1. This is about miss t. Dinner last night i had these crumbed fish and vegetable cakes, something they'd both usually eat. T looks at her plate, and the following conversation occurs between me and her.
does this chicken come from fish?
no honey, this fish comes from fish
you mean the fish that swim around in the sea
yes hon
I cant eat it. I am not going to eat it. we have to care for the animals and to eat this we have to kill it and this is not caring for animals
(I think to myself - here we go) I try the - God made the animals for us to eat so we can be healthy routine
NO - we have to care for them, and that means not eating them
honey, we can still care for animals and eat them, i care for animals and eat them. I make sure they're treated well while they're alive and that they're happy, and then i eat them. (yeah, i know, this last line was not well thought out!)
NO.....where does this hash brown come from?
(oh no I think, here comes trouble) From potatoes hon
Hmmmm, what about the carrot
from carrots
no, i mean, where does the carrot come from
carrots
(we then have this discussion about peas and corn)
are you lying to me just cause you want me to eat this cause its good for me. Do these things really come from themselves
(laughing my head off) Yes, i want you to eat them cause they're healthy, no i am not lying to you, and by the way fish is healthy too
she eats her vegetables and i sit there dreaming of ways to disguise animal products in her food, panicking about vegetarian meals, but then i look over and see her nibbling on one part of the fish, i raise an eyebrow she replies
the fish said it didn't mind if I ate this bit
as i related this story to my husband later that night we both fell on the floor laughing our head off
2. We were reading the kids thier nightly bible story the other day, and z asked to see a picture of God. Hubby explains that you can't see God but that he is all around us.
T adds, God is in my heart (it sounds more like Gawd when she says it but you get the point) Hubby and I lavish praise on this remark, which is like a red flag to a bull for z
Hey - she's getting attention, i need to get in on this action. So he pipes up and says. "and God is in my head and my tummy and my bottom and my wee wee" SO funny
3. ok, i know i said two, but that last one was short.
we were at the aquarium lately and z is running around madly excited as usuall. We come to the great barrier reef display and he yells -
DORY I can see DORY, look mummy there's lots and lots ofdories. Wheres nemo mum? NEEEEEEMO, NEEEEMO where are you??
as if on cue, the one solitary clown fish in the tank swims to the front. I mean, this is a big tank, it's actually quite impressive!
MUUUUUUMMMM - its NEEEMMO I FOUND NEMO!!!!!!
runs around shouting with excitement. This is the bit where i pretend he's not mine and stand back remarking to strangers how cute he is, trying to draw attention from the fact that he is at the same decibal level as the average jet plane!
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