Conversation About Cows
Soren: Mom, how do they kill cows?
Me: Er, what cows?
Soren: The cows we eat.
Me: Um, they shoot them.
Soren: Oh.
pause
Soren: That isn't very nice.
Me: Nope, I suppose it isn't.
Soren: But they have to do that.
Me: You think so? Do you think people need to eat that?
Soren, wisely avoiding the question, goes back to playing with trains. A few minutes later...
Soren: Mom, do the cows fight the gun?
Me: No.
Soren: Why not?
Me: Because they don't know they are going to be shot so they aren't scared or worried about it.
Sheesh. Nothing like a conversation with a four year old to make you feel like you should be a vegetarian.
Me: Er, what cows?
Soren: The cows we eat.
Me: Um, they shoot them.
Soren: Oh.
pause
Soren: That isn't very nice.
Me: Nope, I suppose it isn't.
Soren: But they have to do that.
Me: You think so? Do you think people need to eat that?
Soren, wisely avoiding the question, goes back to playing with trains. A few minutes later...
Soren: Mom, do the cows fight the gun?
Me: No.
Soren: Why not?
Me: Because they don't know they are going to be shot so they aren't scared or worried about it.
Sheesh. Nothing like a conversation with a four year old to make you feel like you should be a vegetarian.
No kidding! We still have to call pork "chicken" because of the movie babe!
ReplyDeleteI think he nearly convinced me too...do they really shoot them? I mean I guess I just never thought about it...glad to know the answer now from when Jimmy asks!
ReplyDeleteThey really shoot them? I thought they used some sort of a nail gun thingy. Maybe I'm just imagining things. Maybe we should discuss this at book club.
ReplyDeleteYup, they shoot them. Right between the eyes. Had it done to one of our cows that we thoroughly enjoyed eating!!!
ReplyDeleteColin and Soren may be eco-terrorists together one day ;)
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