The Wishbone Story...

[NateTheChops]

I had this mother and her little girl in earlier. The girl is maybe my sister's age (seven) and as I was ringing them out I asked, "So, whose going to be breaking the wishbone tomorrow.

Little Girl = LG
Little girl's Mom = LGM
Misses His Sister Now = Me

LGM: (To her daughter) Are you going to break the bone tonight.
LG: The wishbone's not real.

She was so sincere I almost laughed. But I thought about it for a second. She's at the age where her friends are probably saying that Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny aren't real, so to her anything connected with a holiday is probably not real too.

Me: Oh no, sweety, the wishbone is real. If we didn't have one our ribs would be (I pause as I realize I'm about to tell a seven year-old where the wishbone is located on our chests, knowing she's about to eat turkey tomorrow.) *to the mom* I probably better not tell her that.

The mom laughed.

LGM: Well, last year she didn't think it was real turkey, because it wasn't what she saw on a farm.

I had to laugh a little at that.

I wished them happy Thanksgiving and sent them on their way. As rough as the week has gone it wasn't a bad way to end the evening before the holiday.

[fireheart]

That's actually cute, I'll give her that.

Although it is kind of sad that we don't teach kids sooner that various meats do not come from the supermarket....

[dalesys]

Although it is kind of sad that we don't teach kids sooner that various meats do not come from the supermarket....

Or that fruits, nuts, grains and most vegetables are reproductive organs.

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Or that fruits, nuts, grains and most vegetables are reproductive organs.

Without having sex you mean?

[XCashier]

Or that fruits, nuts, grains and most vegetables are reproductive organs.

Weeellll... a true vegetable is any edible part of the plant that isn't the ovary: leaves, stems, flowers or roots. Fruits are the ovaries (including the not-so-sweet ones like tomatoes, squash, and olives), and nuts and seeds are the products of the ovaries.

[MoonCat]

Or that fruits, nuts, grains and most vegetables are reproductive organs.

This is why I like carrots and parsnips so much.