The Family

“The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.”
― Erma Bombeck

Thursday, June 17, 2010

All the things we like to eat are animals!

This is my first post on my first blog. I guess I'll just jump right in! Last night, my 4 year old, Caroline, and I were having a conversation before bed. I'm not sure how it started, but it went something like this . . .

Caroline: I would never eat a frog.
Me: Some people do.
Caroline: (horrified) WHAT?!
Me: Yes, some people eat frog legs.
Caroline: Really?
Me: You eat cows.
Caroline: (disbelieving) What?
Me: Where do you think roast beef comes from?
Caroline: I didn't know that.
Me: And bacon and sausage are made from pigs.
Caroline: I didn't know we eat animals.
Me: How do you feel about that? About eating animals . ..
Caroline: (very thoughtful) Not good.
Me: Should we just eat fruits and vegetables and pasta?
Caroline: yes.
Me: What about fish? Is it ok to eat fish? (She LOVES salmon)
Caroline: Well, I DO like my salmon. I can't wait to tell Addie (her 2 year old sister) that all the things we like to eat are animals!





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9 comments:

  1. Have Myelin?June 17, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Tell her we eat bugs too! =)

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  2. StacieJune 17, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    bugs? what bugs are you eating? am I missing something??

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  3. Curious KittyJune 18, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    LOVE your blog! What a great way for those who love your family to keep up! Stacie, you are such a good mommie, If wishes were horses, I would go in time and correct my many mistakes...
    Aunt Von

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  4. Have Myelin?June 18, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    Haven't you ever had chocolate covered ants? They are crunchy! Meme gave them to me for Christmas one year. =)

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  5. StacieJune 18, 2010 at 11:27 PM

    oh sick Sherry! Say it ain't so!! What a total abuse of chocolate lol! Aunt Von! WHY?? Sorry to disappoint, but there is no insect eating going on over here. However, I will inform the girls that their are people out there that do eat them!

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  6. UnknownJune 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Love it! Just don't tell her about mites in her bed...she'd freak! I'm waiting a few years to explain that one!

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  7. StacieJune 19, 2010 at 10:16 AM

    lol Brenda! I can not watch those shows about the microscopic things that live in your house . . . heebie-jeebies!

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  8. Have Myelin?June 20, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    Tell Addie about the bugs that live in our eyelashes so she can run and tell Carolyn about them! Hehehe....

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  9. Diane J StandifordAugust 26, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Sherry is bad. Don't tell her we eat BABY animals, eggs, and that even if you eat only veggies they are grown in animal poop. That would blow her mind. You wanted a vegan kid? hahahaha I just LOVE to read about a mom who loves her kids. My mom loved kids and I love kids--such a gift, so much they teach us and oh so much FUN! It is a joy for me to read that joy from a mom.

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