Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I told my DD that her fish died because she didn't clean her room. (She was probably 6.)
Now she has kind of an OCD about her room being clean.... Ooopsie 
Yeah about the cat....I heard that pets dying in early childhood is THE BEST thing that can happen so you can teach your child about death so when it happens to a grandparent or something they have already built somewhat of a grasp about the subject.
That is so funny.
A little OT, but when I was a kid, I had a goldfish and one evening it died. I had to go to my girl scout meeting pretty soon and I got myself together and went and was having fun. Well, during the meeting, we always had a snack and I remember the snack helper putting it in front of me and looking down and yep, it was goldfish crackers
So of course, I immediately started crying and my troop leader asked me what was wrong and I said "my goldfish died" and she said, "oh, no, no honey, these aren't REAL fish"