Any Vegetarian/Vegan Ledgies?

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Jannie, I agree. I rarely talk about this stuff with people I know. In fact they are often surprised if we ever go out for a meal etc. Usually it's a bigger issue for them than it is for me.

Right. The people in my life are supportive and not worried about what I am eating. I noticed it more several years ago. The best was when I used to smoke, people would say, "but you're a vegetarian!" Not sure how the two are related.

[FMlex]

Originally Posted by jannieC

Right. The people in my life are supportive and not worried about what I am eating. I noticed it more several years ago. The best was when I used to smoke, people would say, "but you're a vegetarian!" Not sure how the two are related.

That's funny! Not sure how those two are connected either.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by FMlex

I don't know about you Shawna, but my mama was shoving pork ribs and filet mignons down my throat ten days after I was born!

So you're saying that your parents didn't feed you meat when you were a kid? Most babies start eating meat from around seven months, starting with chicken.
I grew up in a house where a lot of meat was eaten. I didn't have a choice when I was a kid because it was assumed eating meat was a healthy part of your diet and dinner always had meat at its centre. When I decided to stop my mum was actually really worried about it, as were other people and that continues to this day. That's all I was saying. I'm not attacking anyone because they choose to eat meat.

Originally Posted by FMlex

In the case of household animals, such as dogs or cats, I believe they're here to be our companions for as long as they live (or we live -- by the way, Old Yeller should be required viewing for any young kid who owns a dog). So we don't eat them. (At least in this part of the world.)

Well, even as your post suggests, it sounds to me as if it's an entirely cultural thing don't you think?

Originally Posted by jannieC

Right. The people in my life are supportive and not worried about what I am eating. I noticed it more several years ago. The best was when I used to smoke, people would say, "but you're a vegetarian!" Not sure how the two are related.

I always get stuff like that. I don't understand at all why smoking is related, I guess they must think it's entirely a health thing to give up meat, but for me it's a variety of different reasons.