February 04, 2006
Vegetarian Children
My kids were eating bacon the other day, because it is my son's (Ollie, 3) favorite food. All of a sudden, my daughter (Lyric, 6) said, "I feel so bad for the little pig."
Ollie: "What little pig?"
Lyric: "The little pig that you are eating."
Ollie: "This is not a little pig, this is bacon."
Lyric: "Bacon is made out of dead little pigs. You are eating a dead little pig, buddy."
There were a few moments of silence. Lyric said, "I don't want to eat animals anymore. I feel really bad for them."
Me: " A lot of people feel that way. That means you want to be a vegetarian."
Lyric: "Then I'm a vegetarian."
Ollie: "I'm a vegetarian."
(pause)
Ollie: "What's a vegetarian?"
Me: "It means you don't want to eat animals."
Ollie: "I want to be a vegetarian."
So they agreed together that they would be vegetarians. They kept asking me which foods were animals and which foods were not. After about four days, Lyric changed her conviction when her Aunt Linds made a turkey dinner the other night. She says she still feels bad for the little pig, and won't eat bacon.
Ollie remains strong in his conviction. Tonight Jason tried to offer him bacon. He gasped and scolded, "Daddy! I'm a vegetarian!"
I'll keep you posted on how long he remains a vegetarian. Tomorrow I think he's planning to join PETA. .
Posted by darby on 07:43 PM | Comments (12)
February 01, 2006
Four Things
A friend sent this to me and asked me to post it:
Four jobs I’ve had:
Busgirl-For the ChesDel Diner on Rt 13...I learned first hand what it's like to be a woman working in a "hostile work environment"
Singing Elf-Complete with green curI-toed shoes with bells, I was hired to do entertainment for a corporate Xmas party; Santa was wasted. Good times.
MBNA Telemarketer-Yes, I called people during dinner, mispronounced their names and hated myself for it.
Blood Bank of Delaware School Program Coordinator-I was that person who came to your high school and tried to get you to donate blood.
Four movies I can watch over and over:
Pride and Prejudice, BBC Version
The Wedding Singer
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Big Lebowski
Four places I’ve lived:
Hartford, Conn
Long Island, NY
New Castle, DE
Newark, DE
Four TV shows I love:
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Sopranos
Grey's Anatomy
Four places I’ve vacationed:
Polperro, Cornwall, England
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
La Jolla, CA
Naples, FL
Four of my favorite dishes:
Ice Cream from the Woodside or Strasburg Creamery
Pad Thai from Tuk Tuk in LA
Eggplant Salad from Casablanca in Wilm, DE
Steamed artichokes with hollandaise sauce
Four sites I visit daily:
TheLookMachine
Boysetsfire
msnbc
yahoo mail
Four places I would rather be right now:
Under a meteor shower
Watching a thunderstorm
By the ocean
On the Alpengeist in Busch Gardens, VA
Four bloggers I am tagging (so they will all have a good reason to post):
Jason Latshaw
Josh Latshaw
Collin Palkovitz
Jenna Latshaw
Posted by darby on 07:31 PM | Comments (6)