Not I, who had nothing more than goldfish growing up, nor my husband, whose pets never evolved beyond turtles or parakeets.
Why even bother saying your goldfish swam up of its own accord?
You do the laundry, pay the bills, clean the house, go to work, coach the teams, leave the tooth fairy notes, read the books, help with the homework, comfort the sickies, carpool, vacuum, food shop, apply bandages, email the teacher, go to the meetings, flush the goldfish, break up the fights, hug the criers, kiss the boo boos, make their childhoods magic and all before 9 a.m.
Comets, common, and shunbunkin goldfish grow up to 1- 1 and a half feet long, so be prepared for your little friend you won from a carnival game to grow to a vast, orange, behemoth.
In an attempt to shelter her son from the trauma of finding his pet goldfish belly-up, Mom flushes the corpse down the toilet while the boy is at school.
Life span: The common goldfish can live up to 20 years with proper care.
But this time I'm going to take up goldfish breeding, yoga, anything... Yes, really.
There is a jokey pleasure, too, in Captain Cook's initial arrival in the Popper household when he gobbles the goldfish and takes up residence in the refrigerator.
How wheelchair goldfish gets suited up for his day pic.twitter.com/AbwoOrpdRn.
Goldfish sometimes pick up gravel in their mouths.
