One day I will take My Future Children to a local farm and/or meat hatchery or whatever it is they have in The Future. They will meet their favorite form of meat. They will name it, feed it, play with it, and learn to love it. If it's small, maybe it will be a family pet for a few days. They will then be given a choice. If they ever want to eat meat again, they will either stay with the animal as it is slaughtered or they will kill it themselves. The will thank the meat-source, and then they will prepare their dinners. If they refuse, they will become vegetarians until they are able to look an animal in the eye, kill it, and eat it.
I figure it's important for My Future Children to know exactly what they're doing when they enjoy a delicious meal. This is not intended to be a ploy to keep my kids from eating meat, but it is intended as a ploy to get My Future Children to not distance themselves from the consequences of their actions.
I supposed there should some sort of grace period to allow My Future Children to gain sentience and understand the principles of cause and effect and be able to acknowledge that things can still happen even when you're not watching, but I figure any time between the ages of five and seven would be ideal.
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