Thursday, April 26, 2012

my son put WHAT is our refrigerator?

Hi everyone. Sorry that I've been gone for so long. Last weekend Leo went to a carnival with a kid from the neighborhood and the kid's older sister. He came back with two goldfish that he had won by tossing a ball into a bowl or hoop. Instant pets - how wonderful. But I really shouldn't complain - as a kid I did the same thing and brought home a hamster and a cat - not at the same time of course. So Christopher goes out and buys an aquarium with all the equipment, only to have the fish die within a day - one within a few hours. So now we have an empty fish tank, soon to have new fish. But I was looking around the refrigerator last night and you can probably guess what I found. Two dead goldfish in a plastic bag. When I asked why the dead fish were in the refrigerator, I was told that Leo wants to bury them, just not yet. If I don't remind him we will have dead fish in there for weeks. I really didn't realize that fatherhood would lead to so many weird situations. The three of us went on vacation over spring break to visit my parents in Georgia. It went fairly well - no major family drama. My dad didn't have a meltdown. The first day that we were there Christopher bought a wireless router for my parents' computer, so he was able to get online in my bedroom if my family was getting to him. I bet that he had some interesting Facebook posts during that time. I even restrained myself when my sister bought breakfast biscuits for everyone from Chick-fil-A. I asked if she was aware how anti-gay the company was and she responded that she didn't care, she liked the food. I wanted to say "If I supported a company that was actively working to take your daughter away from you would you be fine with that?" but I resisted the temptation.

4 comments:

  1. I did the goldfish thing, too. Too bad Leo's died so quickly. My mom wasn't happy about any of my dead animals being in the frig, so they were buried or otherwise disposed of quickly!

    Glad you had a good trip. I understand about the family dynamics, guess all families have some of that, whether you're gay or straight.

    I've quit eating at Chik-fil-A. Hard to explain to some friends who don't know I'm gay, but I don't care.

    Nice post, good to get caught up, Green&Purple!

    Peace <3
    Jay

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  2. Howdy there! Just wondering how things were going, and hoping you and your family are gearing up for a wonderful Christmas!

    Love to hear how things are going with Leo and Christopher, and you, too, of course.

    Peace <3
    Jay

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  3. Just thought I'd drop another line...hoping you'll come back!
    Peace <3
    Jay

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  4. And nearly a year later, I saw Chris' name in respect to his writing on a blog. Thought I'd say hello!

    Peace <3
    Jay

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