did you ever bury a dead goldfish when you were a kid?

mrs.jen&dave

this is completely random, but I'm just curious. Dave and I were talking about pets we had a kids and we both had goldfish at one point. And then it made me laugh when he said, "but then it dies and you have to flush it down the toilet." SO true.  If it was a cat or dog (or even a hamster) it was probably buried in the backyard, but why did we always just flush goldfish? The easiness factor? because we weren't as attached to a goldfish to give it a ground burial vs. a 'burial at sea'?

i told you it was random! LOL 

LaKi

When I first read the subject, I thought it said, "Did you ever BUY a dead goldfish" - and I was thinking, "Why on earth would anyone buy a dead one on purpose?!"

We pretty much only had water creatures - fish, frogs, little newts... I know the fish were flushed and I assume the other ones but I really don't know!  We did have a dog but she died at the vet's, and quite honestly, I'm not sure what they did. 

kandygrl23

We actually buried my goldfish in the rose garden...LOL...but that thing lasted 5+ years!

AmyRob04

RP has lost a few fish and we flushed all of them. I don't think I ever thought to do anything else! Now the dog thing? Our older dog (which Rob got in college) is 17, I dread the day I come home from work and find him dead. I don't think flushing is exactly an option, lol.

kellyann1972

we flushed our gold fish after a nice service over the downstairs toilet. We buried Lucy the guinea pig in the fall. Under our Tree. Reilly said the Pledge of Allegiance because "its the most important thing I know"

:-) 

mrs.jen&dave

LOL! Reilly is too cute.  

bosha711

Not as a kid, but as an adult I did! I was 8 months pg, my dad was dying of cancer, we had just moved into our house & I killed my goldfish I had for 3 yrs by switching his water to the new tap water too soon. I loved my fish & I was devastated. feel free to laugh, it's ok!

melbride2005

They always got a flush  I always figured it was because they're water creatures, so they can RIP in the environment they were comfortable in?  who knows.

We had a gerbil and a hamster...they got buried in the backyard.  

 

HarrietNJMommy

No. Other than one canary, we didn't have any pets growing up.

Liz051405

All we ever had were fish but we always flushed them. Once my mom thought my fish was dead because he was upside down in the bowl. She put his in the toilet and he started swimming!

LaKi

bosha711:

Not as a kid, but as an adult I did! I was 8 months pg, my dad was dying of cancer, we had just moved into our house & I killed my goldfish I had for 3 yrs by switching his water to the new tap water too soon. I loved my fish & I was devastated. feel free to laugh, it's ok!

I had a beta fish that died a day or two after I had a m/c.  Also devastated.  I totally understand.

mbcdefg

 I think out fish were all flushed. The pet mice and rabbit were buried in the yard. The dog's ashes are on a shelf with photos of her.

 

 

kellyann1972:

we flushed our gold fish after a nice service over the downstairs toilet. We buried Lucy the guinea pig in the fall. Under our Tree. Reilly said the Pledge of Allegiance because "its the most important thing I know"

:-) 

I told MH this story when you first  posted it. He couldn't stop laughing (but said it was cute).