So Rachel has this 9-Inch potted Cypress tree in her room that she picked up for 60 cents at Lowes on an after Christmas clearance. She loves the thing and has promised to "take good care of it". We let her buy it to help brunt the pain of the impending death of her 2+ year old pet fish. Do they have hospice for Betta fish? Because this thing has probably got less than a week left in him. He barely moves anymore and we often find him floating upside down but he always manages to spring back to life if you tap hard enough on the side of his bowl.
....Anyway, during a terrible, terrible, temper tantrum last night we took it away and said she could only have it back in the morning if she stopped screaming and went to sleep.
....Anyway, during a terrible, terrible, temper tantrum last night we took it away and said she could only have it back in the morning if she stopped screaming and went to sleep.
Her reply? "That tree reminds me of Jesus. If you get rid of it-
YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT JESUS!"
bahahahahha! that girl is great. so very great!
ReplyDeleteI am DYING! That girl is SO SMART.
ReplyDeletewithholding personal items from a child in a time of conflict is only going to create a bigger problem later. I'd replace the fish and praise her for having a green thumb, let her raise the tree. Their are valuable life lessons just under the surface here
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