New daycare person: You're vegetarian?
Me: Yes.
NDP: So you don't eat meat?
Me: No.
NDP: What about chicken?
Me: No.
NDP: Fish?
Me: No.
NDP: And the children don't eat meat either?
Me: No.
NDP: Or chicken?
Me: No. No chicken OR fish.
NDP: Oh. But they look healthy?
Me: Yes. They are healthy.
NDP: Oh.
J: Mum?
Me: Yes J?
J: Does that person have a disability?
Me: Kind of. She doesn't understand what being vegetarian means. We can teach her though, if she'd like to learn.
J: OK. Lots of people eat animals, don't they mum?
Me: Yes they do. You can as well if you would like to.
J: No. I like being vegetarian. [pause] Can I still eat boogies though?
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- I'm Alison, and my three most important little people are Miss J, twin sister of Miss F - both 4 going on 14 and big sisters to Miss V - who is an impressive 3 years old and anything but the 'baby' of the family.
No doubt I will find it impossible to stick to one theme for this blog, so here is some background info that will hopefully add some sense the inevitable random posts...
The man of our family, M, is no longer with us in body though he is ever present in mind and spirit.
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I guess one theme I CAN stick to is that last point - having fun. Living a joyful life is the greatest success, I feel.
5 comments:
What IS it with kids and boogers?!
"Can I still eat boogies though?"
ROFL!
Good thing she didn't choose to eat vegan then. Hehe!
lol - I was about to get you to explain to her about veganism, but Lin beat me to the punch!
omg...somebody has got to snap you up for stand up comedy. Paul McDermott should have you on The Sideshow.
I almost pee myself at some of your posts. They are so very, very funny.
I can't wait to hear what ndp is going to think of boogie inclusion in the vegetarian lunch box! Just because I'm a brat, I'd be sending sushi rolls labelled, boogie sushi. lol....your kids and I would be best mates.
LOL
Debby, all children are fascinated by bodily functions (aren't they?!). I think it's just that boogers are easily accessible and the most edible!
Lin and Jeanie, our definition of veganism is "not taking things that we did not make, or that weren't made for us". So unfortunately boogies are still in...
Megan, as much as I'd love to take the credit, it's all the girls'! I'd be humorless without them. LOL.
I think you might be onto something with the boogie sushi rolls! It would give me a laugh, at least.
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