Hunting season woes and Parent mag

[Guest guest]

>...there should be some sort of law against driving around with a

>dead animal on the top of your car, what about all of the kids who get

> upset at that?

 

Hey, what about us _grownups_ who get upset at that? I'm not sure if

it's better or worse than being on the highway and seeing animals

being taken to slaughter. I HATE that. I guess I could try to convince

myself that they're on their way to a farm sanctuary...

 

As far as Parent mag, I really can't see them being all that

concerned with what a couple of " wacko " parents think -- that the

journalist's eye view of mainstream media. Out of curiosity, what were

their suggested answers to the question?

 

Also, I don't remember who suggested making eating animals seem silly

for a toddler, but I tried it and it was a hit. We were at a local

orchard with my daughter's class (2-year-olds) and they had some

chickens and goats. We looked at the chickens and the kids made

appropriate chicken noises and I asked if chickens were food -- " Do

we EAT chickens? " Their answer, of course, was " Noooooooo " . ha ha.

They found the concept extremely funny. This is actually a very good

age to introduce this sort of thing, when they're into " silly " . (i.e.

if they think " Do your socks go on your nose? " is hysterical, they're

going to think the same thing about " Do we eat pigs? " )

 

Carol

Mom to Lucia, 2

[Guest guest]

My 3 y.o. daughter just laughs and says yes. " Do we eat dogs? " " YES! "

-Sandra