My Aquatic Turtle Hates the Water

There’s a lesson in that

Maria Shimizu Christensen

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Photo by Varvara Grabova on Unsplash

Our rescue turtle is middle aged now at 25 years old, and he know what he wants, what he likes, and what he deserves. Confident and assertive turtles aren’t rare and I admire those traits in them. Anyone who thinks they’re boring companion animals probably hasn’t met one.

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Maria Shimizu Christensen

Writer. Maker. Featured in Medium’s 2021 list of Stories That Started Conversations. I write about life. https://www.mariashimizuchristensen.com