We had chicken for dinner tonight.

Rachel asked, “Does chicken come out of the ocean?”

Mom and Dad: No

Rachel: Is it an animal?

Mom and Dad: Yes, it’s an animal.

Rachel: (thoughtful and eyes wide) Not anymore.

Later in the conversation:

Rachel: (looking through the chicken) But where’s the animal?

Dad: Mom? This one’s yours.

Me: Let’s not talk about this anymore.

I’m such a wimp.

What would you have said? Do you hold these kind of loss-of-innocence type conversations off as long as possible, or do you tell it like it is the first time you’re asked?