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[Sakuya]

Recently I asked myself why do I want a cute turkey statue, or even a noble statement turkey statue, as a Thanksgiving decor piece.

I mean, as guests are all nibbling on appetizers and the house smells great, and the pumpkins and picks and pilgrims and turkey figurines are cozying each corner, why? Can I get ready to put the fork in my mouth with the juicy turkey and buttery mashed potatoes while eyeing the goofy turkey wearing a pilgrim hat? I'm eating the meat of the turkey statue I'm staring at?

I don't know, I had never thought about it before and the thought came to me as I was in a store looking at Thanksgiving decor. I enjoy the tablescapes that have the fancy turkey nestled in the middle of leaves and pumpkins and gourds. But recently I pictured happy guests commenting on a cute turkey figurine or something and me saying, "Glad you like it cuz we're eating one for dinner."

I am so very, very, VERY thankful to farmers and ranchers and butchers who do all the hard work so I can buy the meat cut up and packaged and not have to think about how it got there. I couldn't do it. I would turn into a vegetarian.

[Sakuya]

Oops, I thought I posted this in holiday.

[vermint]

@Sakuya I have to say it doesn't bother me at all! I have a couple of turkey figurines out at Thanksgiving.

[cookie16]

It doesn't bother me either. Thanksgiving is a holiday that I enjoy - the food, family, fall decor - all part of the holiday to me.  I love eating turkey throughout the year and really don't think about how it got to my table just like beef, lamb, pork etc.  Sorry vegans but I could never be one of you.

[haddon9]

@Sakuya I know what you mean.  Many years ago when my daughter was about five or six I can remember her asking me where food items like hot dogs and chicken nuggets came from. 

It's kind of hard to tell a young child the origins of certain food items particularly when they enjoy reading stories and viewing picture books of farm animals all smiling!  I can't remember what I told her but I was a bit unprepared for the question.

Today she and her husband are vegans and are pretty strict about it.

[SactoSue]

Oh yes, so incredibly grateful to farmers and ranchers for the way our meats and produce are delivered to us, essentially on a platter.

I kinda hate that Nov1-Thanksgiving lull.    I don't want to keep my black & orange Halloween stuff around and I'm not bringing out Christmas, so really having a nicely-done turkey statue somewhere is atmospheric for me and lets me prolong the beautiful fall decor.  

My late mother had a lovely Ino Schaller paper mache' turkey that we all fought over in distributing her things, despite it really being kinda ugly.   I traded my chance for a nice Ino Schaller santa

I have a Fitz & Floyd  turkey from a decades ago that's a nice-looking guy.   However, in the frenzy to put away the Halloween stuff, I sometimes forget he's there.  I also saved some Thanksgiving mice and mushrooms pieces from my Fitz & Floyd purge years ago.

This year I wil take particular note to find him and a nice old cornucopia I also have and make sure they get their days in the sun, so to speak. 

[wilma]

@Sakuya 

@haddon9 

I understand what you're both saying. If I think about how the meat got to me, it bothers me a bit. I couldn't do that job either. I'm not sure I could be a vegetarian, but I could definitely get by eating less meat. My husband wants meat at lunch and dinner so it's difficult sometimes. He doesn't understand how I can have a meal without meat. 

Have a Great Week! 

[PamfromCT]

@Sakuya, I can understand how you feel.  Reminds me of me.

I grew up eating meat, and many years of serving meat to my family.  As I aged, I questioned more.  I have always refused to eat meat from baby animals - veal and lamb.  I guess I just evolved into not eating red meat like beef or pork, but relying on chicken and seafood for protein.  I also eat anything dairy.

Rather strange to some, but my tastes have changed.  Not a big deal, but my family understands.

[faeriemoon]

I don't care for turkey decor.  I find it upsetting.

[Sooner]

My family raised cattle.  And nobody ate more steak and burgers than we did.  We treated them like royalty, and were fine with it.  Think about it, if people didn't eat cattle or use the milk, how many of them would be around?

They really don't make great pets and are expensive to keep for sure.