conversation at dinner tonight:
Cora: Mom 'chicken' and 'chicken' sound the same. That's funny because we have chicken the animal and chicken we eat.
Me: yes
Cora: Well where does the chicken we eat come from. Do the chickens make it?
Me: not exactly
Cora: What is chicken we eat?
Me: (hesitantly) Well, Cora, the chicken we eat is the animal chicken. We eat the animal chicken.
Cora: (laughing) Mom, that's silly, we don't eat the animal chicken! That would be mean.
Fortunately, she got distracted by her distorted reflection in her spoon at that point. This now gives me time to consult with Dan on what we say next time this subject comes up. Parenting, oy vey!
2 comments:
I love that she laughed at you. Sounds like you may have a future vegetarian on your hands. Just don't let her see any PETA material! EVER.
So cute, Molly! I remember when this subject came up with Manny around the same age!
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