fish

I'm going to get a new fish. I've had many pet fish in the past. Unfortunately, I was unable to keep any of them alive longer than seven days. I take all my failures seriously, and was quite wounded when my umpteenth fish went belly-up. The shame it was to fail as a fish-owner! I went into stark denial. In fact, as it floated upside down in its bowl, I tried to poke it upright again, thinking that maybe it was just pretending. 

Pretty much the same thing happened with the rest of my pets, some of which include a hamster (smashed by a refrigerator) and a hermit crab (drowned).

Please cheer me on. I only want my fish to survive. FOR THE CHILDREN!!!!!