Wedding and empathy

Zoe is super empathic about animals.. taking after her mom... the caterpillars are here.. lots of them across campus, making their way about... Zoe was on campus a week ago, out of school due to pink eye, and she was very worried about the caterpillars getting hurt.  We spent a bit of time moving some off the sidewalks to the trees.  I must say, every time I walk to the lunch, I have the same inkling and wish I would just scoop them up.. however I can imagine what Bruce would say...
 

This came to a all time high when Zoe saw the roast pig at Holly's wedding reception.  She took one look, then at me and begged, "That is not a real little piggy is it?"  And started sobbing.  I felt so horrible I wanted to cover the pig up myself.  She and I talked. I tried to pursuade her that it was just meat.  She asked me if it just looked like a piggy and how would they do it.. yes, I lied.. I told her their were really talented people and it just looked like a pig.  She kept asking me about it, I tried to comfort her.  After an hour or so she was able to walk and play and let it go.

ugh.. horrible...