I’m not certain there is life after death or reincarnation, but I am certain I witnessed a DEAD beetle (Reggie, see earlier post) come back from total pinchers up, dead as a door nail status. The upside to this was I thought I would finally know the expected lifespan of a domesticated beetle. The obvious downside being the passing of Cole’s hand-raised beloved Reggie.
So I’m in Cole’s room one day over the weekend putting clothes away while he’s at his father’s house. I look in the container (which is carefully placed on the bedside table in perfect view) and I see Reggie lying on his back – “pinchers up” and not moving. I gently shake the container….nothing. I try to touch him….nothing. Flat line, no pulse, zero respirations. PANIC! Understand me here people, this is my child’s PET. Yes, it’s an insect. Tell that to a 7 year old. “Oh honey, it’s just an insect…who cares?” Ummm….no. I’m quickly realizing we are probably going to be planning a bug funeral (K'vurah, Antam Sanskar, or Wake…I’m not sure of Reggie’s religious affiliation).
Flash forward about a day and a half. I’ve forgotten about Reggie’s dead corpse lying in Cole’s room because, well, it’s a bug and I have a gabillion other things on my mind. Cole is with me, we’re doing our daily rituals and routines…which includes me tucking him in. Light switch goes on and I remember dead bug. PANIC! O-M-G…he’s gonna see the bug and freak out! As luck would have it, bug corpse goes unnoticed and Cole falls peacefully off to sleep.
The next morning I go in to wake Cole up and I see Reggie crawling around in the container. Literally, like nothing has happened. That bug used to be DEAD!
I think we’re on like day 70-something since Reggie came home from second grade (again, thank you Miss Stark!). His lifespan is pretty darn good for a bug. I’m just wondering at what point I have to register him for school, hockey and baseball….
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