Saturday breakfast

Mom: No feta??
A.: Feta would be a dairy product.
Mom: But it's healthy!
A.: I'm not eating dairy. End of discussion, please.
Mom: It has calcium!
A., not out loud: It's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!
A.: Mom, are we going to have this conversation at every meal?
Mom: Did you come to this on your own? Did someone tell you?
A.: I did some research and made a decision. I was moving toward giving up animal products for a while.
Mom: What are you going to do with all the animals if there are no animal products? You'd have to get rid of the animals.
A., not out loud: Thank you for that enlightened perspective on animal agriculture.

Five minutes later

Mom: But it's goat's milk! Totally different.
A.: Preferable, but I'm just not eating dairy.
Mom: Did your research tell you anything about calcium?
A.: Of course.
Mom: What?
A.: That you can easily get your needed calcium through plant-based foods.

Two minutes later

Mom: For millennia, people have been consuming dairy. No research needed.

Pause

Mom: Your skin does look great, though.