So tonight our 4 year old (5 next month) daughter, Sisika walked into the kitchen while DH and I were cleaning a whole salmon for dinner.
Sisika says.. "Hey.. Is that a fish?"
"Yes, this is a fish."
"..........A REAL fish?"
"Yes, a real one."
"Oh my.. Well, fish are animals. I don't want to eat animals."
"But Sisika, we eat animals all the time. It's the circle of life, like in Lion King. Remember?"
"Well Mum, I love animals. I'm not going to eat them anymore."
"What about Chicken?? You love chicken.."
"Nope. Farm animal."
"Beef???"
"Farm animal. Sorry Mum, I won't eat animals now, I'm just too nice." and she walks away.
The fish came out of the oven.. She put her head down and shook it slowly. I felt so bad.. lol :( I don't even know where this came from, we've had the "where food comes from" talk a few times. She's so cute, she always says she want to be a veterinarian, but she doesn't know if she could give the animals needles as she wouldn't want to hurt them.
What do your kids think about eating animals?
Your dd sounds adorable and awesome. It takes a very strong will to go against the norm like that, especially as a child.
lol aww! Awesome! I'm borderline vegetarian. I rarely eat meat. The thought of it makes me very uncomfortable.
She really is awesome, such a unique and special girl!
Quoting Mrs.DebB:
My kids don't want to hurt animals either. They are vegans. :)
Your dd sounds adorable and awesome. It takes a very strong will to go against the norm like that, especially as a child.
They all went through this stage. I remember when my little boy came up to me and said "wouldn't it be funny if chicken came from a real chicken" Ummmm....I have some news for you honey, :-). He was heartbroken, but he bounced back pretty quick. They all did.
LOL AWWWWWWWWWWW :( I knowww I remember the first time we talked about it.. She had asked why her chicken had skin like human skin and a bone inside it. I was like O_O
Quoting motherslove82:They all went through this stage. I remember when my little boy came up to me and said "wouldn't it be funny if chicken came from a real chicken" Ummmm....I have some news for you honey, :-). He was heartbroken, but he bounced back pretty quick. They all did.
when we eat dinner if it is steak i said steak is cow MOOO and when we eat chicken she goes buck buck lol so hope she doesn't go thru that phase later in life she is only 31/2 anyway
Quoting Darkangelpunk:when we eat dinner if it is steak i said steak is cow MOOO and when we eat chicken she goes buck buck lol so hope she doesn't go thru that phase later in life she is only 31/2 anyway
DD doesnt think anything about it. Of course in the meat arena she only eats chicken nuggets and chicken soup that has no actual meat in it.
LOL, cute story. BTW your babies are beautiful. I love the little glasses, that's too sweet.
Quoting ohsweetbaby:LOL, cute story. BTW your babies are beautiful. I love the little glasses, that's too sweet.
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- supermama322
on Feb. 13, 2012 at 1:50 AM