Logan asked me what he should be when he grows up. I told him he can do whatever he wants. He thought about it for a minute.
"I want to be a vegetarian," he finally announced.
"A vegetarian?" I'm pretty sure that's not what he meant. "Do you know what a vegetarian is?" I asked.
"What? It's someone that takes care of ANIMALS," he said. Obviously.
"No, that's a veterinarian. A vegetarian is something different," I explained.
"Dad? What's a vegetarian then?" he asks.
"A vegetarian is someone that doesn't eat meat. They only eat vegetables and bread and stuff like that," I said.
He thought about that for a minute, then asked "Well, can they eat other stuff, like waffles or toast?"
"Oh, sure," I replied. "Just not meat. Some think it's mean to eat meat, some think it's gross. They have different reasons."
So now it's enormously fascinating to find out all the things that vegetarians can and can't eat. Let's not even get started on vegans. I tried to explain that one to him and just about blew his mind.
"You mean they don't have MILK or BUTTER?" he exclaimed. Clearly this was completely beyond him. "Dad, how do you MAKE butter?"
"Well, you churn milk until it turns into butter," I said.
"Really? That's it?" he said. Excitement. "Well, that's what I want to do when I grow up. I want to churn butter. Butter, butter, butter, all day long."
Hey, somebody's got to do it. I likes me some butter.
