Arnie wants "more juice" when the straw pulls out of his apple juice and he sucks only air. mom pretends to fill his sippy cup by unscrewing the lid and acting as if she is adding more juice. in reality, all mom does is push the straw back down to the bottom of arnie's cup. he acts as he sucks on the straw, pulling the juice into his mouth. mom is wise not to tell arnie that he has plenty of juice, because he is preoperationally:

my hamster died and my second hamster i got after that one died as well. i also lost two birds named rainbow and kiwi, (they didn't die, they flew off and escaped). i lost a cat named omi, and a dog named snoopie. the best way i got over it is, paying my respects, and just thinking that they were in a happy place. as well as just remembering but not thinking about it all the time, just do fun activities and try not to think about it too much. hope you feel better. i'm sorry about your loss. : (