A Sad Day In A Little Boy’s Life

A year and a half ago, my oldest son got his very first pet- a betta fish that he appropriately named Batey!

My son at the age of 7 became the best little fish dad any fish could wish for. He cleaned his tank, he fed him, he talked to him, he took pictures of him, he sang to him, he gave him snacks (fish snacks), he read him stories; just as a good dad does!

The last couple months, our little fish wasn’t acting quite normal. He became very slow in all he did. He would just hang out in one spot of his tank for days on end. He didn’t seem to be eating as much as usual, etc.

This past week, it all came to a head and sadly, our sweet Batey passed away.

My son is with his dad in TN right now, so I wanted to make sure he had a chance to say goodbye, once I knew it was coming to the end. So I FaceTimed him to let him know what was going on.

It was the sweetest and saddest moment I’ve experienced with him, in his little 7 years of life! He cried, I cried, it was a very touching moment, but also a very proud mom moment for me.

My sweet 7 year old boy was about to lose his first ever pet, he wasn’t here to be with him, he was 7 hours away. But after he cried, he wiped his tears, composed himself and said, let me talk to him. He prayed over his fish and he told him how great of a fish he was and that he loved him and was going to miss him.

He then told me that he wanted to bury him and get him a proper tombstone when he got home. He’s like, it needs to be me who buries him mom, I’ll do it.

I’m constantly blown away by this kid, and blessed beyond measure that God gave me such a sweet, caring and compassionate boy! I’m one lucky momma!

Batey Montgomery ~ RIP~ 12/2020-7/2022
We will miss you!