Mei Mei’s Turtle Died
We bought 2 turtles for the kids from the aquatic fair a month ago, and they have been taking good care of the turtles. Actually, Justin does most of the jobs. Everyday, he will remind us to…
- Change the water in the morning
- Feed the turtles twice a day.
- Remind us to go home in the evening, saying that the turtles are lonely and hungry so we better leave the office soon.
- Talking to the turtles, like “hi turtle…”
And yes, he can differentiate the 2 turtles! He even wanted to bring the turtles back to Malaysia next week, but I told him that they don’t have passports. 
Something bad happened yesterday. One of the turtles died. It escaped from the tray and fell 2 ft to the ground on the first day we brought the turtles home. Hubby broke the aquarium, so when he was trying to clean up the mess, the turtle escaped. I think it was panic, so it ran and fell off from the terrace onto the grass. It took us awhile to find it with torchlights, and since then, it was not as active as the other turtle. It must be injured, but we thought it was ok.
But now, it’s dead. Justin found out about this yesterday morning. Hubby helped him to take out the body and place it in a plastic bag. The whole morning, he kept repeating, “Mei mei, your turtle died liao. Now we only have one turtle to take care.”
He didn’t eat much at breakfast, and kept looking at the plastic bag. I suggested that we bury the turtle in the garden, but hubby said we would release it at the nearby pond of Justin’s school since turtles live in water, they should die in water. O.o
Anyway, Justin didn’t cry over the turtle. I think he’s sad and confused but he didn’t how to react. He did cry, but not for the turtle. It was due to hubby rushing him to get ready for school! Hubby should have been more considerate….Sigh…
He was awfully quiet on the way to school. The turtle was in the plastic bag.
Releasing the turtle in the pond (Notice Isabelle’s sad face?)
Bye bye turtle…
Isabelle knows that her turtle will never move or be with us anymore. She might be too young to feel sad over its death, but she did look sad when we were letting it go.
By having the turtles at home, I realized that my kids have grown up a lot.
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