My oldest son had a pet preying mantis when he was a kid. He fed it a grasshopper every day. His little friend would ride on his shoulder. One day his pet insect died, and he sobbed. He was really sad over this event. I told him there was nothing he could have done to save it, for that insect did not live for a full year. He never. adopted another. Instead he he would admire them in the garden, and occasionally feed one a grasshopper.
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That's even worse than owning a short-lived dog. He could try owning a parrot or turtle..they can outlive him.
birdingnut
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Sep 2, 2018
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Thank you for thoughts. This was memory from long ago when he was but 11ish, and now he is forty
Sorry to hear that! It's sad when pets die, & much more so if you're a kid. But raising kids & animals myself, I came to see pet deaths as educational, & sort of like practice. So maybe they will be a little less scared when someone like their grandparent die, I hope. To have no experience with death prior to losing a family member might make it harder, do you think?
Carin
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Sep 2, 2018
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Oh absolutely. My son is forty now, and this is a fond memory of his childhood. He is a man of stature as he was as a child, but he has a gentle nature and he is a sensitive man as he was as a child. But people should beware because he can be fierce if there is cause for self-defense or defense of family or friend. I guess that I am still amazed that people can love an insect, and it appeared the insect can bond to a person
@Leutrelle Not long ago a Whale was rescued off the Golden Gate bridge,wrapped in lobster pots and netting, barely able to stay afloat. The discoverer called for help, but the Whale was so badly entangled divers had to go in the water and cut away the nets, afterwards the Whale swam in circles joyful at being freed, and then came to the boats, touching each person(4) with it's snout.
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