Elayna did indeed notice the lack of a goldfish this morning, so we had to tell her that Reddy had died. We promised her a new one, of course. She wants to name the new one Reddie as well, so she can pretend this never happened.
It has more to do with the interchangability of fish, frankly. They have no personality. It's not that I don't like them -- I really enjoy watching fish, actually -- but they're simply not the most intersting of creatures. In spite of the fact that she's sure the fish that died was "reddie," it might well have been "Freddie," who looks the same. In a situation like that,, it's hard to worry much about just replacing the fish.
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Re: denial
Date: 2002-09-05 05:51 am (UTC)