My 7yo ds refuses to eat chicken...

[augustmomx2]

My ds, who has always enjoyed chicken...well in nugget or patty form

Has finally made the connection between our chickens we have for pets/eggs and the ones he eats in nugget form. He asked "Is this real chicken?" Ahhhh, yeah dude... "Yes" I say.

"WELL, I don't eat chicken anymore. What if the chickens look in the window and see me eating chicken?!? They'll know I'm eating chicken!"

No matter how I explained it to him, he refused...oh well

Hopefully, no one tries to tell him the urban legend of: The white stuff connected to the yolk is a baby chicken that never formed. Then, he will never eat eggs!

 

[gritsar]

Could you maybe tell him that my chickens ate CHICKEN yesterday, in the form of leftover chicken and rice casserole and they loved it?


No, maybe not.

 

[Countrywife]

Cute- its just a stage- he will get over it. Do you think it would help if you told him chickens eat chickens???

 

[Granolamom]

Well, truth be told, I'm right there with him, and I'm 44 years old! I used to eat chicken all the time, but 1 1/2 years ago we acquired 4 pet chickens from my son's Kindergarten class, which have since then grown into a flock of 9.
I have come to dislike eating chicken, and actually feel somewhat sick on the few occasions when I do try it again. As a matter of fact, I'm thinking about going entirely vegetarian, because the thought of eating a dead animal is becoming more and more repulsive to me every day.
Since he's only 7 years old, he'll probably not stick with this, but if he does, I would respect his decision.

 

[mschickychick]

The first time I ate one of my chickens I thought I was going to throw up, almost did. The next time I just got queezy. Then came the dreaded juvenile delinquent chicken boys mob that we raised that were running my hens crazy. I was never so glad to see chickens butchered and they tasted sooo good. I'm OK with it now.

On the other hand my niece saw a documentary on viel, turned vegan as a child and still is one.

You just never know.