGIT HILARIOUS 🙂