Meat eater raising a vegetarian

Dear Andy: I have always been a vegetarian, even bordering on vegan. My daughter is 16 and has decided that she now wants to eat meat. How do I convince her that eating meat is cruel? – Linda in Kansas City

Dear Linda: My great grandfather was killed by a dairy cow. I won’t go into details, but rest assured, it was udderly disturbing. If you think for one second that a cow wouldn’t eat you if it had the chance, think again. Why do you think they keep them in fences? So, when your daughter eats a burger don’t think of it as killing, think of it as vengeance.