As Long As I Don't Have to Kiss Them
Because I don't have enough living creatures to keep alive each day, my twin boys brought home three frogs today.
And it's my job to figure out how to care for them.
Have I mentioned I'm a little squeamish about creatures that have the potential to hop and land in my hair?
Actually, only one of the frogs is ours. (Lucky us.) The other two belong to the other kids who helped catch them in the marsh. I'm not sure why we are now babysitting frogs.
In other news . . . well, there is no other news.
And it's my job to figure out how to care for them.
Have I mentioned I'm a little squeamish about creatures that have the potential to hop and land in my hair?
Actually, only one of the frogs is ours. (Lucky us.) The other two belong to the other kids who helped catch them in the marsh. I'm not sure why we are now babysitting frogs.
In other news . . . well, there is no other news.
posted by Melodee at Tuesday, August 16, 2005
6 Comments:
If I had children, I wouldn't keep captive animals for more than a few hours to observe. I think it is important to teach children that all life is precious, and needs to be respected.
What if the frogs die? What lessons does that teach?
If you set up a terrarium for them they can lice a long time. We had frogs for a couple of years growing up. We loved watching them and feeding them. It was a great learning experience.
Here's one to make that seem a little better: In high school, I was out sick with the flu for a week. It was while my Biology class was dissecting frogs. My teacher didn't want me to get behind and miss it, so she sent one home with my friend to give to me! He showed up at my door one afternoon with a dead frog in a ziploc bag! I was none too thrilled, but my mom was even less thrilled when she got home and saw it, already dissected, in the refrigerator!
Elizabeth -- I did object to the biology class distection. I don't believe it served a purpose, and I still don't.
I just feel compassion for all living creatures, and I personally, if I were a frog, I would loathe being in captivity -- void of all things I know -- unable to excercise, hunt, etc. What is life then?
I tend towards Buddhism in my approach towards all life :) All life should be valued and respected.
For the ultimate laugh, I do not kill bugs either. : )
Elizabeth -- You make a lot of assumptions. Too bad they are all inaccurate.
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