Truth be told, I wasn't thrilled when Isaac "won" Jake at the end of third grade; said-fish was one of his class pets, and I was apparently one of (very) few parents who okay'ed the idea of her child bringing home a class pet.
Anyway, fortunately, Jake grew on me over time, and now I rather like the little guy. I like how he gets excited and swims back and forth when I peer into his bowl. In a weird way, he makes me feel appreciated. And though feeling important certainly isn't the end-all, be-all of human existence, I appreciate that he makes me feel that way -- even if he is just a fish.
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