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My cousins just got here for thanksgiving and they are 5 and 4.
This is day 1: they arrived and are running around everywhere and aren’t controllable. They have chased the dog and raided people’s rooms touching everything which is gross. Luckily they aren’t to interested in fish so they aren’t harassing my fish YET.......

day 2: coming soon

 

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My cousins just got here for thanksgiving and they are 5 and 4.
This is day 1: they arrived and are running around everywhere and aren’t controllable. They have chased the dog and raided people’s rooms touching everything which is gross. Luckily they aren’t to interested in fish so they aren’t harassing my fish YET.......

day 2: coming soon

Oh lord. Just tell their parents to tell them to not touch the tanks as they are very expensive.

 

Oh lord. Just tell their parents to tell them to not touch the tanks as they are very expensive.

That is the SUREST way to make sure that tanks end up on the floor.

 

That is the SUREST way to make sure that tanks end up on the floor.

I would close the door and lock it but my houses doors only lock from the inside so I would have to be locked in there as well.......
But that might need to happen

 

I would close the door and lock it but my houses doors only lock from the inside so I would have to be locked in there as well.......
But that might need to happen

I would say do it. I get it as my kids experimented a bit with fish tanks and I have lost a fish from their antics (ie overfeeding) but I have also had the opportunity to educate them to the dos and don'ts. My biggest problem is my 3 year old daughter insists on helping but also insists that she knows best and many things are counterproductive. I have reached the point where she needs to be elsewhere when I do a water change on my reef tank. With kids who haven't be around fish they are worse as they haven't been taught to respect the delicate balance that exists with aquatic life.

Oh lord. Just tell their parents to tell them to not touch the tanks as they are very expensive.

Yeah, good luck with that.

 

I don't have any cousins, but I have freaky little neighbors that used to come over for parties occasionally. One time, they went into my room, which they had been told not to do, ate some of my bloodworms (THAT WERE LITERALLY LABELED FISH FOOD) and complained to their mom that the "candy" they ate didn't taste good. Guess who their mom was mad at. Not them...

 

I don't have any cousins, but I have freaky little neighbors that used to come over for parties occasionally. One time, they went into my room, which they had been told not to do, ate some of my bloodworms (THAT WERE LITERALLY LABELED FISH FOOD) and complained to their mom that the "candy" they ate didn't taste good. Guess who their mom was mad at. Not them...

That’s so dumb. I hate the type of parents that think their kids are the best little things. How do you get blames that their kids went where they weren’t supposed to and ate fish food like what?

 

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My cousins just got here for thanksgiving and they are 5 and 4.
This is day 1: they arrived and are running around everywhere and aren’t controllable. They have chased the dog and raided people’s rooms touching everything which is gross. Luckily they aren’t to interested in fish so they aren’t harassing my fish YET.......

day 2: coming soon

Stick near to your tank whenever they're up. That way you can stop them if they get too rowdy.

 

Yeah, if I ate fish food at someone else's house when I was little, I would be spanked and it'd be my fault. They were told not to go in there!

 

Stick near to your tank whenever they're up. That way you can stop them if they get too rowdy.

I’m gonna lock myself in my room. It’s the sacrifice that needs to be done

 

That’s so dumb. I hate the type of parents that think their kids are the best little things. How do you get blames that their kids went where they weren’t supposed to and ate fish food like what?

Honestly. That's why we don't invite them over anymore. I mean seriously, you eat the little brown shriveled worm things that smell like sadness and expect candy?

 

I’m gonna lock myself in my room. It’s the sacrifice that needs to be done

Is there a window you can climb out of after you lock yourself in there? What a good Thanksgiving. The things we do for our fishtanks lol

 

Honestly. That's why we don't invite them over anymore. I mean seriously, you eat the little brown shriveled worm things that smell like sadness and expect candy?

Seriously. Can't they SMELL that?

 

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My cousins just got here for thanksgiving and they are 5 and 4.
This is day 1: they arrived and are running around everywhere and aren’t controllable. They have chased the dog and raided people’s rooms touching everything which is gross. Luckily they aren’t to interested in fish so they aren’t harassing my fish YET.......

day 2: coming soon

Hah mine already drove me to the edge of insanity. They are 5 and 8. One of them put his hands on my tank, tryna “touch the fishies” so I kinda explained how to not accidentally commit mass (fish) murder. I tried to be a good child and let them feed my endlers and one of them started crying because he didn’t get to feed them. So that happened. Then I went and got shrimp and put my bucket on the table to start drip acclimating them. So this child, tryna “see the lobsters” almost committed mass (shrimp) murder by tipping my bucket over.
I still love them but OH MY GOODNESS THEY ARE A HANDFUL AND A HALF. Btw this is all the 5 yr old one. I let the 8 ur old one come to the LFS with me and she loves bettas and guppies so that’s cool cuz I’m getting a betta on Sunday and she was exited... So concludes apocalypse journal, entry 1.

 

Seriously. Can't they SMELL that?

I wouldn’t even need to smell it I might just have a brain or something but even as a little kid I wouldn’t eat something that has the words blood or worm on them. Especially not in other peoples houses

 

I KNOW RIGHT???? The last word I think of when I smell bloodworms is "appetizing"

I wouldn’t even need to smell it I might just have a brain or something but even as a little kid I wouldn’t eat something that has the words blood or worm on them. Especially not in other peoples houses

Especially the words "blood" and "worm" put together!!! I nearly gagged when I first heard about them.

 

Hah mine already drove me to the edge of insanity. They are 5 and 8. One of them put his hands on my tank, tryna “touch the fishies” so I kinda explained how to not accidentally commit mass (fish) murder. I tried to be a good child and let them feed my endlers and one of them started crying because he didn’t get to feed them. So that happened. Then I went and got shrimp and put my bucket on the table to start drip acclimating them. So this child, tryna “see the lobsters” almost committed mass (shrimp) murder by tipping my bucket over.
I still love them but OH MY GOODNESS THEY ARE A HANDFUL AND A HALF. Btw this is all the 5 yr old one. I let the 8 ur old one come to the LFS with me and she loves bettas and guppies so that’s cool cuz I’m getting a betta on Sunday and she was exited... So concludes apocalypse journal, entry 1.

I would have lost it I have no patience for children. One day when I have kids I’m gonna teach them to not be well.... this

 

I would have lost it I have no patience for children. One day when I have kids I’m gonna teach them to not be well.... this

Sometimes it’s like “why do I do this” and sometimes it’s like “ur cool” it goes back and forth. Honestly I’m just glad they took it well when I explained why we shouldn’t do that.

 

I would have lost it I have no patience for children. One day when I have kids I’m gonna teach them to not be well.... this

I know, I would’ve tried my best, but I wouldn’t be able to hold it in after that. I hope to god my future children will never do this to any of my animals.

 

I KNOW RIGHT???? The last word I think of when I smell bloodworms is "appetizing"

Ya I bought some freeze dried ones yesterday and I don’t wanna touch them.

 

Ya I bought some freeze dried ones yesterday and I don’t wanna touch them.

Lol. You kinda get used to it I was grossed out at first but now I touch them and mealworms,freeze dried grasshopper and it’s normal.

 

This is one of the many reasons I'm definitely not having kids when I grow up.

 

This is one of the many reasons I'm definitely not having kids when I grow up.

I probably will. I'll just raise them like I was. I would've never eaten anything in someone else's house. Especially if it smelled like that!! Kids are a lot to handle. They have to be taught everything they know!

 

I probably will. I'll just raise them like I was. I would've never eaten anything in someone else's house. Especially if it smelled like that!! Kids are a lot to handle. They have to be taught everything they know!

And I don't want to do that. Earth is already overpopulated, and I've got better things to do.

 

That is the SUREST way to make sure that tanks end up on the floor.

May I ask why?

 

May I ask why?

I’m pretty sure it’s because telling a kid not to do something makes them want to do it even more like people tell me not to look at the sun but It makes me want to so bad

 

I’m pretty sure it’s because telling a kid not to do something makes them want to do it even more like people tell me not to look at the sun but It makes me want to so bad

I just remebered that even though we are doing Thanksgiving outside, people are still going to walk through the house to the bathroom and therefore walk past my 29g. Uh oh!

 

I just remebered that even though we are doing Thanksgiving outside, people are still going to walk through the house to the bathroom and therefore walk past my 29g. Uh oh!

If you have more than one bathroom In Your house just lock that one and tell people to use the other

 

If you have more than one bathroom In Your house just lock that one and tell people to use the other

I do, but there is a slight problem. The only other bathrooms are on the complete oposite side of the house and would be a bit hard for someone to find Plus, they would have to walk past the tank anyway to get to those as the tank is in the front entry hallway thing of my house.

 

This is one of the many reasons I'm definitely not having kids when I grow up.

Why are people reacting to this with "sad"? What's sad about me wanting to live my life without being slowed down by annoying babies and toddlers? It's not like having them will make the already overcrowded earth a better place to live. I've got plans for my future that just wont work with kids around. Is there a problem with that?

 

Why are people reacting to this with "sad"? What's sad about me wanting to live my life without being slowed down by annoying babies and toddlers? It's not like having them will make the already overcrowded earth a better place to live. I've got plans for my future that just wont work with kids around. Is there a problem with that?

I think that in their eyes, it is a great experience to have if you want to.

 

Why are people reacting to this with "sad"? What's sad about me wanting to live my life without being slowed down by annoying babies and toddlers? It's not like having them will make the already overcrowded earth a better place to live. I've got plans for my future that just wont work with kids around. Is there a problem with that?

You live your life man

 

Why are people reacting to this with "sad"? What's sad about me wanting to live my life without being slowed down by annoying babies and toddlers? It's not like having them will make the already overcrowded earth a better place to live. I've got plans for my future that just wont work with kids around. Is there a problem with that?

Kids aren’t for everybody. You do what you want to do.

 

I think that in their eyes, it is a great experience to have if you want to.

Well, maybe it's partly because I don't like babies in general. Toddlers are ok half the time and drive me nuts the other half. Little kids are just usually annoying. I'm a teenager and I've met lots of teenagers and older kids. Some of them arw great, but a lit of them are unbearable to be around. And it's not like the parents have full control of it. Some good parents have awful children. My parents are great, and I hate 6-11 year old me.

 

Day 2: so far it’s only 8:30 here but they are awake and running around again. I’ve locked myself in my room but I guess we’re gonna see how that goes. I’ll keep you updated AcornTheBetta you can Cohost this thread and share your experiences throughout the day as well

 

Didn't read all the complaint posts, but....
What a great opportunity to take the time to educate the little ones.

Sounds like they are acting like 4 and 5 year olds (gasp!) Usually unruly kids are bored. Engage them, talk to them. Play with them, tire them out.

 

I'm gonna be that old dude now and get up on my soapbox (I'm only 32 I promise!). But it sounds like you've got a golden opportunity to TEACH your little cousins about the tank and the fish that live in it. Share your passion with the next generation of your family. You never know, it might spark something in them and you guys might be best friends trading fishroom tips with each other in 15 years. This hobby doesn't carry on if we don't spread it to the younglings. I'll put my soapbox away now, but think about it!

 

I'm gonna be that old dude now and get up on my soapbox (I'm only 32 I promise!). But it sounds like you've got a golden opportunity to TEACH your little cousins about the tank and the fish that live in it. Share your passion with the next generation of your family. You never know, it might spark something in them and you guys might be best friends trading fishroom tips with each other in 15 years. This hobby doesn't carry on if we don't spread it to the younglings. I'll put my soapbox away now, but think about it!

I thought about that and trust me I tried but mid sentence every time I was interrupted by them asking why I have this in my room or what this is lol. I’ll try again later though.

 

Ok start a sincere conversation with the parents on how fish tank water has been linked to the spread of COVID. That should get the parents to keep them away . Just joking! (But that’s what I would do ).

 

Ok start a sincere conversation with the parents on how fish tank water has been linked to the spread of COVID. That should get the parents to keep them away . Just joking! (But that’s what I would do ).

Lol that’s a good idea. And it doesn’t help that I’m a little bit of a germophobe and they are coughing a lot and I mean a lot like the deep gross kind of cough also