03 October 2006

Save (some) of the Cows!

Big A and I were eating dinner the other night, and she looked at me and said, "I think I want to become a vegetarian". I asked her why. She responded, "Because you are". I told her that was sweet, but that it's pretty tough to do, especially when you're a kid and you love hamburgers. Then she told me that what really made her sad was the fact that her grandparents would buy a cow and raise it, then kill it and eat it. She's a pretty thoughtful child, so I explained to her that if that's how she felt, I'd be happy to help her try it.

She came home from her Dad's two nights later and I asked her how it went when she told him that she wanted to become a vegetarian. "Good", she said, "except we were eating chicken when I told him". I laughed, and she said, "So, I think I'll be a vegetarian here and a meat eater there".

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Anonymous said...

YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SHARE THE HDI!!!!! DID I MENTION I LOVE VENISON??? LOVE YA KID!

Her Grace said...

She's so cute. Maybe she could start with beef and see how it goes. Seems like an easy way to break into it. Give them both hugs for me!

Lauren said...

Kids crack me up. I am hoping the deleted comments weren't snarky ones...