Digest Number 361

[Guest guest]

Dear Julie,

 

Regarding your Feb 28th post: I do agree strongly with the points you've

made about excessively censoring children's literature for imperfect

treatment of animals; but I was definitely put off by your hostile tone.

Remember, we're all on the same team here.

 

I've converted a lot of meat-eaters in my 12 years of veganism. Even the

ones I haven't converted make vegan meals for our family when we come to

visit, eat vegan meals at our house, and even make vegan treats at the

neighborhood parties so I don't have to bring anything special for my

family. How nice is that? I tried the hostile bullying approach in my

earlier days of being vegan. Most of the time, people just stop listening.

I now find that if I temper my intensity and opinions (not always an easy

task), people are more open-minded and ask me a lot of questions. If they

don't feel threatened, they're usually curious and accomodating. Just a

word to the wise.

 

andrea

 

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>For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

>http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

>http://www.vrg.org/family.

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[Guest guest]

Andrea;

your approach is the right one what we have chosen is best shared

thru example. When people see how healthy you and your family are; they will

then

reevaluate their choices. Live by example not by verbal dogma.

Lynda