conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Why’d you put green pepper in?” she asked.
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Because it’s very nutritious.”
conversations.prefix: Rudeus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “But aren’t there other nutritious things?”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Well, yes…”
conversations.prefix: Rudeus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Then why do I have to eat green pepper?”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Because one day there might not be any other foods.”
conversations.prefix: Rudeus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I’ll be a good girl and eat green pepper if that’s all that’s left! But is there a good reason why I have to eat it now?”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Well…” Oh, no. Was I seriously losing an argument to a six-year-old?
conversations.prefix: Rudeus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “That’s not the issue, Aleah,” Claire began. “You mustn’t be picky with your food.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “But why?”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “All food is a blessing from our God, the Great Spirit. Thus, it is rude to play favorites on your plate.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I don’t get it…”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “We must show gratitude to all the food we receive. Green peppers are living things, too.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Really? Then green peppers are the same as me?”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “That’s right.” Aleah thought for a bit. I was sure Claire’s explanation had won her over, but—
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Then I won’t eat them, because I’d feel bad for them.”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I see…” We could take the easy way out and say, “That’s just how things are,” or “Them’s the breaks,” but Claire and I always did our best to explain our reasoning to the girls. A difficult task, as the current situation proved. A child’s mind worked very differently from an adult’s. Sometimes, when an adult explained something to a child, the adult ended up with way more to think about. But we enjoyed it. Kids gave you a new perspective on ordinary things.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Will you stop eating meat, then?” Claire said.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Huh? No! I want to eat meat!”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “But meat comes from chicken, pigs, cows, and many other animals. Everything we eat comes from something living.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Hmm…”
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “All the animals and even the green peppers gave their precious lives for you, Aleah. That’s why you need to show them proper gratitude.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Hmm…” Aleah appeared deep in thought again. Surely, she was convinced this time, I thought. But:
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Then why do you make a funny face whenever you eat green pepper?” Children were formidable opponents. We continued to talk back and forth until we arrived at a hill some ways from the house. It lay only a quick walk past the woods and was lush with short grass.
conversations.prefix: Aleah: