You Know You're The Grownup When

you're the one making the "It's in her nature" and "circle of life" arguments as the children (and you) stare on in horror while the family cat happily decapitates a chipmunk.

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I have never seen a live chipmunk but can imagine a decapitated one is not a good thing to see. I have three cats all very excellent hunters so my daughter seems to be getting immune to seeing dead bodies being removed, but I do remember having to explain several times "we all have to eat something" and "yes darling the cat really does think that mouse is a toy". Now however she has a pet mouse so everytime we find a mouse we have to go and check the cage to make sure that Elsie mouse hasn't been chewed on.

Of course, then there are times like when the family Lab (who, unbeknownst to anyone was knocked up when your "friend" gave her to you)has a litter of puppies...every morning before school the kids run out to check on them. We did not know that one of them went on to it's Reward during the night and that sweet Maggie had started taking care of the little body in her own way. When Jamie Loren came back inside after checking on them she mentioned thta one of the new babies had no fur. When I came back after dropping them off from school, it also had no head! Thank God for youth ministers who make house calls! When the kids and I came back home that afternoon, there was one less (headless) puuppy in the doghouse with Maggie!