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Update: Fish

So apparently John read that the goldfish’s domicile is “inappropriate” for long-term sustainability. That goldfish have such underdeveloped digestive tracts, they create a toxic sludge for themselves relatively quickly. We need a HUGE tank, or a filter, or both.

This is alarming to us, as Sophie, has recently figured out what it means to die. At thirty years of age, I can barely wrap my head around the heartbreak of death. To be not-even four and asking me questions like, “Did Great-Grandaddy die?” is a lot to swallow. You can filter and protect and edit your stories all you like, but when you have a smart, perceptive kid hanging on your every word, life, and fish-keeping, gets complicated sometimes.

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