If my cousin ever reads this (hi June!), she won’t fail to point out a significant point of contention about the hamsters I was lucky enough to spend time with just before I started first grade.
Namely, that they were...
Having come to the realization I was perfectly willing to spend hours talking to a school of mute fish (which were my very first pets), my generous parents decided I could also reasonably be expected to enjoy spending my...
The first pets my parents ever got me were some fish.
I want to say they were goldfish, but I’m not absolutely certain on that point. I also want to say there were six of them, but don’t quote me...
