I may as well confess that the only other living organism in the Somrod household has officially kicked the bucket. Yes, I am referring to our lime tree, which was highlighted in previous posts here and here, in better days obviously.

After we moved out of our apartment, the lime tree just never adapted to life in the Somrod townhouse, consistently dropping more and more leaves each month. Equally, it went through many battles with scales, that took a lot of energy from the little tree. In an attempt to jumpstart the lime tree’s health, S.Rod repotted it with new soil. Then we put it in the sunniest spot in the house.

That proved to be the kicker. All of the remaining leaves fell off within a week and a month later, the tree’s body and limbs were as dry as a bone. We finally conceded defeat today and planted some flowers in the large green ceramic pot that had held it. Fare thee well, limey.

Of course, you could say, “Dude, it’s a plant, big deal. Buy another.” This is true, but it does point out to me that if I am not even responsible enough to help take care of a plant, then why would I ever think about taking care of a child?

While I suppose that most parents out there are probably not that much more responsible than me, at least I am in full acknowledgment of this fact before I would ever even consider reproducing. That’s all.

But maybe I will buy us a new lime tree after all. The jury is still out on the relevance of a sequel. Cheers.