TORONTO – It can be hard to say goodbye to your best friend – especially when you have to flush him down the toilet.
In a scene that is probably familiar to those of us who owned pet fish when we were young, a little Alberta boy’s heartbreaking goodbye to his goldfish has become a viral video hit.
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Spirit River, Alberta’s Brooke Geherman originally posted the video to her Facebook and YouTube channels this past March showing her young son, Kowen, saying goodbye to his dearly departed goldfish.
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Kowen bids goodbye to the fish in question, named “Top”, with a few kisses before committing his body to the watery, swirely beyond.
But it’s his reaction once the fish has been flushed that’s truly heartbreaking, as the tearful boy shares a hug with his mom.
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