Rough times

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Dear Parker,

Yesterday was a rough day.  Your fish, Mariah, had been sick for quite some time and she finally passed away overnight.  We told you that Mariah had gone to fishy heaven and you started crying and ran to your tank.  You saw her laying there and you said that she wasn’t in heaven.  She was in the tank.  We tried really hard to explain the difference between Mariah’s body and her soul, but I think that was lost on you.  We dug her a little hole in the backyard gave her a little funeral.

I think you are still confused because if we mention Mariah being in heaven, you will almost always say that she isn’t in heaven, that she’s in a hole under the deck. 

In other terrible news, Stuart and Lauren had to put Roxy down yesterday.  She had been suddenly sick in the last week and she just wasn’t going to make it.  You were very sweet and said that maybe Roxy would be friends with Mariah in heaven.

I know you don’t truly understand, but I’m glad you seem to be doing ok.

I love you so much,

Mommy