So I was discussing business and ethics with the 6 year old and I posed her the classic scenario of the penniless father stealing milk for his baby from the greedy store owner, and asked her who was being more ethical. This was the outcome…

Z: “Well, why doesn’t he just get a job, and be responsible?”
M: (winging it) “He tried. The store owner is cruel and won’t let him get a job.”
Z: “Then he should go apply next door?”
M: (still winging it) “Okay, the business owner owns EVERYTHING and he hates this man and won’t let him work anywhere. There are NO jobs!”
Z: “Well, he could just move, or maybe…why does he hate him?”
M: (losing it) “Ugh! Should he steal it or not?”
Z: “Well, couldn’t he just tell his wife to get a job?”
M: (lost it) “His wife died. She’s gone. He has no family…expect the starving baby! What does he do?”
Z: “Problem solved!”
M: (she lost me) “What?”
Z: “Life insurance!”