The 2nd wave of uh-oh it’s animals in my food hits H.o.p. Briefly.

H.o.p.: Guess what! Daddy told me there are pigs in pot stickers.
Me (framing an old pic): Yes, there are. You didn’t realize that?
H.o.p.: Well, I would like to keep the pigs safe.
Me: H.o.p., you do know the beef you eat comes from cows.
H.o.p. (after a split second’s consideration): Well, you know we’re predators and are always part of the food chain.

H.o.p. went through this several years ago and didn’t want steak for a while, though he had no problem with meat in other forms.

(The initial dating on this was lost. Think it was some time in 2006.)