Monday 20 December 2010

Why do they fill childrens jackets with feathers, anyway?

My second son convinced that his little sisters winter jacket is 'full of dead chicks' because it's down feather filled. She was really upset, kind of wearing fur while not knowing.
So she was screaming: "No I'm NOT wearing dead chicks" and came to me to find the truth.

(At least, I seem to be very truthful to her. But she's only four. I know it will change, in about 10 years or so)

I convinced her that her jacket was indeed filled with feathers, but the chicks did not die, they grew new feathers and became healthy, grown-up, adult chickens. My second oldest of nine, standing aside and listening to my reasoning, was in a quite fascist mood.

Didn't stop.

He stated that: "All chickens were killed and slaughtered now, and in the fridge, and one of these days, would end up on her plate."

I sent him to his room.

22 comments:

  1. i think that you deal with situation very good



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  2. lol "i sent him to his room" i can see this all in my head as it played out.

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  3. You handled the situation really good, I don't think your son had bad intentions, he just wanted to make his sister cry.

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  4. This is why I dont want kids...

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  5. Sounds like you've got a couple budding vegans on your hands there! Follow'd for entartainments sake :)

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  6. nice...rick s. is absolutely right! at least vegetarian

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  7. hahaha, reminds me of me and my little sister!

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  8. No chicken for Christmas this year.
    (I thought Belgians lived on moules and paardenvlees?)

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  9. i have chicken an thats awesome but i will eat it one day

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  10. In Antiochus and his daughter you have heard Following!

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  11. .....and she was traumatized for life. lol

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  12. haha your son gives out the truth!

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  13. sounds like you might have a future vegetarian

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  14. It's normal to use animal feathers it's natural to me

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  15. Oh wow...The joys of parenthood, I suppose.

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  16. hahah, i like the nine year old's style. also, goose down FTW!

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  17. I really enjoyed that story :) Kids these days eh?

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