Almost exactly what I'd originally said... but mostly in terms of asking him if he could fit a whole chicken in his mouth... and he demonstrated by stuffing a nugget into his mouth.
I think it's the experience definition of "food" and he hasn't quite connected cluck-cluck chickens with "chicken" the nuggets in his meals. But he provided such a cool glance into his model of the world and what "food" was about...
Each of Robert and Kate have gone through that moment where they connected farm animals to hot dogs and nuggets. Kate's realization was fairly recent -- six months ago or so -- and she was a bit traumatized for a day.
I sang them Phoebe's song. It really is a good song for kids. After the first day, they laugh.
Oh, the cow in the meadow goes moo Oh, the cow in the meadow goes moo Then the farmer hits him on the head and grinds him up And that's how we get hamburger.
Clearly, Liralen, this is like your lasagna (you know, the one where you first genetically engineered the wheat). It is time for your son to join your family in an antelope hunt, where you hunt and kill your food using only a spear and a jawbone. :) :)
Jet did see a bunch of hogs awaiting roasting at the local Asian market the day before Chinese New Years. I think that there's something of seeing that in the question.
I also only buy whole chickens for most of the chicken in take of the family, other than the nuggets, and Jet sees me taking them apart for "food" so that might well be the best way to show him.
Which reminds me of a favorite flavor text from a M:TG card: "If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food."
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Date: 2006-02-09 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 04:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 05:09 pm (UTC)Almost exactly what I'd originally said... but mostly in terms of asking him if he could fit a whole chicken in his mouth... and he demonstrated by stuffing a nugget into his mouth.
I think it's the experience definition of "food" and he hasn't quite connected cluck-cluck chickens with "chicken" the nuggets in his meals. But he provided such a cool glance into his model of the world and what "food" was about...
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Date: 2006-02-09 05:43 pm (UTC)I sang them Phoebe's song. It really is a good song for kids. After the first day, they laugh.
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Date: 2006-02-14 04:54 pm (UTC)Where there's this line that Jet now quotes as, "We only see them on a plate! They go SIZZLE!" So I think he gets it, it's just bemusing to me. :-)
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Date: 2006-02-09 06:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-14 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-15 11:44 pm (UTC)Hm, I seem to be channelling Broog.
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Date: 2006-02-09 05:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-14 04:57 pm (UTC)Jet did see a bunch of hogs awaiting roasting at the local Asian market the day before Chinese New Years. I think that there's something of seeing that in the question.
I also only buy whole chickens for most of the chicken in take of the family, other than the nuggets, and Jet sees me taking them apart for "food" so that might well be the best way to show him.
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Date: 2006-02-09 08:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-12 06:16 am (UTC)"If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger
than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food."